May 2013
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Cardinal Dolan Uses NYPD To Bar Gay Catholics From... →
catholicsforjusticeinthechurch:
Wow, Dolan ended up taking his own analogy quite literally.
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Caught in Methodism’s Split Over Same-Sex Marriage →
It started out as a deeply personal act, that of a father officiating at the wedding of his son.
But it was soon condemned as a public display of ecclesiastical disobedience, because the father, the Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Ogletree, is a minister in the United Methodist Church, which does not allow its clergy to perform same-sex weddings.
Dr. Ogletree, 79, is now facing a possible canonical trial...
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What Does it Mean to Be Genderqueer? by Marilyn...
gqid:
Presented at A Night of GenderQueer Readings at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco on May 4th, 2013
There are at two ways to find out what it means to be genderqueer, whether you are genderqueer or consider yourself an interested ally. One way is to look up definitions in books or on the Internet and be inundated with interesting, but frequently contradictory information from...
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Skin Deep: On Set With A Trans Fashion Model →
Arisce Wanzer is a fashion model living and working in New York City
Gendered Intelligence: Saturday Youth Group - 'I'm... →
genderedintelligence:
When: Saturday 25th May, 1.45 - 5PM Where: Central School of Speech and Drama, London, NW3 3HY (Map) Nearest tube: Swiss Cottage (Exit 2) Let’s look closely at our friendships and relationships - or the ones we might want to have. How can I find the right friends and relationships…
“I asked the Boy Scouts of America repeatedly for an explanation for why it would...”
– Nathaniel Frank, “Scout’s Dishonor” (via holygoddamnshitballs)
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School sets up 'gender-neutral' dressing room -... →
A Stockholm high school is set to open a third changing room for transsexual pupils and those who don’t want to define themselves as being male or female, a move believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
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Gay French Mayor Sent Bullets After Interview →
Shortly after he gave an interview revealing plans to marry his partner, Thierry Speitel received bullets in the mail.
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Seven Goals Of Trans Activism →
by Autumn Sandeen
Is NGLTF's Executive Director, Rea Carey, a... →
TW: transphobia, transmisogyny, TERF Cathy Brennan (AKA Bug Brennan)
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The Largest LGBT Donors Are Drone Manufacturers →
navigatethestream:
by Hannah Kapp-Klote
In the 1960s and 1970s, queer liberation (what we now call “LGBT equality”) was seen by its advocates as an all-inclusive movement intrinsically bound to other social justice movements: there could be no justice for queer people without justice for people of color, women, workers, those in other nations, etc. Accordingly, queer activistsworked hard to...
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Myths About Bisexuals in the Workplace
projectqueer:
Myth #1: Coming Out is Easier if You Are Bisexual
Myth #2: Biphobia is a Heterosexual Problem
Myth #3: Coming Out Won’t Change Anything
submitted by: bisexual-community
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Yale Health extends sex-reassignment coverage to... →
neutrois:
Yale joins fellow Ivy League schools Harvard, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania in offering insurance for the procedure.
Hooray! This also joins the ranks of Duke, who recently picked up coverage as well.
As more and more college insurance plans support transition-related care, college-aged young adults will be able to medically transition without the high cost (and college...
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“It’s okay to say “no” if you change your mind. We allow you to change majors and...”
– When It’s Ok To Say “No” (via id0l—ofr0ses)
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“For example, employment discrimination has shaped the long-term financial...”
– SAGE report looks at LGBT elders of color - 289 - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News - Windy City Times
Click the link to download the full report.
Q.
(via qbits)
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Murder Of Mark Carson Is Fifth Anti-LGBT Violent... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
The murder of Mark Carson Friday night was the fifth — not third, as mainstream media outlets are reporting — violent anti-gay hate crime in NYC this month.
The murder of Mark Carson Friday night was the fifth — not third, as far too many mainstream media outlets and others are reporting — incidence of violent anti-gay hate crimes in New York City in just twelve days —...
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Other Selves: A Collection of Transgender Science... →
otherselves:
What is ‘Other Selves’?
It’s a collection of short stories involving concepts and interpretations of gender, identity, expression, sex, and self. The person you are at work, home, with friends, online, or in virtual spaces. Where we are going as a society and how will we get there, especially when science gathers data far faster than society can accept it? Each story builds...
Hours after anti-violence protest, more gay men... →
gaywrites:
TW: hate crimes, anti-gay violence
Last night, on the same day New Yorkers took to the streets to protest a recent slew of violence against LGBT people, three more gay men were reportedly attacked.
One was Dan Contarino, a former nightclub promoter who was brutally beaten in the East Village and had to undergo surgery as a result. Then a gay couple, ages 41 and 42, were attacked in...
Catholic school tells trans student he must wear... →
gaywrites:
St. Pius X Catholic High School in Albuquerque color-codes graduation attire for its students based on gender: white caps and gowns for girls, black robes for boys.
Damien Garcia’s friends, family and teachers recognize him as a man. But because he’s transgender, his school says he must wear the graduation uniform designated for women or he won’t walk with his class.
The school...
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Skin Deep: On Set With A Trans Fashion Model
transqueery:
Arisce Wanzer is a fashion model living and working in New York City — and she’s also a trans woman. A behind-the-scenes look at a day on the job.
Copy & Paste The Link For Photos Of Arisce Wanzer:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/skin-deep-on-set-with-a-trans-fashion-model
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Gloria Anzaldúa
intersectional-feminism:
Gloria Anzaldúa
Gloria Anzaldúa.was a pioneer of intersectionality. Her writings brought together gender, Chicano/a studies, queer theory, and spirituality. Her work and focus on raising awareness for the struggles of women of color and queer women helped change the way feminism dealt with the difficulties of intersectionality, and gave more focus to groups that had...
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Calgary's Mayor proclaims 'trans day of... →
article-19:
Article from the Calgary Herald. Read below or at the link above:
Calgary and Edmonton are recognizing the struggles facing transgendered people in Alberta.
Mayor Naheed Nenshi proclaimed Sunday as the Trans Day of Visibility in Calgary, while Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel has proclaimed March 31 to April 6 as Transgender Awareness Week in that city.
“This is something people...
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Jewish Rituals for Coming Out . →
dex-holder:
Jewish Rituals for Coming Out .
This is fascinating and interesting and amazing. I love my religion and my queer identity and everything about their intersectionality.
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If you’re trans and looking for a caring college... →
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[TW: Misgendering/Violence]Two gay men freed into...
transqueery:
After three days in police custody in Cameroon, two gay men were released yesterday, but their daily life remains a nightmare.
“I’m upset and depressed. Because of what has happened to us [an attack by a gay-bashing crowd, death threats, police detention], I am more and more stressed. I fear that tomorrow morning our lifeless bodies will be found on a street in Yaoundé,” says Jonas...
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The A is Here to Stay | National Gay and Lesbian... →
ace-muslim:
Sara Beth Brooks writes about asexuality on the blog of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
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HRC, You STILL Have A Problem →
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Trans people forced to be sterilized across Europe
qbits:
Council of Europe tells 29 member countries coerced sterilization of transgender people is a major human rights abuse, urges action
30 April 2013 | By Tris Reid-Smith
Twenty-nine countries in Europe are insisting transgender people are sterilized before their true gender is recognized in law.
That represents a major abuse of human rights and must stop, says a new report from the...
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Will Philadelphia Introduce Gender-Neutral... →
neutrois:
A Philadelphia city councilman has sponsored a bill that would require newly constructed or renovated city-owned buildings to have gender-neutral bathrooms in addition to men’s and women’s restrooms, as the Philadelphia Daily News notes.
This is why I think it’s completely reasonable and achievable to enact gender-neutral bathroom ordinances in the entire country:
The act wouldn’t...
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Legal resources in the NYC area for Trans* folks
s-t-r-a-p:
Sylvia Rivera Law Project: Legal services and trainings. Produces tons of informative pamphlets on common legal subjects like name change.
Audre Lorde Project: Specifically for POC, does a variety of projects including training, political advocacy, and Safe Outside The System addressing police and community violence.
Anti-Violence Project: For victims of transphobic and homophobic...
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Rejecting Your LGBTQ Child by Sue Brown →
Author Sue Brown stopped by the blog to talk about parents rejecting their LGBT children. All proceeds Ms Brown’s latest book, The Sky is Dead, are donated to the Albert Kennedy Trust combating LGBT youth homelessness in the UK.
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Coming out as asexual
swankivy:
Anonymous asked you:
I wanted to ask about comming out as asexual. I’m a minor and live with my family if that helps. :) Thanks
Well, anon, coming out as asexual (like any kind of coming out) is often difficult and sometimes unpredictable. Since I don’t know the circumstances of your family, whether they tend to be supportive, how accepting they might be of non-heterosexual...
