There is a sentiment floating out there that I need to talk about. In this case, "talk" means "dispel immediately" and "cleanse with fire."

As a bisexual person, I have been told more than once by smug pansexuals, "well, I'm pansexual because bisexuality implies a gender binary and discriminates against trans folks."

Note: not all pansexuals hold ( Read more... )

Bear with me-- one thing about me is that when I write about things, I find what I mean to say as I go along. So this will likely be incomplete and rough around the edges, but I did want to try to get some of my thoughts down, if only so I can understand them more fully ( Read more... )

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In a world where so many gay and lesbian and other non-straight couples are denied basic civil rights, if you have the fucking balls to say that this issue is "trivial" or "minor" or play the "we should care more about X" game, go fuck yourself. Full stop. Seriously. I will not be polite or equivocate on this. I do not give the teeniest, ( Read more... )

I know it must seem that I have been uncommonly quiet of late. And it's true, I haven't had much that bears writing out in long-form. But I have been very active lately online-- my Facebook is all ablaze with the latest rounds of political fuckery and the GOP's war on ladies and their ladyparts. My twitter, as well, with slap-dashes of work ( Read more... )

This weekend's Charm City Tribal bellydance show went off wonderfully! The house was sold out, the emceeing was fantastic, the CCT/Lilam ladies did an excellent job at organizing things, many of us did our first solos, and everything pretty much looked awesome.

Here is a link to everyone's dances: 2011 Bellydance Extravaganza. My solo is under ( Read more... )

O'Malley held the governor's seat in MD. I don't think he's a great candidate, but I will literally pick a clapping monkey toy for governor over Bob Ehrlich. Ehrlich doesn't want to give GLBT people "a whole bunch of rights" by supporting marriage equality. God forbid gay people have the same rights YOU do, amirite ( Read more... )

"Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians. The evidence shows conclusively that Proposition 8 enacts, without reason, a private moral view that same-sex couples are inferior to opposite sex couples." --Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker

Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional.Halle-fucking-

You know, I really like figure skating. I watch it whenever it's on and get really excited about the Olympics. And you know what? Some Canadian skaters-- current and former-- have been total assholes lately. And they all seem to be taking aim on Johnny Weir.

( Warning, offensive interview ahead. )

I have not been posting much in the way of political and social stuff lately. I've had my hands more than full lately, and they will continue to be that way straight through Yule, I think, as I am entering my busy season (and also my favorite, wherein I voluntarily spend at least 10 hrs in the studio a day because I love fall just that much). But ( Read more... )