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The S-word
A series of demonstrations known as Slut Walks have or will soon be held in many major cities. They started because of a statement made in January of this year by a representative of the Toronto Police that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized." While I find the original comment to be abhorrently indicative of ( Read more... ) -
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Friday night I saw Ameriville, "An explosive fusion of storytelling and the infectious rhythms of jazz, Gospel, and hip-hop" that "puts the state of the Union under a microscope...through the lens of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath." My bias notwithstanding (I went largely to support a friend who was working tech), I genuinely think that ( Read more... ) -
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If you or anyone you know in the D.C. area is looking for a roommate starting anytime between now and late January and going indefinitely, please read the following.
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From today
My grandfather passed away in his sleep early Wednesday morning. Today was the funeral.
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A links post
I seem to have inexplicably switched to primarily posting links on Facebook and a few days ago realized that doing so likely amounts to spamming people there so am trying to switch back to LJ where it's a bit easier for readers to opt in or out. ( Links, most shamelessly stolen from other people, (and some duplicates of things I posted to FB a couple of weeks ago) are sorted and labeled. ) -
Passover Fun Links Round-Up (x-posted to Facebook)
Keith Olbermann Comments On Fiorina's Passover Gaffe. I actually think that the (non-Passover-related) part of the clip with her campaign ad is funnier - she showed her opponent as a skin walker (of sorts)! With red eyes!
The Arab Labor episode now infamous for containing an inappropriate "hard boiled eggs" joke (about 8 minutes into the clip) but ( Read more... ) -
Spreading the word
L, G, B, and/or T people in Chicago (Thursday 2/25), NYC (Friday 2/26), and or San Francisco (Monday 3/1) can share experiences regarding housing discrimination with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. -
happy queer and science links
I love that enough positive queer news stories have come out recently for me to do a post with that theme (and science stories, 'cause I also have an accumulation of those). :)
Transgender New York State Workers Are Expected to Gain Bias Protection
Houston elected its first openly queer mayor in a run-off election (Though I am concerned as to ( Read more... ) -
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I've let a number of important days go by without comment, and while I don't have that much new to say, I want to at least (however belatedly) post some relevant links.
November 20th was the International Transgender Day of Remembrance.
November 25th was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
December 6 was the 20th ( Read more... )