Episode 15 - News Update

Wife-beater discount, Tiny PC, ND abortion ban, Family Planning study, AK Atheists, Peruvian transphobia, Homecoming Drag queen, A-sex research, Internet Safety

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Music: Androgyne Cyberqueen by shemale ZERO

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Texas company causes controversy by offering a discount on "Wife-beaters" to men convicted of domestic abuse.

Marvell Semiconductor launches the SheevaPlug, a $100 embedded Linux computer the size of an a/c adaptor plug.

North Dakota's House of Representatives passes a measure which would grant a fertilized egg the same rights as a human being, effectively outlawing abortion.

Research finds that publicly funded family planning assistance drastically reduces unwanted pregnancies and abortions.

Arkansas considers amending their constitution to allow Atheists to hold public office. Now if only Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas would follow suit.

A Peruvian town's neighborhood watch is caught on camera assaulting a transvestite. Hopefully international pressure can help them find justice.

George Mason University crowns its first Drag Homecoming Queen.

The University of Ireland in Galway is researching asexuality without immediately presenting it as a disorder.

Congress considers "Internet Safety" legislation which would require ISPs and Wi-Fi hotspot providers to maintain two years of usage logs to aid police investigations.

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