Source: Jakarta Globe - Feb 14 Islam does not recognize transsexuals, much less a contest involving their community, the chief of the Indonesian Ulema Council said on Sunday. “Our national law does not recognize the word transsexual or transgender. Islam only recognizes men and women,” Amidhan told the Jakarta Globe. But he said the council, also known as the MUI, would not make an issue out of transsexual pageants. “If the contest is held for the purpose of entertainment, I believe we can tolerate that,” he said. But Amidhan added that the MUI would not under any circumstances tolerate a contest that ...

Whip It is based on a novel about a young girl who joins the roller derby.Whip It is not based on the classic Devo tune. But still...♫ "Whip It real good!"Girl Fight! Don't worry. Drew even uses herself as comic punching bagFor her fictional novel turned movie, writer Shauna Cross drew from her own experiences as derby girl "Maggie Mayhem" and imagined what it would have been like to discover this alternative grrrl world as a young woman. So Whip It introduces us to Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page), a sad eyed highschooler who is eager to get ...