queer life
19 entries in 2017 · oldest first
2017
Is there such a thing as an outfit too slutty for a Pride warehouse party? ð¤
The accuracy. #pride
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Remembering the dead.
'Reading that snippet of condescension made me think back to the suit-wearing Wall Street type in Geraldoâs 1990 audience who played foil to the carefree club kids, telling them, âWhen it comes to whoâll lead our country, prepare our country to go into the 21st century, I donât want any of you in leadership roles.â RuPaul replied with only a grin, but it was clear he did have a leadership agendaâone thatâs still in progress today. âEveryone at home touch your TV set,â he said back then. âThis is the most important show youâll ever watch.â'
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/rupauls-drag-race-season-nine-finale-sasha-velour-geraldo-change/531621/
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/rupauls-drag-race-season-nine-finale-sasha-velour-geraldo-change/531621/
"Pondexter-Moore calls that whole line of argumentation ridiculous. "The only message my clothes are sending is, 'This is what I want to put on,'" she says. "If one man wears a football jersey and another man tackles the shit out of him, can he say, 'Well, your clothes say you're a football player?"
A Heated Confrontation In Southwest Sparks Anger And Debate About Street Harassment: DCist
http://dcist.com/2017/08/heated_confrontation_debate_street_harassment.php
A Heated Confrontation In Southwest Sparks Anger And Debate About Street Harassment: DCist
http://dcist.com/2017/08/heated_confrontation_debate_street_harassment.php
I was called "sugar britches" for years. Not mentioned here:
Code Words For "Gay" In Classic Films - The Toast
http://the-toast.net/2015/05/22/code-words-for-gay-in-classic-films/
Code Words For "Gay" In Classic Films - The Toast
http://the-toast.net/2015/05/22/code-words-for-gay-in-classic-films/
In the last few months, two different gay friends were assaulted. Both are over 50. Both in Washington, DC. One had an assailant yelling about being "in trumps America now." Y'all, we've been in this America.
Outdoor yoga class at 12 in Meridian Hill. I'm teaching. LGBTQ like woah. Come!
Oh hey, Miss Adams Morgan Pagent.
Living.
The overlap between being objectified by people of power and situations where assault of the sexual variety occurs runs the risk of allowing "me too" to be viewed from the cheap seats as a bit of a toothless tiger.
Sexual harassment occurs constantly. I have been sexualized and demeaned to some degree in every job I've had as an adult. I suspect almost every woman/gay men have, too. I know almost every gal in town has been catcalled, for sure.
On a hierarchical level we have given passes to strong men taking sex acts by force. The amount of people who voted for a man who literally propagated grabbing woman by their pussies and doing whatever he wants with them needs addressing. "They'll let me," he says.
At least 16 women have publicly accused Trump of forcibly attempting to kiss, grope and have sex with them. He is on the record saying he forcibly touches woman.
This is not sexual harassment-- this is sexual assault.
What kind of accountability do we reasonably expect men in power to have when we give them a "yes, but" along with a "me, too" So glad we're speaking up: remember this in 3 years, fam. The more voices we raise, the more potential we create.
Take that "Me, too" and talk to you husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, and kids.
Me, too.
Sexual harassment occurs constantly. I have been sexualized and demeaned to some degree in every job I've had as an adult. I suspect almost every woman/gay men have, too. I know almost every gal in town has been catcalled, for sure.
On a hierarchical level we have given passes to strong men taking sex acts by force. The amount of people who voted for a man who literally propagated grabbing woman by their pussies and doing whatever he wants with them needs addressing. "They'll let me," he says.
At least 16 women have publicly accused Trump of forcibly attempting to kiss, grope and have sex with them. He is on the record saying he forcibly touches woman.
This is not sexual harassment-- this is sexual assault.
What kind of accountability do we reasonably expect men in power to have when we give them a "yes, but" along with a "me, too" So glad we're speaking up: remember this in 3 years, fam. The more voices we raise, the more potential we create.
Take that "Me, too" and talk to you husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, and kids.
Me, too.
A Chechniyan popstar was tortured and killed by his government for being gay. Too close to home for my tastes.
From the article: âð was called a faggot long before ð was called a ni**er.â
Me? Last called a faggot: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
Me? Last called a faggot: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
From the article: âð was called a [redacted] long before ð was called a ni**er.â
Me? Last called a [redacted]: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
Me? Last called a [redacted]: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14404-night-work/
âNight Workâ is one of my favorite albums of all time by my favorite band of all time. This review is basically saying that music by gay people for gay people is not palatable to a straight audience and therefor not inclusive enough.
This is why Iâve been so fucking pissed for 2017 and will carry that fire into 2018. This is why Living Single isnât on Hulu. Because I have participated in fucking straight people culture without complaint and have had to pull teeth to get straight people to even consider coming to a queer event (other than the pride parade-- but who doesn't love a parade? I digress ). This is to me self evident of the fact that straight folk (especially, but not limited to, white ones) think their activities are normal, and gay folks activities are not. No wonder gay folk dont want y'all in their safe spaces-- folks act like theyre on safari or doing something lurid. No gurl, it's a fucking Thursday and the drinks are cheap.
You know who does come to queer events when I ask? My non-white female friends. They also know how to treat the space (ie, putting away any urge to behave in an entitled manner). You know who came with me to see the Scissor Sisters tour Night Work? Wanna know who watches Living Single?
This article, and this situation, is garbage. If this made your asshole pucler, then maybe now you know why your gay friends low key think youâre the worst and if youâre white, your non-white friends low key think youâre even worse than that. But Facebook is an echo chamber, so if you made it this far, youâre probably not the problem.
Back to the pitchfork review:
âIf the cover of Night Work did not clue you in, let's just state the obvious right now: This is a very, very gay album. Whereas the first two Scissor Sisters records found a way to translate specifically gay subject matter into big-tent camp that opened up their appeal to anyone with a taste for colorful dance music and 1970s radio pop, their third album isn't quite as inclusive. They are no less tuneful, but their aesthetic and lyrical themes are more firmly rooted in gay culture, to the point that many straight listeners may find themselves feeling like outsiders looking in. Instead of presenting a queer pop sensibility for the masses, they've gone deeper into their subcultural niche."
âNight Workâ is one of my favorite albums of all time by my favorite band of all time. This review is basically saying that music by gay people for gay people is not palatable to a straight audience and therefor not inclusive enough.
This is why Iâve been so fucking pissed for 2017 and will carry that fire into 2018. This is why Living Single isnât on Hulu. Because I have participated in fucking straight people culture without complaint and have had to pull teeth to get straight people to even consider coming to a queer event (other than the pride parade-- but who doesn't love a parade? I digress ). This is to me self evident of the fact that straight folk (especially, but not limited to, white ones) think their activities are normal, and gay folks activities are not. No wonder gay folk dont want y'all in their safe spaces-- folks act like theyre on safari or doing something lurid. No gurl, it's a fucking Thursday and the drinks are cheap.
You know who does come to queer events when I ask? My non-white female friends. They also know how to treat the space (ie, putting away any urge to behave in an entitled manner). You know who came with me to see the Scissor Sisters tour Night Work? Wanna know who watches Living Single?
This article, and this situation, is garbage. If this made your asshole pucler, then maybe now you know why your gay friends low key think youâre the worst and if youâre white, your non-white friends low key think youâre even worse than that. But Facebook is an echo chamber, so if you made it this far, youâre probably not the problem.
Back to the pitchfork review:
âIf the cover of Night Work did not clue you in, let's just state the obvious right now: This is a very, very gay album. Whereas the first two Scissor Sisters records found a way to translate specifically gay subject matter into big-tent camp that opened up their appeal to anyone with a taste for colorful dance music and 1970s radio pop, their third album isn't quite as inclusive. They are no less tuneful, but their aesthetic and lyrical themes are more firmly rooted in gay culture, to the point that many straight listeners may find themselves feeling like outsiders looking in. Instead of presenting a queer pop sensibility for the masses, they've gone deeper into their subcultural niche."
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