January 2010
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For all of our gay brothas watching, we love you this is the no judgment zone....
– Mo’Nique on Black gay men (Read/See more from Rod 2.0)
Bringing Black Back to the Castro
On Friday September 18th, over 80 black gay men gathered to tear up the dance floor to hip hop music at Toad Hall. All in an effort to Bring Black Back to San Francisco’s Castro District. BLACKOUT promotes diversity, acceptance and community within the Castro. This night serves as one of the numerous activities under STOP AIDS’ OUR LOVE Program. For...
Supporting Boys or Girls When the Line Isn’t Clear... →
Until recently, many children who did not conform to gender norms in their clothing or behavior and identified intensely with the opposite sex were steered to psychoanalysis or behavior modification.
Dr. Kenneth Zucker, a psychologist at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, encourages children to be content with their gender.
But as advocates gain ground for what they call...
I have always wanted to be both man and woman, to incorporate the strongest and...
– Audre Lorde, “ZAMI: A New Spelling of My Name”
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Top Chef Master & Out Lesbian Anita Lo →
Top Chef Master Anita Lo talks to Autostraddle about beating Mario Batali at Iron Chef, her new venture Rickshaw, why you shouldn’t be afraid to eat weird food, and the challenges & rewards of being… (via autostraddle)
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The Pink and Blue Projects by JeongMee Yoon
sophiawallace:
My current work, “The Pink and Blue Projects are the topic of my thesis. This project explores the trends in cultural preferences and the differences in the tastes of children (and their parents) from diverse cultures, ethnic groups as well as gender socialization and identity. The work also raises other issues, such as the relationship between gender and consumerism,...
Let us all, then, avoid becoming Border Patrolmen of identity. Let us not police...
– Jody Norton “Transchildren, Changelings, and Fairies: Living the Dream and Surviving the Nightmare in Contemporary America” (via homegrownboi)
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Barack Obama + James Baldwin →
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I don’t care what’s between your legs, I want what’s between your ears. And...
– Arie
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Beautiful photography and color from 8045, a fashion collection by Bóas Kristjánsson. These images evoke such a feeling of vulnerability and sensuality that the fashion design almost becomes secondary. love.
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Perspectives on LGBT issues in Uganda
Nikki Mawanda, Ugandan transman
Stosh Mugisha, Ugandan Gay rights activist
“Being gay to me I see it…it is not something you just enter. It is something you are, it’s how you are born…but it is a problem at the moment. we have to go undercover.For the past 5 years people have been trying to come out, - but the bill has made everyone kind of perplexed … We know...
The Black Gay Male Pledge of Allegiance →
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