Cross-posted at Not Your Average Feminist RSVP on Facebook and invite all of your friends! Let’s wear purple again for Spirit Day on October 20th, but this year let’s take it a step further! In response to last year’s high profile anti-LGBTQ-related suicides, thousands of people across the country wore purple on October 20th as a way to show solidarity [...]

Cross-Posted at Not Your Average Feminist First it was Newt Gingrich… http://youtu.be/j7uZ4q-7y2M Then it was Pawlenty… http://youtu.be/vrVQ3xVB2BM And yesterday, Michelle Bachman became the latest receiver of the glitter shower . http://youtu.be/oKjI1RdNTJQ The glitterings seem to only be related in the sense that the first incident inspired other individuals to act independently, but the latest video of the glittering calls for people [...]

Cross-posted at NotYourAverageFeminist and   BornLikeThis. Daniel Nassar and other amazing activists and bloggers who are actually living in totalitarian states think otherwise. Hoax-man Tom MacMaster kind of apologized for the lies, but in the end he feels as though he’s brought light to an issue near and dear to his heart. He’s even joked about writing a [...]

Cross-posted at Not Your Average Feminist I have been told all of my life that communities of color, specifically the black community, are far more homophobic than “American” (used far too often interchangeably with white) communities. Now, I know and hopefully you know, that this is total bullshit. As a person who identifies as Jamaican, I know [...]

Cross-Posted at Not Your Average Feminist I’ve sort of stayed away from this Chick-fil-a issue because I didn’t want to give it any more time than it deserved when there are tons of pressing queer issues I worry about on a day to day basis. But a recent article from Equality Matters has revealed some undeniable truths. You [...]

Cross-posted at Not Your Average Feminist and Dear Planned Parenthood , I can not tell you how excited I am by the response to cutting funding to Planned Parenthood. It feels like a movement for the first time in a long time, at least for me personally. I also feel so incredibly empowered by the huge amount of support [...]

Have you been feeling like you’re unable to share your personal Planned Parenthood story? Blogger Jill and I have created an online space called “Dear Planned Parenthood ” for people to share their stories (anonymously or not) in hopes that folks will feel empowered and connected. We have received over 120 followers in less than a day, and [...]

Cross-Posted at Not Your Average Feminist Rihanna’s newest video “S&M” is full of chains, collars, full figured dommes, and oh so much more. I don’t know about you, but I think this is a seriously risqué/freaking cool topic to set a music video around. Aside from allegations that she stole a lot of this imagery from the [...]

Cross-Posted at Not Your Average Feminist Answer: A LOT! Utter disgust…Check out his latest single “Monster”… *****Trigger Warning***** It’s incredibly disturbing to see popular music has gone from scantily clad dancing women, to scantily clad dead women hanging from ceilings or as severed heads in the hands of Kanye. Jay-Z is no better with his highly controversial [...]

Cross-posted at Not Your Average Feminist As I’m sure you know, the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal was voted through the Senate, and is currently on its way to the President’s desk. My facebook and twitter live feeds are full of victory cheers, but I have to be honest when I say that I’m a little [...]

As someone who is racially ambiguous I always like to challenge peoples’ notions of “race.” I’m not talking about ethnicity, I’m talking about “race.” See if you can figure out how the following people would be racially classified? Did you get them all right? What indicators did you use to group people? Was this harder than you expected? [...]

CROSS-POSTED at Not Your Average Feminist Check out this article over at The New Civil Rights Movement .

I’ve been struggling with putting some of my thoughts to words lately about gender and sexuality, but I have to say being at NYU around people who are unapologetic about both queer theory and identity, I’ve finally been able to experience a wee bit of clarity. Sexuality first: When I first came out I identified [...]

Hello Feministing!  I just wanted to let you all know about a really cool campaign that students from the Office of LGBT Student Services at NYU (where I am the new graduate assistant!) are launching.   In response to the recent (recent only in the sense that the media finally gave the issue attention) queer-related suicides as [...]

I’m sure by now that most of you have heard about the “It Gets Better” campaign as a response to the string of queer-related suicides , and I love the idea!!! However, I’ve been wondering if the celebrity-based message is going to ring true or realistic to everyone out there who really needs help. So here are a [...]

NOM, the National Organization for Marriage, is at it again.  I posted about one of their demonstrations quite a while ago, but they have been making headlines this summer with their national tour.  Their website boasts of their 23 city voyage as well as all of the “bullying” activists have “inflicted” upon them: Civil rights????? PLEASE. [...]