Search results

Does anyone know anything about the National Institute on Deafness and Other communication disorders? The reason I ask is that I'm a hearie, and I'm studying to be a teacher [I used to be a relay operator which is how I became interested in deaf rights]. One of my profs asked us to go to the...

One of my best friends is blind and gets the following comments all the time 'if I were you I would kill myself'. It's like yeah, if I were as shallow and ignorant as YOU I'd probably kill myself. My favorite has to be the reply that 'you speak well too, keep up the good work' You guys are...

How sad and ironic it is that so many people talk of Muslims today using the same language used with Jews in the 30s.

It is sad to see so many people blaming illegal immigrants for problems with social security. Do you know what percentage of America's workforce these people make up? 15 percent. That's a lot of people who are being paid poorly, often abused and given lower than minimum wage- the real culprits...

This is just plain racist.

What about Queer as Folk?

The laws of relay privacy versus privacy on the job are totally different. On relay, you are protected just as anyone else using a non TTY telephone in that no one can divulge your calls unless there's a wiretap type of warrant to tap your phone- even then, we [relay operators etc] wouldn't be...

We [operators] need better training on ASL etc! While I agree with much of what is said in terms of operators usually doing a fine job and while I can say I've never EVER seen a fellow operator do most of the things we're accused of much of the time [like hanging up on you when it was actually...

One odd thing about this picture is that Nordia customer service agents give you their names and not their numbers. Also, nobody's number starts with 8 as far as I am aware, but I could look into that. As for having an issue with Bell, etc, there is no reason for anyone to get that pissed off...

FYI to all: you can't become a lesbian, its not like taking your drivers license test. Empress, please order yourself some pamphlets on the following subjects; safe sex, HIV, how humans actually have sex. If you think lesbians are not able to 'bang' you've got some delusions...

I like the 'have you tried being straight?' question. Have you tried being gay? What makes my desire just my failure to 'try hard enough' while yours is so natural? Southern you hit it on the nail with the issue of people not getting that you're really not interested. My favorite: 'how will you...

How thoughtful of you Shel, there are indeed lots of people in straight relationships who do have queer attractions but don't want to say anything for fear of being looked down upon or getting a hostile reaction, and then if they say something their partner gets mad about the betrayal instead of...

As a relay operator, I can guarantee that for the majority of the time, we can absolutely tell if a call is from a scammer, rather than just a deaf person wanting to order something, which of course, is because we deal with repeat offenders whose calls follow a pattern. As for legitimate callers...

I think your second point sums in up for me Berry, if someone calls themselves something its one thing, but that's a matter or resignifying a term for yourself. I might call myself a queer but if some straight bigot does, I reserve the right to tell him or her where to go. The thing that I...

Hooray for the genderqueers!

You two are a breath of fresh air!

Are you all aware of the Nigerian scams? Ones where people trick people into sending cash or money to Nigeria for charity/internet romance etc? These guys love to target the deaf community and have made a killing on relay...

I hope I'm not too late here... You're right Lilly's Dad, that every officer, like any suspect, deserves to be treated with respect until he or she proves otherwise, and that's generally how I approach them in my day to day living. On the other hand, considering the institutional blocks, like...

I guess its easier to overthrow apartheid and then pass gay marriage within barely 2 decades in South Africa than it is to release the stranglehold conservatives have on the U.S. Sorry American friends, that sucks. If you ever need to get married in Canada you're welcome to stay with me...

The U.S does not recognize gay marriages from Canada, sorry to bear the bad news. As for Israel, that's interesting to hear considering their current racist policy on not allowing Chinese immigrant workers to have sexual relationships with Jewish women. And of course, the state itself is...