Queerer Than Thou
This so reminds me of some of my friends. Some of us queer folks are really invested in our labels. Sometimes YouTube produces some gold. Kind of problematic that the trans feminine person barely gets a mention, though!
...read moreOn the Day of Mehserle’s Sentencing: A Feminist Vow
This was originally posted at Kloncke and reposted here with permission. *** [Today, former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle was sentenced to 2 years in prison, with 146 days already served, for the involuntary manslaughter of Oscar Grant. The Grant case marked the first time in California's history that a peace officer was tried for [...]
...read moretoday I am thinking about: CLOWN SCHOOL I
The past few weeks I haven’t been around as much as I’d like because I have been busy going to clown school. No, really. What do you learn at clown school, you ask? Character work and circus skills and improv games and how to make bits work and classic clown gags and yes, Virginia, we [...]
...read moreAbout Your Issues…
II’m not sure I’ve ever posted a warning like this before, but given the derail that happened in the last trans-centered thread: this is a post about fetishization of trans people. Cis people are welcome to post here, but please do try to advance the ball. Transphobic, transmisogynistic, and disrespectful language is unwelcome.) In comments [...]
...read moreBoy or Girl: Choose Only One
Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience is a thoughtful study of the medical treatment of intersex, or what is sometimes called disorders of sex development (DSD). Intersex is an umbrella term that covers a variety of ways in which a child’s genitals to do not match typical male or female appearance. The author [...]
...read moreReally, the last? Really?
My jaw dropped open when I saw the image that Melissa just posted over at Shakesville. This is one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen emerge from any movement for social justice in the last decade. Of course, another one was the editorial “Gays First, then Illegals” which was also put out by the [...]
...read moreProp. 8, the musical
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...read moreWhat would they say if you were dead?
Thomas posts about Anthony Ottaviano, an attorney at Paul Weiss in New York who was murdered by his girlfriend’s stalker. More specifically, Thomas writes about the New York Post’s sensationalist coverage of the murder — which basically amounts to “Pervert killed by other pervert.” Ottaviano’s girlfriend, Edythe Maa, is a dominatrix and fetish model. Ottaviano [...]
...read moreIt’s About Time: Rachel Maddow gets her own TV show
I rarely watch cable television news in its original format. I catch the best-of and worst-of clips on Crooks and Liars and other liberal blogs, occasionally checking out who Keith Olbermann’s has dubbed the Worst Person in the World. I can’t say I’m really drawn in by the standard format, relying as it does on [...]
...read moreTeam Gina Rul3z
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...read moreLet’s Celebrate
June is the month of a great many Pride Parades and other events. Some of them are listed here. What’s going on in your neck of the woods?
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