Results for: representation
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Paul Clement Keeping That “Defending DOMA” Gig by Quitting King & Spalding
Paul Clement was quickly hired by a law firm started by the architect of the Patriot Act, where he can safely pursue his desire to defend discrimination against gay people.
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Photoshopping Lesbians into the Great Depression, In the Name of Art
What would the 1930s look like if it reflected a queer reality? Now you can find out.
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‘OUT’ Celebrates Powerful White Men, ‘Marie Claire’ Clears Up Achele Rumors
What’s happening in the magazines, you ask? Well, it’s the 5th Annual Power 50 over at OUT and boy are they WHITE! Meanwhile, Marie Claire features the girls of Glee and I ramble on about power or something.
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South Africa Starts Anti-Hate Crime Task Force
South Africa’s Ministry of Justice has established a national task team to address homophobia-based hate crimes. After 170,000 people accused them of maybe not doing enough.
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Dragon Age Just Got Gayer, Get Your Lesbian Avatar, Let’s Play
The new release allows people to engage in a wide variety of romantic options – whether your avatar is male or female, whether you’re gay or straight. Let’s call it “Equal Opportunity Romance.” Sounds nicer than “the continuing battle for gay rights,” AMIRIGHT?!
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Will Santana’s Lesbian Future Somehow Include Dating Men? (and Other Teevee-Related News)
“Instead of dealing with it, Santana kind of runs from it. And she’ll be running into the arms of…a dude” plus news about South of Nowhere, Exes & Ohs and Jessie J.
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It’s Design Director Alex’s Birthday!
It’s Alex’s birthday and we’re having cake!! But you have to make your own cake.
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SHOCK: Large Company (GayCities) Buys “LGBT” Blog (Queerty), Says It’ll Be Different This Time?
In which I go off on a tangent about gay male spaces claiming to be lesbian spaces when they totally are not.
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Britain To Change Gay Male Blood Donation Policy To Slightly Different Version Of The Same Policy
“It’s supremely bloody homophobic, extremely discriminatory and potentially dangerous for thousands of patients in need of transfusions. The inequality has just got worse, not better.”
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Shanghai Police Detain a Record 60 Patrons in Frightening Gay Bar Raid
Gay men were happily drinking martinis and observing go-go dancers at a swanky gay lounge when police raided the place, detained 60-70 people, and reportedly denied them food and water. WTF?
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Gay Legislators Change Gay Legislation
Gay marriage, civil union, domestic partnership: when does this annoying process end and when do the bachelorette parties begin?! Am I right?! No, really, am I? Well, believe it or not, there is a shining light in the many debacles and debates raging over gay partnerships in the United States- and it’s gay legislators.
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House Votes to Pull Federal Funding from Planned Parenthood, Does Not Know How to Treat a Woman
The bill will never pass the Senate, but the message to women is hard to mistake: your government doesn’t care about you or your right to reproductive health services.
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Thoughts on a TV Show About American Police Women
In which we briefly discuss ‘Police Women of [City]’ and how it makes us feel. Between the legs.
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Lauryn Hill At Williamsburg Music Hall: Worst. Concert. Ever.
“As a long-time fan, the biggest disappointment was not the time delay but rather the realization that Lauryn Hill is a complete tosser.”
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Listling Without Commentary: Actual Answers to DADT Survey Questions, Out of Context
“I believe that the impact would be devastating to me, my family, my unit, the military, our country and the world!”
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How Can a Smart, Educated, Feminist, Queer Woman Like You Be Interested in Fashion?
Fashion is an epic shitshow of misogyny, female oppression, consumerism, body image distortion, racism, exclusionary and corrupt politics, and, oh, I don’t know, maybe even the root of all evil. And yet I still identify vehemently as both feminist and queer. And I love fashion. How is this possible?
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I Believe That Children Are Our Future (For Gays on TV)
GLAAD’s network responsibility index shows per ushe that there aren’t enough lesbians on TV. But something else surprising happened this year — the teenagers kicked our butts! Who was the first young queer you remember seeing on teevee?
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Jill Bennett: “‘Lesbian’ Has Become Code For ‘Waiting for the Right Man'”
Out actress Jill Bennett’s op-ed piece challenges Hollywood to make a mainstream lesbian film without the “sleeping with a man” stereotype, Glee taking on Britney Spears with Brittany herself, Lindsay Lohan’s prison sentence inspires disgusting rape speculation, Tammy Lynn Michaels’ new blog post, and Jewel does karaoke to her own songs in disguise.
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Samantha Ronson is Open to Lindsay Lohan Reunion, Boys, Writing a Novel
Samantha Ronson never wants to talk about her relationship with Lindsay Lohan nearly as much as we do. Also, she’s not gay, she’s an “equal opportunity player.” The more you know…
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Feminists Are Our Best Hope for Change After Church Sex Abuse Fallout & DADT Controversy
Sinead O’Connor speaks out about the Pope’s crappy apology, Maureen Dowd thinks women could fix this shit & people freak out about gay bunkmates in war but ignore alarming sexual assault statistics against women. Also; more new headlines on Church scandals, DADT, and a controversial film at the Tribeca Film Festival. Also, discrimination and the census, and a look back at Christine Daniels’ life and death.