Welcome to another links round-up, you know the drill! Aliasmitch found: “This wonderful interview with Matilda Sycamore, editor of an anthology titled Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?, a book that I totally want to read. While the rather alarming title may be upsetting to some, I think its abrasive phrasing really calls out the hegemonic worship of […]
Read More Sunday Links Roundup!Trigger warning: Sexual assault and the terrible things awful people say about it is mentioned. This week at the Bitchin’ Table, Parklena and Aliasmitch sit down and dish about the numerous attacks on reproductive rights, including paternalistic permission slips to obtain access to an abortion, the horrendous concern that women will lie about sexual assault in […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: What War Against Reproductive Rights? Just Another Leftist Conspiracy!Yet again, we have another roundup of what we have been reading this week for your consideration and enjoyment. Aliasmitch found this article about the history of Queer Cinema particularly interesting because: “It not only gives you a pretty amazing rundown of must-see Queer films and why, it also shows the need for members of the LGBTQIQ […]
Read More Sunday Links RoundupA continuing series of posts that I wish didn’t have to be written. Last week I did a quick hit comparing the recent attacks on reproductive justice to the fictional quasi-fascist theocratic state of Gilead in Margaret Atwood’s dystopic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. The attacks appear to be getting worse and even more blatant in their […]
Read More Quick Hit: Start Sewing Your Red Robes, The Sequel.Sex and Gender are not the same, a lesson taught in any Introduction to Women’s Studies course and most basic social sciences classrooms. It’s almost so basic that it seems pretty obvious to an advanced readership. The myth was busted before I even arrived on the scene, is there any more to even flesh out […]
Read More Mythbustin’ Monday: If We Know That Sex Does Not Equal Gender, Why Are We Cissexist?Maybe its because I’m staying up into the wee hours of the night reading Margaret Atwood’s dystopic novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, about a fascist theocracy that enslaves women according to their reproductive abilities (in it, women with viable ovaries, a “national resource,” are placed in a specific social caste, the Handmaids, forced to try to become pregnant […]
Read More Quick Hit: Time to Start Sewing Your Red Robes, Ladies.Welcome to yet another Sunday at ShoutOut! We hope that you enjoy finding out what we’ve been reading this week as much as we enjoy sharing it with you. This week: Aliasmitch found: “This wonderful post that examines what “women’s rights” mean in a trans context and that sexist gendered hierarchies are unsurprisingly reflected in […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-Up!Content Warning: Material linked to in this post may contain partial nudity and radical queerness. More than likely NSFW. Greetings readers and welcome to another edition of “In Search of Our Queer Gardens” in which I explore the work of yet another Queer artist in my continuing efforts to define what, exactly, the Queer arts […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: Seth BogartA reminder that I wish wasn’t necessary. With the news breaking that popstar Rihanna and her abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown have re-united to collaborate on a single together, the wonderful legions know as internet commentators have come out to largely shame Rihanna for what is in effect, an act of publicly forgiving her abuser when […]
Read More Quick Hit: A Reminder that Rihanna is still a Victim of Domestic ViolenceGreetings readers! The time has come yet again for us to share what we have been reading this week! We are now making our round-ups bi-weekly (Sunday and Wednesday) with only one article from each blog writer in an effort to make the round-up less overwhelming. Aliasmitch loved Yosimar Reyes’ “Five Tips For Queer Boys”, […]
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