December 2011
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My Straight African Brother’s Reflections on a... →
iqwoc:
My brother wrote this guest post for me for Christmas and I couldn’t be any more moved. For any of you feeling hopeless about your families coming around, I want you to read this and see this…
“Hate is not fuel. Hate is the leak that stops you from touching people’s soul....”
– Marvin K. White Our Name Be Witness
Kujichagulia. Self Determination.
See my video on Black Queer Poets challenging and clarifying the principles of Kwanzaa: http://vimeo.com/34218165
See my review on Engenderings (London School of Economics Online Journal) on this brilliant book: ...
Watchmobilehomecoming:
Happy Queer Kwanzaa family!!!!
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Betty Says: A Queer Girl’s Guide To Vintage...
“Whether you’re a fierce femme, a dapper boi or somewhere in between, you’ll love New Jersey-based pin-up model Betty Chantel‘s top thrift store finds.” - “Betty Says: A Queer Girl’s Guide To Vintage Shopping,” Elixher.com | a concoction of all things queer, culture, and current
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InspiHERed By: Jonquille Rice
ELIXHER: What changes would you like to see in the [black queer] community? JONQUILLE: I would like to see less misogyny amongst the lesbian community…We are all affected by our society and by our environment in one way or the other, but we must learn to get knowledge and act out love. The struggle won’t be so hard then.
-“InspiHERed By: Jonquille Rice,” Elixher.com | a...
Not (Just) Another Queer Movie: My Afrofeminist... →
iqwoc:
Wait a minute, not all lesbians in movies are white, rich or middle-class with no bills to pay? You mean “life” doesn’t get put on pause so that all gay people can experience the thrill of coming out…
Femme, Queer, and Visible, Oh My!: Dumb Ass... →
femmequeerandvisibleohmy:
Recently I was hanging out with a good friend of mine and somehow we got on the topic of lesbian stereotypes and you can’t have a complete lesbian stereotype list without the inclusion of NAILS as in fingernails. My friend is also a lesbian and when the conversation made it to that point, to much…
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"It Happened to Me: I Told My Boyfriend I Was Born...
“I could feel the mystery I had so tirelessly built around me fall, until I’m just me.
He kisses me on the cheek and puts me in a cab, where I receive his very first text: ‘You’re a complete pleasure. –Aaron.’
In the next month, Aaron and I go on a series of casual dates (The New Museum, a Tribeca Film Festival screening, opening night of J.J. Abrams’ Star...
The CFC: Open Letter to our friends @awkwardblkgrl →
crunkfeministcollective:
Dear Awkward Black Girl, We love the show! We also love your continuous engagement with fans and your commitment to staying on the Web to maintain your vision. What we don’t love is the transmisogyny and misogyny in episode 11. In episode 11, CeCe calls Angelina Jolie/White…
