Hello good readers! We have reached that time of the semester in which regular blogging will temporarily cease for the break between semesters. But do not fear! Come Fall you will have some new bloggers, some returning bloggers, new co-editors and a new feature! This new feature will be titled “I am a Feminist Because…” and […]
Read More Summer Hiatus/Final Links Round-UpIt seems fairly obvious right? Except maybe not to those outside of the Queer community. When we think of homophobia in its most malignant and evil incarnation, we probably think of these guys: The Westboro Baptist Church is a very small group that, as a hate mongering cult, cannot really be construed of as being […]
Read More Mythbusting Monday: There is Only One Kind of HomophobiaHello again readers! Welcome to the second to last Sunday Links Round-up of the semester. In this edition: Aliasmitch loved “this really awesome article calling out Jezebel on their incredibly problematic reporting on mental illness. While some of us may love Jezebel for its trademark snark, it is important to remember that it is, quite […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-UpHello readers and welcome to another edition of “In Search of Our Queer Gardens,” my running column that examines various artists whose art that I have found to be compelling and speaks of Queer experiences. Two of my personal goals in writing this ongoing column is to a) come to my own, personal definition of […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: Live Homosexual ActsWelcome to another links round-up as yet another week begins and the end of the semester rapidly approaches! Ths week: Aliasmitch found this: “must read list of cisgender privileges. Think of it as a nice companion to the list of white privileges Peggy McIntosh used in her essay “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” — Also, if you […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-upHello readers and welcome to another “In Search of Our Queer Gardens.” In this edition I’ll be examining the work of the the band the Knife. More music acts? I know! Music must appear to be the only art form I attend to, but there is a reason for why I incorporate so many musicians into […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: The KnifeGreetings readers! Welcome to yet another links round-up at Shoutout! If you are observing a religious holiday, we wish you the best of celebrations! If not, we wish you a lovely spring weekend! This Sunday: Aliasmitch would like to remind you that: “GayMU, JMU’s week long celebration of LGBTQIQA students kicks off today! Madison Equality […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-upTrigger/Content Warning: This post, and the media it contains, has references to sexual assault, violence, self-harm, suicide, strong language and nudity. NSFW. Greetings readers! Time for something a little different today in this running series. First: I am excited to finally be writing a post about an artist who I find deeply influential in my life, has really helped […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: Karen FinleyEditor’s note: Two extra sources and a paragraph working them into the post were added a few hours after the post first went up. As I’m sure most of you already know, last Wednesday the world lost feminist poet and gay rights activist Adrienne Rich. She was 82. I had planned to write this post on […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: Adrienne RichHey folks, we are just plowing through the year and it is hard to believe that it is April already! Welcome to yet another edition of the Sunday Links Round-up! Aliasmitch was delighted to find: “This series of interviews with co-author of Manifesta and co-founder of Third Wave Foundation, Amy Richards. The series, titled Makers, contains […]
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