* Surely in litiguous America someone could sue to free a captive 16-year-old boy? Zach has been forced by his parents into a camp to “turn” him from gay to straight. Read the details – female inmates are forced to shave their underarms and legs twice a week. It is hard to think of a worse case of psychological child abuse.
* In Britain, liberty is being attacked by a “religious hatred” bill that will provide one particular set of beliefs with an astonishing degree of protection from criticism. (Replace “religion” with “communism” and see what you think … what’s the difference?) Ephems of BLB sets out the issue.
* There was a lot more to Helen Keller than her work with the blind, yet memories of her have become one-dimensional, a fate she shares with many other famous women, this article argues.
* It is very US-orientated, but then we are all “publishing” in the US, so this Legal Guide for Bloggers is well worth a read.
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