| FemmeCast Episode 3: Self-Esteem NOW AVAILABLE!! |
[Jul. 10th, 2008|05:22 pm] |
The new episode of FemmeCast is now available!
Episode 3: Self-Esteem. Host Bevin Branlandingham discusses how queer fat femmes maintain fabulous self-image, Christine De La Rosa one of the founders of the Femme Conference tells us about Femme2008, Glenn Marla New York Performance Artist says there's no wrong way to have a body, Tara discusses fat girls in bikinis, Kelli Dunham tells us about being fired for having too much self-esteem, and Naima reviews Mo'nique's Fat Chance.
FemmeCast: The Queer Fat Femme Podcast Guide to Life is an audio newsmagazine for Queer Fat Femmes, Fatshionistas of all sexualities and Queers of all genders. Hosted by Bevin Branlandingham with a cadre of regular contributors, we're discussing dating, fat fashion, social justice, friendships, sex, culture, travel, community and feature new music by Queer artists. A whimsical This American Life meets a radical queer how-to novel with MTV generation timing, FemmeCast will keep listeners laughing, connected and inspired.
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| [USA] Bi Personals Site Boots Trans Member |
[Jul. 4th, 2008|01:43 am] |
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as reported in Bay Windows by Ethan Jacobs staff reporter
Wednesday July 2nd 2008 and UPDATED July 3 2008
When Nick Teich created a free account on the online personals site BisexualDatingNow.com last week, he decided to disclose that he is transgender. Perhaps he shouldn’t have.
"They say, tell us about yourself in your own words. And I stated, ’I’m a 25-year old trans guy living in Boston.’ . . . I didn’t want to mislead anyone looking at my profile, so that’s why I put that," said Teich. Within a day he had received three "smiles," which members send to express their interest in getting to know each other.
Teich thought little of his decision until he wrote to the site’s customer service staff about a problem he was having using the site. He exchanged e-mails with a customer service representative named Kiar Dupuis, and after reading his profile Dupuis informed him that the site does not allow transgender users.
"I am sorry, as a transgender, our site would not meet your needs. I am afraid we have to remove your profile," wrote Dupuis, according to an e-mail provided to Bay Windows by Teich. His profile was deleted shortly after he received the e-mail.
( Click here to read more and to find out how to protest this - and PS TangoWire is a Gay owned and operated company!!!!! )
we are x-posting this, we originally found this info on ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ftmichael's post on ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) ourqueerfamily and neverbeuseless's post on gsa_lj but it's quickly spereading across the internet, it's now on "Pams House Blend" too. That'll get some action for sure!
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| We're Still Here We're Still Queer and We've Always Been There |
[Jun. 2nd, 2008|06:31 pm] |
Wondering how to respond to your LGBT colleagues who say that Bisexual/Pansexual people, while reaping many of the benefits of the movement for Queer equality are (in Robyn Ochs' great description of what so many of our allies mistakenly think), trying to "muscle and whine our way into their movement, riding on the coattails of their hard-fought battles"? ( These are two articles you can give them to read ) |
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| The new episode of FemmeCast is now available! |
[Jun. 2nd, 2008|11:24 am] |
The new episode of FemmeCast is now available!
Episode 2: Break-ups. Host Bevin Branlandingham provides a glittery how-to guide to surviving a break-up in style. Rachael discusses sex with your ex, Brian uses comedy as a coping strategy, Kelli Dunham jokes about her ex, Tara's break-up haircut dos and don'ts, and we explore What Would Joan Collins Do?
FemmeCast: The Queer Fat Femme Podcast Guide to Life is an audio newsmagazine for Queer Fat Femmes, Fatshionistas of all sexualities and Queers of all genders. Hosted by Bevin Branlandingham with a cadre of regular contributors, we're discussing dating, fat fashion, social justice, friendships, sex, culture, cooking, music, travel and community. A whimsical This American Life meets a radical queer how-to novel, FemmeCast will keep listeners laughing, connected and inspired.
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| Hooray! We have a New Banner for Pride Celebrations |
[May. 30th, 2008|08:04 pm] |
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| | "Pansexual" by the Bisexual/Gay Crew | ] |
after the death-thru-exhaustion of the old one, a new banner was conceived, created and delivered and is now waiting for people to come and carry it thru the streets of NYC and surrounding areas
trying out an idea put forth by rhonan in this conversation here from a few days ago (please click here to follow the fake lj-cut to see it in all its newly minted glory)
note to mods: if this isn't allowed in your Community we apologies and will rework this entry to your specification
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| Open Forum: "Straight Acting" |
[May. 27th, 2008|12:30 pm] |
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| Queer Liberationist or Gay Assimilationist? |
[May. 19th, 2008|09:34 am] |
There are two opposing political viewpoints when it comes to advocacy and than of course there are a variety of more moderate middleground opinions that fall in between the Queer Liberationists and Gay Assimilationist camps.
Gay Assimilationists - This ideology is to make gay/lesbian people seem like average, normal everyday citizens in the eyes of the general public. They want to make the case that gay families deserve equal rights and recognition and they want what everyone else wants: a house with a white picket fence and 2.5 kids. Some Gay Assimilationists are not inclusive of Bisexuals or Transgender people because they feel these groups hurt the gay rights movement. This is not the case for all Assimilationists and many seek to include all LGBT people and create a sense of assimilation into the general society. Gay Assimilationists often seek to advance their agenda through corporate sponsorships and see getting big business and government on their side as a way to advance equality. The assimilationists strive to paint the LGBT community as being no different than the heterosexual world and just want to fit in. They want the rights to marriage, the rights to adoption, to serve freely and openly in the military. Part of achieving these means, Gay Assimilationists seek to tone down the sexual aspect of gay pride, they feel that sexuality is one component of gay relationships and seek to emphasize much more the loving, financial, community, and faith based aspects of LGBT relationships.
Queer Liberationists - This camp of political theory views gender and sexuality in non-conformist ways. They do not apologize for the differences of Queer individuals and do not seek to "fit in". They embrace the idea of "We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to it!" and believe society must change to accept them rather than they change to mold into hetero-normative society. Queer Liberationists are often but not always concerned with Queer issues as they relate not only to LGBT people but also to capitalism, anti-militarism, sexism, racism and other aspects of social justice. They are less concerned with same-sex marriage, adoption, and don't ask don't tell. Many times but not always they are against the institution of marriage altogether, feel gays are liberated from the idea of raising kids, and are against gays serving in the military because they are anti-military to begin with. Queer Liberationists often disagree with the idea of corporate partnerships and having big business and government intervene in LGBT issues. Queer Liberationists do not seek to hide their sexuality and gender expression, they seek to embrace it and encourage what has conventionally been frowned upon as inappropriate.
These are two diametrically opposed political camps. Most people have various opinions that don't fall so heavily into one party or the other. Where do you lie and what are your thoughts?
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-forum-queer-liberationist-or-gay.html |
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| [SF USA] Summer internship opportunity! |
[May. 16th, 2008|01:39 am] |
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| | "San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gate" by Judy Garland | ] |
NYABN is passing this request along for the lovely and talented San Francisco author and journalist Heather Cassell who is looking for a few good interns! Could one of them be you?
Have you ever thought about how you are going to use your journalism and creative writing skills or your women's studies, LGBT studies, human sexuality or history degree to earn a living? This summer learn how to flex your skills and degree to see what it takes to hang up your shingle "Writer for hire."
( read more about internships opportunities working with the San Fransisco based writer Heather Cassell ) |
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| American Institute of Bisexuality Applauds The California Supreme Court Decision on Marriage |
[May. 15th, 2008|10:10 pm] |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ms. Denise Penn
DenisePenn (at) aol (dot) com
949.498.8771
May 15, 2008
The American Institute of Bisexuality (ABI) applauds today's California Supreme Court ruling that the state may no longer exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage. AIB also congratulates and thanks lead counsel NCLR, Lambda Legal, the ACLU and Equality California who have been fighting for this victory for four years on behalf of all of us.
( Read more... ) |
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| Free Speech Where do We Draw the Line? |
[May. 13th, 2008|09:39 am] |
A few interesting and controversial headlines have popped up in the news and the gay blogosphere that raise some important questions. At what point is gay activism intruding upon free speech and freedom of expression rights? Freedom of speech and expression must be protected even for anti-gay forces, because if we don't have these basic freedoms it becomes a slippery slope and eventually we will not have the right to express our opinions.
I write this in light of some stories recently, such as a student who wore a t-shirt to school saying "Be Happy - Not Gay!" at a diversity event, who got in trouble. The courts have since ruled she is entitled to wear the shirt.
What about Crystal Dixon's case with the University of Toledo V.P. of Human Resources who outside the university wrote an opinion column denouncing homosexuality, claiming it is a choice. She has been fired under grounds that she mentioned she was a worker at the school and is now suing the school.
Finally there was the case at Smith College, where the College Republicans brought in Ryan Sorba who created a book called "The Born Gay Hoax" who spoke about bogus research regarding LGBT people. Students interrupted his anti-gay speech by screaming "We're Here, We're Queer, get used to it" the student protesters overwhelmed the room forcing Mr. Sorba to leave the campus and cancel his speech.
Youtube clip of the Smith protest:
What do you think about GLBT activism and where do we draw the line to ensure free speech rights, or is it okay to intrude upon the free speech of others when they seek to intrude on our civil liberties and spread falsehoods about our community?
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-forum-free-speech-where-do-we-draw.html |
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| "Voices Against 377" - Human Rights for Singapore! |
[May. 11th, 2008|01:43 am] |
‘Voices Against 377 is a coalition of Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) and progressive groups based in Delhi. It is a point of intersection and dialogue between various social movements that these groups represent, where a united voice is being articulated against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalizes private consensual sexual acts deemed to be against the order of nature.
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is cited below:
“377. Unnatural Offences.
Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.”
The law penalizes certain sexual acts equally. For example oral sex, regardless of whether it is heterosexual or homosexual; even penile-masturbation of one person by another – is considered criminal. Although facially neutral, the law has effectively stigmatized and criminalized a section more than others, namely same-sex desiring people, including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), hijra, kothi and other Queer people. The law has been used by the police to intimidate same sex desiring people and has been a source of serious human rights violations."
Take action on the issue sign the petition:
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/05/voices-against-377-equality-for.html |
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