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HauteButch Styling
A couple of weeks ago I received a package from clothing company HauteButch. The package contained a gorgeous white shirt with gold and blue paisley trim and a blue, gray and white striped bow tie. HauteButch provides fitted menswear styled clothing for butch, stud, boi and tomboi women.Since I self identify as a “soft butch” and […]
Washington, PA Councilman Claims He Used Gay to Mean “Happy” in Email Test Message
In another fun example of Western PA’s descent into a red haze, we have this story from “Little Washington” PA – Councilman Matt Staniszewski sent out a mass email with the statement “Bryan is gay.” He admits he did it. The email was sent as part of a test run of a new emergency alert system. […]
Read Along With “Little Women” During March – I’m In!
What could bring more cheer on the eve of a blizzard (ahem) than an invitation to re-read “Little Women” – nothing! The blog Fizzy Thoughts is inviting everyone to read along. Fun. You can join in the #MarmeeOn (get it?) What’s your favorite part of Little Women?
Heinz Affirms Donations, “Partnership” With Anti-Gay Boy Scouts
Do you like bigotry with your condiments? Heinz has donated to the Boy Scouts and plans to continue that relationship regardless of their anti-LGBTQ policies. The New Civil Rights Movement shares: Ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz Company gave $12,000 to the Scouts during the fiscal year ending April 27, 2011 — and stands by those donations. “The H.J. Heinz […]
the coalition of people whose lives are ruined whenever other people are treated equally
This is amusing. I love the little girl’s eyes at the end. LOL
Facebook fail (again)
BeaverCountian.com is a website focusing on news and opinion in (where else?) Beaver County. Last week, website founder John Paul wrote about Kesha Webb, an openly gay student in Beaver Area School District who wanted to bring her girlfriend to a Junior ROTC Ball. Initially, a ROTC instructor told her that same-sex partners were not […]
The Week in LGBTQ (March 3, 2013)
Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe submit pro-marriage Supreme Court brief – Outsports AndPittsburgh’s own Gene Collier weighs in on this: I’m pretty sure this ties Ayanbadejo and Kluwe for the league lead in amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court this offseason. RT @thinkprogress: 131 Republicans to SCOTUS: Marriage Equality will protect children. This has […]
Losing my religion: Part 4
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) When I left the Roman Catholic church, I felt lost. I knew I wasn’t a fundamentalist Christian. I have friends who have become Buddhists, and while I admire them, it wasn’t for me. I heard an interview with Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Schrute on “The Office,” and who’s […]
Social Media Infuses Jane Austen With New Life
As if you need a reason to reread “Pride and Prejudice” – if you do though, “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries” on YouTube is that reason. A episodic chapter homage to all things Austen, LBD chronicles the life of 24 year old communications grad student Lizzie Bennet and her family living in contemporary California. The chronicles […]