“When those who have the power to name and to socially construct reality choose not to see you or hear you.… When someone with the authority of a teacher, say, describes the world and you are not in it, there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium, as if you looked in the mirror and saw nothing.” – A
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Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette came out as pansexual in last Tuesday's installment of the Handsome podcast with lesbian comedians Tig Notaro and Fortune Feimster and bisexual nonbinary comedian Mae Martin. During the conversation, Feimster complimented Mori...
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This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. As the Cornell rape allegations continue to roil beyond college campuses and into the homes of families across the country, a familiar question has played out: How do we educat...
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A woman told the FBI that, when she was 13 years old, Donald Trump watched as her uncle murdered her newborn child and dumped its tiny corpse into Lake Michigan. Her claim appears in an FBI document among Epstein files, newly released by the Department of Justice (DOJ), but it's ...
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When the Democratic Party wins a majority in the House of Representatives and hopefully in the Senate as well, please don’t forget Ukraine. When Hakeem Jeffries wrestles the gavel from the feckless grip of Trump sycophant, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), don’t forget the good ...
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It’s rare for a film reviewer to feel as if they’re being gifted – by the accidental fortune of being alive in a particular time and present in a particular place – the opportunity to see a future cinema classic before it becomes one. I’ve certainly had the experience of seeing s...
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Millions worldwide now commemorate the June 28, 1969, Stonewall riots in New York City as the start of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. But at the time, the queer community had very little political power, and how newspapers reported the Stonewall riots revealed the cultu...
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Democrats flip both the House & Senate in a major blue wave The results so far: Democrats flipped at least 43 House seats, including many considered very conservative, giving them control of the lower chamber. The Senate will have at least 54 Democratic members next year, which n...
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Transphobic billionaire Harry Potter author JK Rowling issued an exceedingly rare statement of support for transgender adults and gender-affirming care yesterday. Regardless, her comment doesn't make up for her continued anti-trans activism. In a response to a now-deleted comment...
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While weekly karaoke nights, a Lavender Country Line dancing event, and a Field Day party (masks still required) are on the calendar, the embattled Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue is closing. The bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, made headlines in September when a decision to drop ...
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Gay Trump administration official Richard Grenell, who stepped down last March as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., had his $1 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd thrown out by a judge last Friday be...
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Excerpted from The Trans Voice Practice Journal: Explore, Track, and Claim Your Gender-Affirming Voice by Renée Yoxon (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). Reprinted with permission. If you’re reading this book, then it’s likely that you want to create a speaking voice that brings you c...
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‘Mamma Mia!’Through Nov. 15National Theatre1321 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.tickets start at $59broadwayatthenational.com For nearly 25 years, out actor Victor Wallace has been a big part of “Mamma Mia!” A staple wherever hit shows are performed, the high energy juke box musical is ba...
