I’ve Moved!

November 20, 2008

So I’m sure that most people have noticed that the site has been offline for a few days. There’s a reason for that, which I will get to shortly. But first, let me just say this:

I AM NO LONGER BLOGGING HERE

In fact, I am blogging at a new site I have just finished setting up: kennethhynek.net. A full explanation for the reasons behind the move can be found here.

That said, this is not the end of . My wife has expressed interest in taking over blogging at this domain, and I am working to make sure that she gets set up here as soon as possible.

Also, my profound apologies for the modification to the site face; the move was not as seamless as I would have hoped, and many of the image files for this theme, and in the gallery, were corrupted during the course of their evacuation from my previous web host’s servers. Until such time as I have repaired them, I’ve put a clean-looking template in place of the previous one.

Update: for the purposes of further traffic shaping, new posts from kennethhynek.net will be excerpted below. Full articles can be read at the new blog.

Posted by Kenneth Filed in News

This is a decision for the commission to make?

April 9, 2008

One would think (mistakenly, apparently) that the decision as to whether the BDSM* lifestyle falls under the protection of “sexual orientation”-related legislation would be a decision for Parliament to settle. Failing that, one would expect the issue to be settled in ’s judicial courts. But apparently, s have (or are claiming) the power to render binding decisions on the issue…in spite of the fact that the commission investigators attached to the particular case (involving one , a self-described pagan and afficionado, and whose particular issue seems to be that the police denied him a permit he required in order to get a job as a chauffer**) are not entirely familiar with the concept thereof.

You know, as unfair as it might have been to ostracize or incarcerate people who immersed themselves in all manner of ual…oddities…yes, oddities, there was a certain virtue of simplicity that went along with such times.

* if the Reader doesn’t know what this particular acronym means, I strongly advise against attempting to Google it. If the Reader insists on Googling it, may I at least strongly advise that said Reader edit his or her “” settings to the most conservative level possible?

** I can’t tell if the issue of his being unable to get said permit is in any way related to said BDSM lifestyle, or if that’s just the smokescreen that Hayes is blowing in the hope that someone won’t notice that he doesn’t have a case otherwise. Either that or he showed up to apply for the permit in full bondage gear and the officer(s) behind the desk laughed him out of the building (and if so: rightly so).

Posted by Kenneth Filed in Canada, Law, Sex & Reproduction, That's...weird
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