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* A piece on changing attitudes towards LGBTQ folk in sports; http://nymag.com/news/sports/games/gay-athletes-2011-9/

* Sparkindarkness on YA straightwashing: http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2011/09/publishers-say-no-to-gay-protagonists.html

* Ceolinda summarizes the controversy, which a quotes from a large number of published authors about being asked to whitewash or straighten characters: http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/993710.html?style=mine#cutid1

* Seanan MacGuire on poverty and books: http://seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com/390067.html

* Odd houses: http://flavorwire.com/208633/the-worlds-strangest-houses/

Some of those are lovely. Others, not so much.

* Lucas for a day: http://biomekanic.livejournal.com/500139.html

* Snerk: http://metaquotes.livejournal.com/7542050.html