_Trans/forming Feminisms_
In February I posted that “Queer Femmes Loving FTMs,†a piece by Dr. Susan Driver, would appear in the anthology Trans/forming Feminisms, edited by Krista Scott. Sumach Press released Trans/forming Feminisms last month. Read more about Trans/forming Feminisms here.
The Fenceberry’s
"Fenceberry" is the result of combining two surnames: Fenceroy and Mayberry. I n high spirits because the February day was warm, Jean Mayberry honked and waved at a neighbor, a woman she knew only as "Aleta, the lesbian down the…
The REAL letters to (and from) my ex
There they are, right over there. No worries: as usual, there are no addresses, names, locations, time frames, and the like. I wrote about them and some past writing stuff in a recent post for The Nervous Breakdown. I even…
“Own It. End It.” Campaign Succeeds in At Least One Thing: Getting Attention
The Own It. End It. campaign, sending the message that "HIV is a gay disease," launched by the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center last week has quickly, and unsurprisingly so, become the center of controversy. LAVoice posted about the…
Update on Carissa McGee’s Case
Back in March New Mexico star athlete Carissa McGee was charged with two counts of attempted murder after her mother and sister were found with multiple stab wounds. reported the news, coming from a local Albuquerque television station, "that Carissa…
California’s Ban on Gay Marriage Upheld
reports that California's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled today that "California’s ban on same-sex marriage does not discriminate against gays and lesbians because of the state’s strong domestic partner law, which gives registered couples most of the same rights…
Saints and Sinners Festival Announces Playwriting Competition
Enter the Saints and Sinners Festival Playwriting Competition for the chance to have your play produced by the Marigny Theatre Corporation and premiered on the weekend of the 5th annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. There is a $10 per…
Quote of the Day
Savage Love, August 31, 2006: A guy that's sucking cock at 18 will be still be sucking cock at 28, 38, and 108—but it seems that a woman can be eating pussy at 18, sucking cock at 28, and having…
Justice for Brett Timmerman
Brett Timmerman, a student at UW-Platteville, was singled out and beaten for being gay. was about to walk into a local sandwich shop when his would-be attackers called him a 'faggot’. Then Oden Waite and Enove Urias slapped and spit…