Updated: LGBT Accommodation Discrimination and Me
Once I told a potential landlord I had a boyfriend, I was turned down. It happens to a lot of LGBT people.
View ArticleAccommodation Applications: It Gets Weirder
A potential landlord asked intrusive questions, and proposes some unusual terms.
View ArticleLooking for Tenants: Attempted Fraud
Landlords can have some awful experiences, too. I've been on both sides.
View ArticleTreating People Like Monsters
When we treat people like monsters, what kind of behaviour do we inspire?
View ArticleAustralia’s Inhuman Actions Towards Migrants
“Prime Minister Tony Abbott has overseen a ruthlessly effective effort to stop boats packed with migrants, many of them refugees, from reaching Australia’s shores. His policies have been inhumane, of...
View ArticleIETF approves .onion as ‘special purpose domain’
Today I blogged about the Internet Engineering Task Force’s (IETF’s) registration of Tor’s “.onion” as a special-purpose domain, and what that means for Tor hidden services and HTTPS certificates, over...
View ArticleWe focus on terrorism far too much
“it is irresponsible for public officials and regulators to give in to political and emotional pressures and spend public and social resources on measures that save few lives when the same resources,...
View ArticleSerko Travel’s Default Genders
I just signed up to a corporate Serko Travel account. Title and Gender were mandatory fields. There were no gender-neutral options (like Mx). And, every time I chose a Title, they chose a default...
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