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Brittani’s Video Party: M.I.A. Has a Dance Party for Singles
GoldieBlox feminist toys, M.I.A.’s new video, a lesbian dating expert, and a woman about to have surgery have a dance party in video party.
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The Problem With The Reaction to the Reaction to Coke’s “America the Beautiful” Commercial
It’s easy to be enraged by these kind of tweets and statuses but it’s really just lazy journalism that obscures the real issues.
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Brittani’s Video Party: Orange is the New Cat
The author of “Hyperbole and a Half” gives a talk at Google, the most moving football play of all time, a webseries about a cat lady, and an “Orange is the New Black” parody.
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Top 10 Instances of Open and Unapologetic Celebrity Cultural Appropriation in 2013!
“Oh, wait, so you’re not dressing in a mass-produced stereotypical ‘Native’ costume, and instead were just dressing as one of the most racist caricatures depicting an Indigenous person in the history of American cinema?”
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Two Trans* Women of Color Murdered Within a Week; Anti-TWOC Violence Claims Even More Lives
Islan Nettles and Domonique Newburn, two African-American trans* women, were brutally murdered within a week of each other. This is just the latest in a trend of horrific violence against trans* women of color.
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A Prairie Homo Companion: First Nations on the Prairies
These are three of the amazing Indigenous female writers, activists, and artists I’ve been reading this week. I may not be the best person to write about Indigenous issues, but I can certainly read what I think are some of the best, educate myself, and encourage you to do the same.
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Also.Also.Also: Madonna’s Very Own Pussy Riot and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Let’s talk about our feelings.
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Queer Texas Rep. Mary Gonzalez Is Hope and Action and The Coolest Politician Ever
“We never ask young people what they are willing to sacrifice to make the world better and that’s one of the biggest problems in this country.”
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Autostraddle’s Women of Color Ask: What Does WOC Mean To Me?
“When I see lesbian couple after lesbian couple with not only matching haircuts and clothes but matching skin colours, I feel alone.”
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Arizona Judge Rules Mexican-American Studies Illegal, Is Horrible and Wrong
I can’t believe this is real and I’m not actually trapped in a George Orwell book.
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India’s Queer Literature Persists Despite Political Controversy Over Gays
Laura’s Team Pick: During a challenge of 2009’s decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Nilanjana S. Roy looks at queer Indians throughout literary history.
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Friday Fix: Essence’s Lesbian Wedding, Stephen Colbert’s Gay Fear, Other Stories
Essence’s first lesbian wedding! Early returns from DADT Survey have good news! And Stephen Colbert faces his fears, which include the editor of OUT Magazine, Feministing interviews Rachel Maddow and Winston is a snail for Halloween. Also, moar, with a special appearance by Anderson Cooper and the Jersey Shore (not together).
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What Happened To Mitrice Richardson
The recent discovery of Mitrice Richardson’s body finally put an end to the speculation about her whereabouts – but there are still important questions that need to be asked about how she disappeared in the first place.
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DC and Mexico City Are Almost Ready to Let Gays Marry
Same-sex marriage is about to be legal in both Mexico City and Washington DC! New York Senator Diane Savino has had to fight off lesbian rumors in the past. There’s a new book about the link between America and the anti-gay bill in Uganda. And the closing of the South Florida Blade has led to not one but TWO new gay papers in the area.
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Queer Dance Crew “Vogue Evolution” Does Beyonce FTW
Vogue Evolution, the all-gay dance crew with a transgender female lead, wowed the judges for another week at ABDC. Blogger calls out Bill Clinton for DOMA & DADT. Plus Megan Fox makeout, Lesbian Vampire Killers, Lady Gaga spits out men, images from the Great National Kiss-In, Craigslist monday and more! Did you know that ostriches are bad at mating because they always fall in love with humans? Just like lesbians & straight girls!