January 2012
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New Transgender Clinic in NYC →
The groundbreaking APICHA Transgender Clinic provides comprehensive medical services including the initiation and maintenance of hormone therapy along with mental and social support services designed to accommodate the dis-tinct needs of transgender individuals with particular focus on communities of color.
ABOUT APICHA
This year, APICHA has served over 2,600 patients, mostly people of...
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National Organization for Marriage (NOM) Attacks... →
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has launched a new ad attacking Ron Paul in Iowa and lauding Paul’s rival candidates for their views on ‘traditional marriage’, the NYT reports:
…the National Organization for Marriage ad injects a new and volatile issue into the race, one that has so far largely remained on the sidelines. Same-sex marriage has been a ...
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Op-ed: 14 Reasons That Made 2011 Great for Trans... →
This has been a game-changing year for transgender rights, says Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
By Mara Keisling, op-ed contributor
December 2011
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2011’s Most Googled Gays and Lesbians →
By Scott McPherson
After hours of research, The Advocate Art Department has compiled this year’s list of the most searched gay and lesbian people on Google. Who came out on top? The results may surprise you! View last year’s list here, and see the 2011 list after the jump.
“In 1992, women accounted for less than 10 per cent of the adult retail...”
– Sex sells: the business of pleasure (Sydney Morning Herald)
Smells like sexual revolution.
(via workingsex)
QWOCMAP FILMMAKER TRAINING PROGRAM →
thegang:
Each year, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT offers 4 free Filmmaking Workshops through our award-winning Training Program. Our workshops serve teenagers to elders. To better serve our community, QWOCMAP has conducted Training Program workshops specifically for youth (ages 18 to 25), queer folks of color who are butch/genderqueer/transgender, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African...
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Same-Sex Couples Pay More Taxes →
By Winston Gieseke
CNNMoney reports that the federal government’s lack of recognition of same-sex marriages, which forces legally married couples to file separately on their federal returns, results in as much as $6,000 per year in additional taxes. Not only are these couples losing out because they can’t take advantage of the lower tax rates that come from combining incomes and...
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LGBT inclusive nativity scene vandalized →
gaywrites:
At a church in southern California, a nativity scene depicting same-sex couples was vandalized in what’s being considered a hate crime.
Claremont United Methodist Church has a history of putting up nativity scenes with social or political messages. This year’s display included lightboxes showing three couples holding hands - a man and a woman, two men and two women.
Sometime before...
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H.O.P.E. House: A Trans Safety House and... →
artoftransliness:
Looks like a great cause to support or a great resource for those out there who have been kicked out of their homes.
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Lambda Legal: For those politicians who may need a... →
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Orthodox Rabbis Warn of “Dangerous Homosexualist”... →
by Evan Hurst
Oh, Mittens! You’ve gone and rustled up the ire of the wackiest fringe rabbis in the land! Why, they have given you a new title, that of “dangerous homosexualist!” Oh, dear:
The statement today comes from the Rabbinical Alliance of America, which describes itself as an organization of 850 Orthodox Jewish rabbis in the U.S. and Canada, who serve some 500,000 religious ...
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TRUTH WINS OUT: Porno Pete Defends Cardinal... →
by Evan Hurst
(TW: ableist language)
Oh, I usually do not make fun of the same wingnut two posts in a row, but dangit, sometimes you have to. I had just hit publish on this post when my Tweetdeck informed me of a “mention” on the Twitter machine, and wouldn’t you know it was Porno Pete trying to get attention again? Some gay writers engage with him on Twitter. I do not. There is always a...
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“In the last half century alone, more women and girls have died as a result of...”
– Deepali Sood (via msandrogynous)
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Barnes & Noble Pulls Offensive 'Sissy' Calendar... →
Two days ago, Andy broke the story of Christian cartoonist “Joe King’s” bizarre “I’m Not Gay, I’m Just a Sissy” calendar, which was for sale at Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com. The calendar, which promised “12 Months of Sexual Confusion, Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That,” proposed to make buyers laugh by making fun of...
“In the instances when POC say shit like ‘Oh I can’t stand white folk’ or ‘Damn...”
– Briana
“but u guise reverse racism is real!!!1!!one!! im realy prejusidse against bcus im white every1 hatez me”
(via grrrlfoxxx)
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Bachmann Highlights Antigay Positions →
By Trudy Ring
In the final days leading up to the Iowa presidential caucus, Michelle Bachmann is touting herself as more anti–marriage equality and anti–abortion rights than her opponents. At a campaign stop Tuesday in Council Bluffs, Bachmann sought to set herself apart from the rest of the Republican field, The New York Times reports. “Mitt Romney has defended gay marriage and even...
How to Meet the Ladies (If that's what you're... →
artoftransliness:
Talks about meeting women in queer spaces versus everywhere else, going form being a lesbian to a man, etc.
Pick up a book. Use the internet as a means for...
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Chi. Cardinal Repeats Gay-Klan Analogy →
By Trudy Ring
After softening his remarks comparing gay pride parade participants to the Ku Klux Klan, Chicago’s Roman Catholic archbishop has repeated the analogy in an official statement on the archdiocese’s website. Cardinal Francis George’s initial statement came last week during discussion of a controversy over the schedule for next year’s parade, which would pass a Catholic church...
fuck yeah sex education: How to Deal with Parents... →
artoftransliness:
A lot of people have come to us asking what they should do about parents who aren’t very accepting of their gender identity or decision to transition. When it comes to families, it’s difficult to give advice, because every family is different (as is every situation, for…
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K.C. Trans Woman Killed; Media Coverage Criticized →
(TW: cissexist media coverage/language)
By Trudy Ring
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been charged with second-degree murder in the Christmas Eve death of a transgender woman. Kenyan L. Jones, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Darnell D. Pearson, 31, also known as Dee Dee Pearson, The Kansas City Star reports. The paper reports that Jones said he had paid to have sex with Pearson several...
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Paul Endorser: Death to Unrepentant Gays →
By Trudy Ring
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s gay-friendly image is taking another hit with the revelation of his endorsement by a minister who advocates the death penalty for homosexuality. Paul’s campaign chairman for Iowa, which has an early voice in the nominating process with next Tuesday’s caucus, put out a statement yesterday touting the endorsement of the Reverend...
fuck yeah sex education: Porn to Replace Sex... →
onecondoms:
L.A., home to the multibillion dollar U.S. porn industry, will soon be forced to decide whether condoms should be required in adult films to reduce sexually transmitted diseases. If and when the vote is held, should LA residents vote for adult film producers to require…
“Love isn’t meant to be hidden away and life is too short for shame.”
– Jay Bell (Something Like Summer)
Watchqbits:
(via GME - Gay Middle East - IRAQ’S UNWANTED PEOPLE - SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM)
Joint Project by Gay Middle East, Bradley Secker, Iraqi LGBT and Syrian LGBT Activists, 15.12.2011
A short film about the lives of gay Iraqi men seeking refuge in Damascus, Syria due to their sexuality. Homophobic violence against Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Iraqis have claimed...
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Ron Paul Not Anti-Gay, Just Wouldn't Shake Hands... →
by David Badash
A former Ron Paul top aide, who worked for the Texas Congressman from 1987 – 2003, says he knows Ron Paul extremely well, has spent a great deal of time with him, and insists Congressman Paul is not anti-gay, but details two shocking anti-gay incidents, including Dr. Paul’s refusal to use a restroom owned by a gay man, and even refusing to shake hands with a top gay...
Looking for trans* sexual assault resources
letstalkaboutrape:
Everyone came through with the male survivor resources, so I’m looking for some that specifically address the trans* community. I have survivorproject.org but if anyone has others, I’d really appreciate it!
http://www.transthrive.org/
http://www.thenetworklared.org/
http://www.pandys.org/lgbtsurvivors.html
http://www.lambda.org/
If anyone has more, please add!
Rainbow Resources - a resource for working with... →
genderqueer:
Submission from immeljacket:
Here’s an amazing resource made by some of the very talented people at IFM-SEI, dedicated to working with kids under thirteen on topics of gender and sexual identity. Rainbow Resources contains activities for educators trying to work on their own gender/sexuality knowledge, as well as fun activities to do with young participants.
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Cardinal George Softens Remark About Gays, KKK →
By Winston Gieseke
During a series of pastoral visits on Christmas Day, Cardinal Francis George attempted to clarify comments he made three days ago about the gay community. On Wednesday, George warned Fox News that a planned route taking Chicago’s Gay Pride parade past one of the city’s oldest Catholic churches could lead to marchers morphing “into something like the...
“Using ‘gay and lesbian’ as a phrase that’s supposed to include the whole queer...”
– Lindasusan Ulrich, bisexual-identified LGBTQ+ activist and principal author & editor of the 2011 San Francisco Human Rights Commission report “Bisexual Invisibility: Impacts and Recommendations” (via bialogue-group)
Sale on the Best Sex Toys of 2011 →
babeland:
We’ve published our “best of” list for 2011 and it includes our top 25 bestsellers of the year. As an extra bonus, these 25 hits are 25% off through January 10th! Kick off the New Year…
Busy busy busy.
solemnhypnotik:
I just completed writing FOUR new trans* updates dealing with: recommended natural transition supplements, XXX and natural transition, my personal weekly work out regimen, and my daily diet.
Today, I have also taken a bunch of new XXX photos that shall be posted on my new XXX blog: http://www.rileyxxx.tumblr.com
All of these things will be shared tomorrow. In the meantime,...
The Sociology of Gay Politics: Marcus Bachmann... →
youjolgbtq:
gaypolitics:
Marcus Bachmann has promised to campaign against gay marriage if his wife Michele is elected US president.
Marcus told an audience in Iowa that he will use his position as “First Man” to coordinate a nationwide campaign focused on the conservative traditional family values, including an…
I said it before and I’ll say it again: I hope you die in a fire.
This bitch...
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Testing on HIV vaccine will start in January →
gaywrites:
The FDA recently approved human trials for a potential vaccine for HIV. A research team in Canada will conduct clinical trials of the vaccine on humans after trials showed no side effects in rats and monkeys.
The research team is working with a Korean pharmaceutical company with patents in the U.S. If the vaccine is successful, it could be marketed in the U.S.
The possible...
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Homosexuality a 'Curable Disorder': Israeli... →
By Amrutha Gayathri
The mental health curriculum of a number of Israeli academic institutions has stirred up a controversy by retaining a portion in a textbook which states that homosexuality is a “disorder” that should be treated to aid “normal sexual development.”