From: Jake <jakewest_tn@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Mon, July 5, 2010 4:02:00 PM
Subject: [Peckers_Pics] Muscle Wars; July 6, 2010 - Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G
- Members of Peckers Pics should join our President Barack Obama group . (Health Care & Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Repeal DOMA &, Don't Ask Don't Tell)
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- Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck on Fox News as well as all of FOX NEWS! Glenn has lied about Health-care, called our President a racist, and is anti-gay rights.
- We demand immediate end of DADT. It is out-right discrimination.
- Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French commerical by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to get be Al-Qaida friendly as well? Further, Bill said that McDonalds would never show a gay friendly commercial in the USA. Imagine, Bill is comparing Gays to Al-Qaida.
- Boycott Arizona because of their uncivilized anti-Immigration Law that encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities. A remedy: Demand Republicans to support Immigration Reform.
- Did you complete your Diet Journal today? Get it done!
- Did you do any physical activity? If not, make a point of it by tomorrow!
- It is our hope that these photos shall inspire you!
And Now, Muscle Wars!Today's Health/Excercise Tip:Take Time to StretchIs stretching really worth the extra time it adds to the end of a workout? I say "Yes!" I'm a firm believer in the power of stretching, particularly when it comes to slimming the hips and thighs area. There's solid science to back up the powers of stretching. A regular stretching routine will not only help to lengthen your muscles, it will also improve circulation. And getting more oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood to your muscles is important to help them recover from your weekly exercise sessions.
Stretching also improves the health of your connective tissues, which prevents those unsightly little pockets of fat from bulging through and creating cellulite. Finally, stretching keeps you limber and will help improve your range of motion and flexibility, which in turn prevents unnecessary injuries. So don't just head for the showers after your workout – stop and take five to 10 minutes to stretch – it's time well spent!
This group is called "Peckers PICS." The English - slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health and Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues. In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!" Whereas, you should select the guy that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!" Warning: This may stoke you!
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47Madrid Gay Pride - July 3, 2010
Cologne Gay Pride - July 4, 2010
London Gay Pride - Aussiebum hunks; July 3, 2010
Cologne Gay Pride - July 4, 2010
Gay community should help south Asians
In the south Asian diaspora, being gay is often deeply taboo. It's not just the Forced Marriage Unit that should offer support.
Balaji Ravichandran; Guardian UK; Monday 5 July 2010
Life is hard enough if you're gay. First, you have to come to terms with it. Then, if you want to be open about your sexuality, you've got to endure the ritual that is "coming out", which your straight counterparts never have to. If you're lucky, your friends and family accept you. If you're not, you've got to live with it, or ignore it, neither of which is easy. Now, add to that the dimensions of cultural and social mores that place you in a minority, and things get excruciatingly harder. I shall attempt to describe the pressures that one minority faces in particular: gay people from south Asia.
If you happen to be gay while living in India or Pakistan, say, the chances are that you will resolve to keep quiet, have sex in secret, marry someone of the opposite sex, and try and lead a life of domestic bliss. Depressing, but more than common, as you lead an open life at your own peril. If you happen to live in a considerably liberal society like Britain, you are presented with the opportunities to be openly gay, while facing the same pressures from parents and extended family as you would in south Asia (or the Middle East). This can seem harder, for the door to sexual freedom is open and inviting but what you don't know is whether the door to your community will be shut as a result, especially when you don't want it to be. Unfortunately, that is often the case.
Experience tells me that more often than not, there is a strong expectation on children from friends and family to find a well-paid job, find a partner, get married, and "settle down". What this means is that coming out entails a significant risk, one that destroys hopes and aspirations, admittedly somewhat irrational, harboured by parents and relatives. The pressure gets considerably worse if you're the only child, or if you're the first-born male - don't get me started - and you're expected to, as it were, carry the family genes forward. Furthermore, it is not uncommon for marriages to be arranged between families far in advance of children reaching puberty, let alone in their 20s.
Last week, the specialist Forced Marriages Unit (FMU) reported a 65% increase in helpline calls from men, many of them linked to sexuality. Reports of increasing tolerance to homosexuality notwithstanding, in south Asian societies, being gay is a taboo beyond words. It is considered a betrayal: to yourself, your family, your friends, and of course, your community, that is to say, your roots and your culture. You may wonder where religion exerts its influence on all this. Hinduism and Buddhism have surprisingly little to say about sexual plurality, and they don't really care much if you're gay. If you're Muslim, as a significant proportion of the south Asian diaspora are, then, the common interpretation is that it is un-Islamic (some would even say anti-Islamic) to be gay. Indeed, beyond forced marriages, honour killings, especially directed against women, are not uncommon.
Luckily, there are resources available in countries like Britain, thanks to charities like the Naz Foundation, and the government providing valuable assistance through the FMU. But for gay men and women who want to take a decisive step towards sexual freedom, other perils await. While society, as a whole, needs to move further away from homophobia, the problem often pushed under the carpet is the prevalence of racist attitudes within gay subcultures Not so long ago, one minority fought hard for its inclusion. Now, it is partly up to this minority to help assimilate a sub-minority towards the full meaning of sexual liberty. For changing attitudes to sexuality at large will take a considerably longer time.
....Jake
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