Culture
Sapphic Salon: We're Here, We're Queer, But Our Successors Think We're Incapable of Change
I think I'd have a love/hate relationship with Karla Jay, were she my professor. As a Distinguished Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at Pace University, and the author of books like The Gay Report: Lesbians and Gay Men Speak Out about Sexual Experiences and... Read more »
Transcontinental Disability Choir: Emo - a hip way to police emotional expression
"Emo" means a whole lot of things in a whole lot of contexts. It's a musical genre. It's a style, with... Read more »
On the Map: About Those Swiss Minarets
At first glance, the ominous poster made by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) seemed to me to be depicting a burqa-clad woman standing in front of a stockpile of missiles. The starkly dubious message being: Stop Islamic Fundamentalism. After reading the accompanying article on... Read more »
Pioneering Trans Sportswriter for <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Has Died
Such sad news today: veteran Los Angeles Times sportswriter Christine Daniels was found dead today in her home. Suicide is the suspected cause. She was 52 years old.
Daniels made national headlines when... Read more »
Hana Hajar: Saudi Arabia's Female Political Cartoonist
Malika at Muslimah Media Watch has a great write-up and interview on Hana Hajar, who is currently the most prominent female cartoonist in... Read more »
Open Thread: Thanksgiving
Way back when I was but a young feminist in a WGS 101 class, my professor asked the class to describe our Thanksgiving traditions as a way of further explaining the notion of gender norms. As more and more students told tales of men sitting on the couch watching television while women basted... Read more »
Sapphic Salon: The Adam Lambert Double Standard
Last night, Adam Lambert kissed another guy on live television — network television. He also pushed a dancer's face into his crotch, which makes this is his most daring performance ever. Having only come out as gay post-American Idol, he has maintained a fairly straight-acting demeanor until now,... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Marthe Distel, the First Top Chef
With Top Chef boiling down to its final two episodes (go Jennifer, go!) now seems as good a time as any to delve into the history of the fancy world of professional chefs. From Top Chef (yes, a television series, but fancy nonetheless) to the James Beard Award, there are tons of impressive... Read more »
Sapphic Salon: Sirs and Madames
My girlfriend gets called sir a lot. Every time a stranger refers to her as a guy (sir, buddy, "him"), we give each other a smirky look, and can't help but feel bad for the person once they realize their mistake, as they most often do once she opens her mouth.
There are still times, however, they... Read more »
I Can Has Feminizm?
Hey Bitch fans! You know we have a brand new issue out, right? Well, these cats (and dogs) are in the know, and they are so happy they’re using the only medium out there that could properly express their animal joy to tell you about it: LOLz.
More Art/See LOLz after... Read more »
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