Last Spring, a school district in Utah removed a book after 25 parents signed a petition for its removal. But decisions about access to age appropriate reading material shouldn’t be left up to 25 parents, so the ACLU is suing.
It’s a moving picture show on the internet.
I bought tiny dreamcatcher earrings from a Navajo woman when I recently drove through Navajo Nation on a road trip. Am I unconsciously promoting cultural appropriation because I like the way webs and feathers look dangling from my ears?
Carmen’s Team Pick: The Strike Debt Rolling Jubilee is bailing the rest of us out. And it starts today.
A Floridian teacher stands up for her lesbian student, is blamed for student’s sexuality.
Let’s make a list of the 100 best queer-lady fiction & memoir! You can vote! The future is in your hands!
“The internet is full of weirdos, and currently when you list yourself as bisexual you’re essentially signing yourself up to meet twice as many of those weirdos.”
It’s likely that your parents are mulling over their own special set of holigay related dilemmas.
“Waking up at noon is just one of the many perks of being self-employed, working mostly at night, and not having too much pesky ambition.”
I think about how to avoid street harassment, sexual assault and rape every single day. ‘Project Unspoken: I Am Tired Of The Silence’ could be the beginning of a conversation that can maybe give voice to exactly how awful that is.
Come celebrate the lives of two women whose “work and presence as poets, theorists, activists and teachers inspired decades of anti-racist, feminist, and lesbian feminist thought and activism.”
Freedom to Marry, Freedom to Love, Freedom to Wear A Tampon Costume.
This book will remind anyone who kept going how bittersweet it was to finally get there and serve as proof to the rest of us that it’s never too late to start packing.
Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard woke up really really early to witness three hours of Cloud Atlas action. Now you can witness that action third-hand. But will you want to fist it? Tune in to find out!
Autumn is over even though I’m loathe to admit it.
Vanessa’s Team Pick: Next time someone tells you Buffy is no longer relevant, stake them in the heart. No I’m totally kidding (sort of) but you can show them this new blog of limericks about the Scoobies instead.
Okay, let’s start easy. Mugs. As someone who obsessively drinks coffee and tea all day every day, I know just how much a good mug can be appreciated.
“If the institution is in need of an update, is the inclusion of gay marriage enough to jumpstart a healthier version of marriage?”
Gabby’s Team Pick: “Queer movies for everyone! Bring your $3 bills and rebel spirits.”
Registration is open for A-Camp May 2013! Sign up now to spend four days on a mountain with a bunch of weirdos, it’s gonna be crazy fun.