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Here, Queer, Everywhere: ‘Queering the Map’ Gives Voice to Queer Spaces Worldwide

“The aim of the project is to make legible memories, histories and moments of queerness that would otherwise disappear.”

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Rebel Girls: Browse Feminist Archives Online, Observe Herstory With Your Eyeballs

Collegiate libraries, non-profit organizations, and plucky websites alike have been collecting and archiving the history of the women’s rights movement for decades — and that means average people like you and me can sometimes spend hours fawning over what they’ve gotten their grubby little hands.

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Hot New Lit Journal qu.ee/r Is Here With “A Call To Adventure”!

This issue proves that that’s possible — there’s gobs of work out there made by queer artists that isn’t confined to coming out stories, identity struggles, or crushes on straight girls, and it’s really good.

By Rachel| January 15, 2014 | 8 Comments
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Team Pick: Sara Ahmed’s “Feminist Killjoys” Blog

“There can be joy in killing joy. Kill joy, we can and we do. Be willful, we will and we are.”

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Team Pick: qu.ee/r Magazine Wants Your Submissions, Ali and Hansen Are Editors!

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Mondays are really hard so let’s all take a break and enjoy the glorious gift that is The 100 Most Stylish dapperQs.

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