15 Issues That Matter To LGBT Australians Beyond Marriage Equality

Not being able to get married sucks. But it’s just one of many conversations.

We asked attendees at Sydney’s annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day what LGBT issues meant the most to them, with one catch: they couldn’t answer marriage equality. These are the topics people wished got more attention.

1. Queer youth homelessness.

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2. Safe and supportive spaces for LGBT people.

3. Stereotypes.

4. Discrimination on many fronts against transgender and gender diverse people.

5. Encouraging young people to accept others and themselves.

6. Acknowledging and making room for diverse notions of sexuality that come from Indigenous cultures and people of colour.

7. Support for all LGBT people, no matter their background, location or age.

8. How ignoring LGBT experiences affects victims of rape and sexual assault.

9. Laws requiring surgery for transgender people who want to legally change their sex.

10. Accepting difference within LGBT communities.

11. High suicide rates among transgender youth.

12. Ensuring young people feel comfortable in their own skin.

13. Loving and accepting LGBT children and family members.

14. Nursing homes and aged care facilities that welcome LGBT seniors.

15. Ensuring Australian classrooms, playgrounds and corridors are safe for LGBT kids.

What LGBT issue means a lot to you?

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty/anything-but-marriage

Bomb scare clears Jacksonville Airport; Two males reported in custody

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A bomb scare Tuesday night forced the evacuation of area of the Jacksonville airport terminal in Florida.

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WJXT reports:

Jacksonville airport terminal had been evacuated Tuesday evening considering two suspicious bundles found there, in accordance with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, and witnesses say two males had been taken into custody.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s workplace bomb squad was called to your airport at 2400 Yankee Clipper Drive about 6:30 p.m.

Detectives stated one of many bundles had been present in a terminal and another ended up being present a parking storage.

One experience stated she had been getting a pat down whenever one man pushed past her and stated he previously a bomb. Other witnesses gave similar stories.

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Here’s video clip of 1 man being taken from a plane:

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Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/10/01/bomb-scare-clears-jacksonville-airport-two-men-reported-in-custody/

16 Reasons Every Stoner Needs To Move To Asheville

Note: This stuff is also enjoyable sober. But not as enjoyable. Sorry, Grandma.

First things first:

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OK. Continue.

1. Order a dank pizza at Mellow Mushroom.

For the “I fuck with weed sometimes, but I never fuck with animal products” person, this beauty is vegan.

2. Take in the great outdoors — specifically the Blue Ridge Mountains — in your newly altered state of mind.

“This is literally the chillest thing I’ve ever seen.”

3. Buy a dime bag and a drum to create colorful, far out music at the Friday evening drum circle downtown.

Weird dancing. Cute babies. Hacky Sack. It’s all here to overstimulate your little stoned mind.

4. If you consider guacamole a food group (doesn’t everyone?) and have a serious case of the munchies…get to White Duck Taco Shop.

“Yeah, uh, just give me one of each dude.”

5. TRIP OUT over the Asheville nun. Like. What. The. Actual. Fuck.

You’re tanked, but this is crazy shit.

6. Surround yourself with profound knowledge at The Battery Park Book Exchange.

And by that, I mean, re-read the same sentence for two hours and/or play with customers’ dogs.

7. Have a joint in one hand and paintbrush in the other in the River Arts District.

“Like…graffiti is a seriously deep expression of life, man.”

8. Loaf your tanked body to 12 Bones to go in on ribs, greens, grits, and cornbread.

Obama eats here. So, you could meet the President. High.

9. Get your cross-buzz on literally by the water at The Bywater.

Contemplate purchasing a boat and sleeping in it down the river.

10. Or, if you’re feeling mobile, you could walk around the French Broad River.

THE place to smoke and contemplate life’s big questions, like: “I wonder where the nearest store that sells Oreos is…”

11. Hot-box in a trippy piece of vehicular art.

Whoever owns this probably wants marijuana to be legalized.

12. Have someone carry your blazed ass to Dough.

“Dude, like, we’re baked…and this bread is baked.” *mind explodes*

13. If you’re craving a particularly enlightened high, idle over to Asheville Community Yoga.

Make up a few of your own marijuana induced postures, or sleep through the whole thing. #corpsepose

14. Have a staring contest with the buskers.

“They are like, such damn relaxed people, yo. Wonder if she’s as faded as us.”

15. Puff, puff, pass with students at Warren Wilson College.

It’s stoner God James Franco’s alma mater…NOT a coincidence.

16. The city’s motto?

JK, it’s #keepashevilleweird

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinfrye/wake-n-bake