First, there is no naturalized gendered body. All of our bodies are modified with regard to gender, whether we seek out surgery or take hormones or not. All of us engage in or have engaged in processes of gender body modification (diets, shaving, exercise regimes, clothing choices, vitamins, birth control. etc) that alter our bodies, …
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strangeasanjles: mariekpascual: Mark Aguhar (1987-2012) Artist Statement (from markaguhar.com): “Mark Aguhar’s work is a continuous exploration of queer expression and what it means to have grown up gay on the internet. Aguhar collects visual artifacts from queer online communities and uses them in their work to define and redefine who they are and what their …
“Dear Straight People” by poet, lyricist, and educator Denice Frohman, 2013 Women of the World Poetry Champion. This video went around the Internet (I got it from buzzfeed) but it’s too good not to have on this blog. (h/t to P. / video by Button Poetry)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Mary Lambert is probably (definitely) best known for writing and singing the hook for Macklemore & Lewis’ “Same Love.” She is breathtaking on her own. This KEXP session includes the song the developed out of the Same Love hook, and the entire thing is so charming, so wonderful, so heartwarmbreaking, including the spoken word piece at …
JESSICA HOFFMAN: Why did you choose a multimedia format to write about love? MASHA TUPITSYN: With Love Dog something happened to me: I met someone, it rattled me to the core, and I felt called upon to write about it in some roundabout, uncategorizable way that would still examine all the other social, political, and …
ann–bittersuesz: Queer Kids in America by M. Sharkey
Heterosexism is disappearing?
(What I’m about to say might be totally wrong. Plus, I’m really privileged as a cis-male in a heterosexual relationship headed for marriage. So I appreciate your input.. Also a content note: heterosexist/ableist slurs are mentioned in this text.) Apparently homophobia is disappearing in the UK, claims sociologist Mark McCormack in an interview with Salon. To be more …
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