Content/Trigger Warning: This post may link/refer to material that contains graphic references to self-harm, bodily harm, sexual assault, domestic abuse and other forms of violence. Also, probably NSFW. Greetings readers! As you may recall, a few weeks ago I wrote some of my brief thoughts about my search for Queer Artists and what Queer Art may […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: Jamie StewartThis week at The Bitchin’ Table, femonfire and aliasmitch are angry. So angry that they are willing to start an arbitrary facebook group that demands everyone they don’t like to be fired from their jobs because these people shouldn’t have jobs (because we said so.) We will call ourselves 5 Zillion Deviants and we will […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: The One Million Homophobic Moms EditionHello readers! I’m thrilled to be returning to write regularly for you after a slightly longer than I intended hiatus from the blog. Before I get into the meat of the post (Queer Arts and what that means) I’d like to foreground it with where I and my mind have been for the past six […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens (?): My Search for Queer Artists.It started when I was first faced with homophobic comments like “How do two girls do it together, anyway?” and “Is it actually sex if it’s just girls?” Though they seemed curiously innocent enough, over time I realized that this was not simply an issue of not having learned enough in Sex Ed 101. These […]
Read More Mythbustin’ Monday: Women Can’t Have SexMore specifically, if you’re complaining about being forced to talk or act ‘politically correct,’ you’re probably just a bigot and don’t want to admit it. I think of the sort of people who rely solely on racial, sexuality, and gendered based terms and ‘humor’ as every day conversation. This sort of person thinks it’s acceptable […]
Read More If You’re Arguing About PC, You’re Probably a BigotI’ve been meaning to write this post for awhile… but have never quite found the gut to write this in this space–where so many people come to love on the queers for all that they are. But today–perhaps because it’s the 2011 Day of Silence–I’ve decided to be ironic, and say it. I came across […]
Read More I have some bones to pick with the Gay Rights Movement.Hello JMU students! In case you didn’t see the Breeze yesterday, It had a really lovely headline- quoted directly from Fox news favorite and former chairman for VA republicans, Kate Obenshain. And let me emphasize: Headline. “What do you think nice Christian girls feel getting onto campus and seeing the LGBT-whatever banner? These girls need support.” Please note that […]
Read More What is a nice “lgbt-whatever” to do on campus?As many of you all may have read in my March 20th post on JMU CCM’s “Man” Retreat, it sparked quite a bit of discussion. There was even an article in the Breeze mentioning the post. True to my implications that I would be more than willing to follow up with some of the members […]
Read More JMU CCM: A conversationHello, good readers! Welcome to another Bitchin’ Table, where 2 of your favorite writers tag team a tenacious topic. This week we broke open some Ben and Jerry’s and popped in a Collin Firth movie, then decided it was a bad flavor and casting mistakes were made. That brings us to today’s topic: Feminist Dating. The ever […]
Read More Bitchin’ Table: Love, Actually… Not.Today I was privileged enough to attend the first half of the diversity conference. Being a member of Madison Equality, I was asked to be on a panel of LGBT members to share my story. The panel was a “safezone” panel which differs from a classroom panel in that it caters to faculty and staff. […]
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