I can't think of anything I've seen recently that's more in keeping with the idea of Fearless than this anti-homophobic bullying video from Ireland:

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This applies everywhere, not only in Ireland.

This week there's been a certain amount of discussion about "authenticity" - who gets to write about whom, or how to portray minorities of any sort - in ( Read more... )

Fearless Friday explores gender. (Icon via garwlban)

Since I started StT, I've been thinking so, so much about the meaning of femininity. This week I thought I'd share a few of those thoughts.

Before I dive in, here's a paraphrasee of Malinda Lo's excellent definition of gender:

Gender is the social meanings that society assigns to the biological ( Read more... )

Fearless Friday icon by garwlbanan

Yesterday two blog posts looked at romance in a way that feeds into the interests of "Fearless Friday."

The discussion began with the ever-astute Cheryl Klein's post "The Genius of Taylor Swift, and a Ramble about Romance."  (link) (I must say, I was thrilled to see the mention of Georgette Heyer, because I'm a ( Read more... )