Caught Up In Cotton
Update/note: I did not coin the term “Cotton Ceiling” myself, nor do I at present support this particular term or the admittedly creepy, rape-culture connotations it possesses. I was primarily using...
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Born This Way: A Skeptical Look At The Neurological Theory Of Gender Identity
Sorry, everyone! No posts today. I’m terribly, terribly exhausted, as a result of falling way behind on my schedule, overextending my commitments, and having a friend from Kelowna staying over. I need...
View ArticleProtect Traditional Marriage!
By now, you’ve probably seen a certain political cartoon. It comes in several variants, but the basic premise is always the same. Basically, it juxtaposes a straight person’s adamance in “protecting”...
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Lazy Sunday: How Low
Hi, everyone! I’m back from my little trip south of the border, and feeling much, much better. It’s funny how little it can take sometimes to make so much of a difference. Just a little of the right...
View ArticleImagine No Religion 2- A Recap
Okay, I’m back! With a nice little bundle of posts for the coming week. First things first, though, as promised, I wanted to write a little recap of the Imagine No Religion 2 conference, and a few of...
View Article…What The F@#k?
Our sexual orientations are innate. We’re all just born that way. None of us really have any choice in what kinds of bodies we are and aren’t attracted to. It’s just the way we are. Personal...
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Blogathon: 3rd Hour
So… Isis King has an American Apparel ad. Isis King, if you’re not aware, is a particularly beautiful (under normative standards) trans woman who appeared as a contestant on Next Top Model. American...
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Blogathon: 11th Hour
DUN DUN DUNNNN!!! You were all waiting for this title to roll around, weren’t you? On the subject of underwear, by the way, my favourite pairs are these: and these: Totally my “fresh laundry day”...
View ArticleKind Of A Drag
Several weeks ago I became a bit mixed up in what had a lot of potential to become a hugely embarrassing misstep on the part of CFI Ontario in their efforts to present a queer-friendly image through...
View ArticleThe Radical History Of Transgenderism
Nearing her death in 2002, Sylvia Rivera, no less outspoken and uncompromising in her old age, expressed a wish to see the current generation of queer activism “destroy” the Human Rights Campaign,...
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