On Our Radar: Vaginas, Intentionality, and So Many Queer and Feminist Events!

This has been a week! Here’s what we’ve been thinking about.

• After the giant mess around Rep. Lisa Brown’s oh so horrifying use of the word “vagina” (GOD FORBID!), thousands of people watched in delight in Lansing, Michigan, as women legislators enacted The Vagina Monologues on the steps of the state Capitol in response to the passing of HB 5711. [Ms. Blog]
• Where do you wanna be when 20,000 dykes take over New York City? At the 20th annual NYC Dyke March, of course. It’s happening this Saturday – there’s an after party too! [NYC Dyke March]
• Listen to this great conversation with our very own Andi Zeisler on gains and setbacks for working women, family policy, women’s status in developing countries, and the path of women’s progress in the last fifteen years. [Chicago Policy Radio]
• C.L.I.T. (Combatting Latent Inequality Together) Fest, an awesome three-day DIY, music, and arts festival is happening in New Brunswick, NJ in July (previously in DC, PDX, LA, Chicago, etc.), and they need your help to get things done! [C.L.I.T. Fest NB]
• Super queer, super feminist, super rad, Sourpatch is on tour, and they’re playing in Portland with Joyride and Forever on Monday! [PC-PDX]
• Skills vs. Luck – The Olympics prove their blatant sexism once again! Because clearly, females can’t have skills, especially not athletic skills. [Feministing]
• Check out Jay Smooth’s video about those terrible Adidas “shackle shoes,” a criticism of thoughts about intentionality, and how racism doesn’t come just from overtly racist intent. [Animal New York]
• Alyssa Rosenberg wrote an open letter to the creators of Tomb Raider for their horrific insensitivity and perpetuation of rape culture. [Think Progress]
• In Palestinian solidarity, Alice Walker declined a request to publish an Israeli edition of The Color Purple. [The Guardian]
• Oy gevalt, True Blood! There are respectful ways to tap into Jewish culture and religion, and this is definitely not one of them. [Tablet]
• Here’s what went down at the End Stop-and-Frisk silent march against racial profiling. [Colorlines]
• Portland update: Bitch’s own Kelsey Wallace is a judge at this year’s Offkey Karaoke (a benefit for the YWCA). Come help her cheer on (or heckle, if need be) the contestants this Saturday!

What have you been reading, musing, raging, or raving about? Share your thoughts in the comments!