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GenderQueer in the Midwest: Mini-Documentary

Mini-documentary about Midwest trans activist, JAC Stringer: by Hunter Stuart at Stuart Productions

The Midwest is crawling with queers. Not because of any strong presence but in the more literal sense. Queers are crawling because we do not have the space to stand up. We do not have the resources that would enable us to live full, [...]

Drag History Month: No boys allowed? Or is it no girls?

Apparently January is the 2nd annual National Drag History Month. A month-long event that “salutes the richness of drag culture and pays tribute to the courageous queens & kings who have fought for equality while inspiring, educating & entertaining us all.” Sounds cool right?  But when you click the link you may feel the same [...]

Stonewall and Pride – A Proud Transman’s Perspective

(This is a repost of my Facebook Note posted yesterday, June 9, 2009. I believe the subject is important enough that it must be shared with those not on Facebook).
Among my endeavors is the title of Webmaster of the modern-day Gay Activists Alliance International website. (http://www.gayactivistsalliance.org). The GAAI have taken a stance along with other organizations [...]

Pride – Freakish / Fun

Pride – Freakish or Fun
I’ve always been a big one for gay pride marches, especially when there’s a bit of trans* pride in them as well, and although I’ve only been to one so far, I love the atmosphere, and I plan to get myself to two this year, so imagine my surprise when a transwoman said that [...]

Stealth Consideration

Being “stealth” means very different things to different people. You get some people who choose to be stealth, and see the bounds of that as telling their partner, but nobody else, whereas other people can see being stealth as not wearing the transgender logo on every single item of clothing, or maybe not shouting it [...]

My thoughts on: Gay-rights leaders’ enthusiasm for Obama subsides

I am writing this in response to an article written by David Crary from the Associated Press. The article can be found here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081224/ap_on_re_us/obama_gays
What Melissa wrote and quoted in the article sums up my feelings on this whole Warren business:
“Before we change minds we must change hearts,” Etheridge wrote. “Maybe in our anger, as we consider [...]

Discrimination: Get Active

By  thinkMTV
1. ACT: Educate yourself about discrimination. There are countless ways to get involved. Check out some ways to promote tolerance in your life:
Ideas for Yourself
Ideas for Your Home
Ideas for Your School
Ideas for Your Workplace
Ideas for Your Community
2. SPEAK UP: Discriminatory actions and speech should be exposed [...]