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Rihanna speaks out about being beaten by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, and her decision to go back to him, and later decision to leave him.I think it's good that she's speaking out on this topic. "F--- love." We hear so much that "love conquers all" etc, but it doesn't, and it shouldn't...
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Not entirely shocking news comes out of Maine this morning. Maine voters approved a voter referendum repealing the gay-marriage legislation passed earlier this year by the Maine Legislature...
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Nowadays, Halloween isn't much of a holiday for me; I rarely make special plans for it or bother to get a costume--and considering the average woman's costume--Sexy Ninja! Sexy Vacuum Cleaner Salesperson! Sexy First Lady!--that's maybe for the best...
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Or, why I'm finally proud to be a Cubs fan (the last 101 years haven't given me much reason to be). From bitchmagazine.org.If you live in Chicago or are a Cubs fan, it's not news that the Ricketts family just bought the Chicago Cubs...
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Jason (aka Queeriously) joins us from his geeky gay blog, Scarlet Betch:I have always loved fantasy. Be it high fantasy a la Tolkien or Lewis, or B-list magic pony fantasy of the Tamora Pierce variety. I also love gaming... so, naturally wherever the two shall meet I'm so there...
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After coming out, many trans women go through what I call the “FAQ Hag period”, where large portions of our day are spent answering the inane and often times inexcusably intrusive questions from friends, relatives, classmates and the random “friends of friends” we added on Facebook without knowing...
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Offensive much? Thoughts?Thanks to manonetheside for the tip./end genderblender
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When it comes to the movement, as it has been dubbed, we forget and often times leave out our allies. We also forget when we come out that it’s not just us but our families that go through the crap that we do, especially if you live in a rural area like I did growing up. ...
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The Rise of “Third Genders”In the second half of the 20th Century, the concept of the “third gender” gained considerable currency among anthropologists and LGBT activists. The hi...
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The first person I knew who told me they weren't transgendered was a crossdresser I'll call Gene...
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+ news +More Don't Ask speculation,Boy Scouts get slapped again,and Andre J is AMAZING for the week.Internship OpportunityBELOW THE BELT is looking for an intern! Job responsibilities would include maintenance of two of our weekly posting slots -- Housekeeping and Crosspost Saturdays...
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It might appear to the average reader that I not, in fact, care for most things, and that my talents are limited to pointing out the homoerotic subtext in various media and bellyaching about the bigoted patriarchal heteronormativity found within video game marketing...
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Last time I discussed the controversies and problems surrounding the use of the word cis; it seems only fair to talk this time about the controversies and problems around the word trans.I invariably use trans as short for transgendered, and transgendered in its so-called "umbrella sense": embracing...
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I had a conversation the other day with a someone who’s an active parent member of her 3rd grade kid’s school and cares quite deeply about the performance of her kids. S...
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My previous post attempted to characterize Harvey Milk’s political philosophy and activist approach. ...