Results for: representation
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Camp Takota: Hannah Hart’s New Movie You Can Watch Right Now, Today
Hannah Hart co-stars in “Camp Takota,” a movie about friendship and camp and subtle queer representation that will make your heart smile, probably.
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Also.Also.Also. Migrant Women Celebrate LGBT History and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Here’s the news we missed while I was freaking out about a potential technological disaster.
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There May Be Two Sides to Every Story; That Doesn’t Mean They’re Both Important
Wisconsin’s Janesville School District issued an apology for showing a pro-marriage-equality video without also showing an anti-equality rebuttal. When it comes to educating kids, though, that kind of “fairness” doesn’t help anyone.
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“Porn Studies” Is Fucking Rad
The first academic journal about porn just launched and it’s pretty important.
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Orphan Black’s Delphine and the Dangers of the Bisexual Femme Fatale
“For the duration of the plot so far, Delphine’s bisexuality is the premise for the moral tension that she causes, and a key to the danger that she poses to Cosima.”
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Also.Also.Also. Prison Strikes, Striking Musical Gold, and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Fighting for rights, celebrating identities, raising money, listening to good music, and making powerful critiques–news as usual this week!
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I Tried Not to Have Feelings at Sundance London; These Three Movies Made Me Fail
The film festival was not as gay as hoped, and it turns out I’m still not cynical enough to not cry when ladyqueers say “I do.”
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Gallup And Everyone Else Wants to Know: Were You Born This Gay?
42% of Americans believe that gay people are born rather than made.
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Cecily McMillan’s Conviction Provides Helpful Primer on How the Criminal Justice System Is Totally F*cked
Much about this case is confusing, but one thing is clear: the stories that our culture tells itself about violence, justice, and women were ultimately more convincing to the jury than the actual evidence.
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Also.Also.Also: Saudi Women Are Over Paula Deen, Perez Hilton, and the Patriarchy and Other Stories We Missed This Week
This week, I learned that Kanye had written a proverb when he instructed folks to “shut the fuck up ‘fore I embarrass you.”
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Also.Also.Also: Rachel Maddow’s Taking Pictures in Solidarity with Farmworkers and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Sexism and homophobia are still serious problems, but queer folks are taking beautiful photos, Rachel Maddow tells Obama critics what’s up, Florida farmworkers are organizing for fair wages and better working conditions, and much more!
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Also.Also.Also: Melissa Harris-Perry and Beyoncé Could Kick Every Stupid Republican’s Butt and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Did you know that this week is the week where I ate multiple meals via finger foods? Here’s the stories we missed while I was opening another box of crackers.
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Black Canary is a Totally Bisexual Superhero on “Arrow,” Kissed A Hot Lady On TV Last Night
On last night’s episode of the CW show “Arrow,” super hero Black Canary was revealed to be queer.
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#ProTransProChoice: Launching A New Reproductive Rights Movement
A new petition asks NARAL and Planned Parenthood to step up to the plate as trans* allies with more inclusive language.
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Janet Mock Returned to Piers Morgan Live Tonight: Here’s What Went Down
After being misgendered and disrespected by Piers Morgan last night, Janet Mock returned to his show hoping to get through to him on how hurtful and offensive he was being.
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GLAAD Awards Nominees Include OITNB, Tegan & Sara, That Long French Movie About Lesbian Sex, Batwoman
Let’s take a long hard look at who else got nominated for GLAAD Awards this year besides us, with a not-to-be-missed section from Mey about the Comic Book nominees.
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GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” Shows Best Place To Be On TV Is Behind The Camera
“Where We Are On TV” has some promising and not-so-promising numbers for queer women on the teevee, and also raises some questions about how we quantify “representation” in the first place for all groups.
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Queer Justice Means More Than Gay White Men Having Public Boyfriends
It’s not enough to have token representation and to not be constantly declared icky in prime time. Pieces like Carr’s cause damage because they encourage straight allies and queers to raise a drink in celebration of a fight well fought and won.
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Sailor Moon Reboot Coming in July, Keeping It Queer For English-Speaking Fans
While the first Sailor Moon anime’s English dub was infamous for removing its lesbian couple, the 20th-anniversary reboot plans to keep the queer characters the way they were intended.
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7 Massive Injustices LGBTQ Immigrants Face In The Detention System
Here are some things you need to know from a report that details the inhumane treatment faced by LGBTQ people currently detained in the U.S. and the fight to resist these massive injustices.