A friend and I were discussing race in comics, and an Asian-American character came up that she hadn't known about. She protested that there was no way, his last name was too white, to which I replied that he was mixed race. Her reply? "That's a copout. That practically doesn't count ( Read more... )

In light of the discussion of erasure that has been taking place in fandom and the internet lately, I thought I'd share something full of win and not fail. Blog veterans may recognise Girlyman from me talking excitedly about concerts or my friend Ary's job as their sound tech. Margaret Cho recently made a music video for their song "Young James ( Read more... )

( this is not the squee you're looking for )

I received a very courteous email back from Anjelika, saying basically that the code push is not going to go live, it was all a mistake, thank you for your support. Now, I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt on this one, but I have to wonder how much of a mistake it was -- and how much of this is just response to users' complaints. Still, ( Read more... )

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I feel I ought to say a few words about Transgender Day of Remembrance before the day actually ends. It's not going to be as epic as the Coming Out Day spiel, but still, it seems to fall to me to speak up about trans issues in the communities I involve myself in, so ( Read more... )

JESUS CHRIST IT'S A MONDAY, GET IN THE CAR ( Read more... )

I was blindsided by Coming Out Day; I'd thought it was next weekend. Whoops? Anyway, obligatory queer activist/ community leader spiel about coming out and the benefits and consequences thereof, and what it means to me.

( cut because when I go off on queer issues, I Go Off. )

Last night I went to the BAYMEC dinner, which is a congregation of queer-friendly political leaders and elected officials, and a bunch of queer people and allies who judge whether or not said political leaders and elected officials are worthy of our money and sponsorship. (I and a bunch of youth from Santa Cruz were sponsored to attend, so we didn' ( Read more... )

Dear California,

We're not done with you yet.

You, and the rest of the world along with you, will see that we as GLBTQ people deserve the same rights as everyone else. You will see that we are willing to work for this recognition, and also that we should not have to. You will see that we will not give up just because we've been set back now ( Read more... )