Queer Fashion

Freja Beha Erichsen is Gay, Covers Vogue UK, Doesn’t Mention It But That’s OK

THIS IS A FREJA BEHA POST. Jezebel thinks she’s gay and British Vogue is afraid of it; we think maybe it’s okay for interviews to sometimes be about other things sometimes. Also, science has now found the exact opposite of the Westboro Baptist Church, and it is the San Diego Comic Con. Thank you for all the inventive and refreshing signs, comic-con goers! Also, Marisa Meltzer wants to know where the Darias are at, transgender protections for housing in the US, more recognition of GLBTQ people in rural Ireland, and Thomas Beattie’s third child!

Gender Queer Fashion

In Defense of Dressing Up: On Trans Surgery, Fashion Writing & the “Natural Body” Myth

Fashion blogger Meg Clark on why fashion blogging matters, trans activist lawyer Dean Spade unpacking feminist discourse around trans surgery. Though very different people/topics, both touch on how a “looks don’t matter” perspective disables us from having important conversations about gender/society/self. Also; 39% of young Swedish ladies lust for other ladies, fancy perfume, marriage officials love love, Margaret Cho directs a kickin’ new video, and Lesbians deal with HIV.