The anti-gay rights activist gone...gay?

George Rekers. Not the most popular name out, certainly not bigger than Lady Gaga and such -- but it might just become very famous very fast.

As Rekers was returning from Europe, the anti-gay rights activist was seen returning with a male escort. And of course, the first assumption is: Rekers is gay himself. And his resignation from NARTH (National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality) only put more gas on that gossip flame. But that's far from what Rekers is saying. "I am immediately resigning my membership in NARTH to allow myself the time necessary to fight the false media reports that have been made against me," Rekers said in a statement posted on the group's website. "With the assistance of a defamation attorney, I will fight these false reports because I have not engaged in any homosexual behavior whatsoever." However, after interviews with the male escort -- his name has been changed to Lucien for protection -- it's being suggested that Rekers is just trying to cover up the fact that he is indeed homosexual.


It is a little odd that such a prominent member in the anti-gay movement would turn gay, so I honestly don't believe that his relationship with his male escort was anything more than him carrying cases and being a masseur. The modern media is just quick to make assumptions for the "gossip dollars" it brings.

Link to the original article:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/12/anit.gay.activist.resigns/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29

Of course Facebook makes you happy!

Facebook dominates the web when it comes to social media. A few years ago, Myspace was the big thing -- but hey, let's be honest, when you mention Myspace, you're mostly likely to get the response, "Myspace? What's that?" So, it only makes sense that people from all across the spectrum utilize this ever-expanding social network. And now, they have an app that judges how happy you are.

Facebook created an app called "Gross National Happiness" that analyzes Facebook updates and judges certain words to determine how happy you are through the year. Most of the results have been fairly obvious: more happy around good events like holidays and Super Bowl time and less happy when bad things happen like Micheal Jackson dying. But, it's a step forward in determining the general happiness of Facebook users. They've now extended the list to 18 countries, including U.S., Canada, India, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Chile, Uruguay, Spain, Mexico, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Ireland, Venezuela and Colombia.

How lovely. Facebook is getting even more popular. Sadly, I'm not a huge Facebook user or a fan. In fact, I got a Facebook, and I hardly touch the thing. To be honest, I don't see where all this hype is coming from. Major social networking sites are just a little too revealing sometimes. And although I do find this app idea very interesting from a social and techonological standpoint, it just gives people even more advantage to stalk other people on Facebook.

Link to the original article:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/06/facebook.happiness.mashable/index.html