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Love and Afrofeminism: Queer Bois and the Gendered Politics of Partner Dancing
I had felt unsafe in that space. The night had represented every micro aggression I’d ever experienced from straight people: cab drivers that kicked me out in the middle of the night because they wouldn’t tolerate “that” at the back of their cabs, store managers who kept insisting I... Read more »
Thinking Kink: Some Like it Rough
“Baby, when it’s love, if it’s not rough it isn’t fun”, growls Lady Gaga in her hit “Poker Face.” Today, I’m considering how rough sex is portrayed in the media, and why a taste for the rough stuff troubling to some but damn sexy to others…
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Project Runway Season 10: I Like Candy When it's Wrapped in a Sweater
The competition was sweet during the unconventional materials challenge on last night’s Project Runway—and not just because the clothes were made of candy.
Sweet and Sour (we’re looking at you, Dmitry).
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Pre-Olympics Reading: Top 89 Books About Girls & Women in Sports
Handy reading resource website A Mighty Girl, “the world’s largest collection of books and movies for smart, confident, and courageous girls,” has a list up just in time for the Olympics!
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Kids These Days: Kameron Slade Gives His Same-Gender Marriage Speech to New York City Council, Awesomeness Ensues.
When the principal at 5th grader Kameron Slade’s school deemed his speech on same-gender marriage “inappropriate,” the... Read more »
Sm{art}: Queer Zine Machine, Edie Fake
You know when you come across a super rad zine artist and you’re really into their work, then you casually waltz into a comic shop, and you find one or two of their zines from years and years ago, but you get pretty bummed that the zine and comic shops in your area don’t have a... Read more »
You Do the Math: Hollywood's "Most Valuable Stars" Are Mostly White Dudes
Vulture recently published its list of the 100 Most Valuable Hollywood Stars, calculated using an algorithm that... Read more »
WTF Files: Ida B. Wells Statue to Replace Ida B. Wells Housing Projects
Last week was Ida B. Wells' 150th birthday. To recognize the occasion, the Ida B. Wells Commemorative Art Committee hosted a reception in Bronzeville, IL to honor her and pitch for donations for a monument to be designed by Chicago... Read more »
Thinking Kink: Moving Beyond Abuse with BDSM
Last post, I looked at how BDSM can be used to work through abuse. But what of those who want to use BDSM to move on from, not replay, traumatic pasts? Today, I’m thinking about the difficulty of shedding the “victim” label when an abuse survivor chooses to be kinky…
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Love and Afrofeminism: The Curious Case of Gender Roles
So many people dream about having the kind of partner I have; the kind of person that will support you through thick and thin because they actually believe in you; the kind of woman who will deny herself the right to look and feel “pretty”—skip out on getting her hair cut, even when the ends are... Read more »
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