Today in “Things That Even Jesus H. Christ Didn’t Believe Existed, But In Fact Did Exist,” U.S. Military Edition: “A U.S. Army comic book from 2001 explaining ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,’ or what they call (the) ‘Homosexual Conduct Policy’. The publication was very likely as a test document with little distribution.”
Like we said: Jesus H. Christ.
(via Comics With Problems and found at BoingBoing)
Absolutely stunning piece by illustrator/artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh entitled Nayyirah and Rasheeda. Tatyana also illustrated a dope proposed poster for the upcoming film of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. Peep the illustrated poster HERE.
THIS is my idea of gay pride, not rainbows. :-)
The rainbow flag isn’t actually all that inclusive; I hear this especially in anarchist and POC spaces—the colors are together, but they’re still separated by lines. UM NO. Also this photo is lovely. :)
(via suzyxisntreal)
Nice turnaround from a previously pretty homophobic dude. I’m down.
sooooo…we had a nice intro post but it somehow disappeared in all the queue kerfuffle. Hopefully we’ll get one up soon but for now I’d like to take the time to say, welcome! I’m Alix, and with my friends Brandon and Spencer I’m embarking on this queer & fabulous blogging adventure. Stay a while! Tell a friend! etc.
Bash Back! Strikes queer-hating church — Fort Wayne, IN
Gutierrez explained that ‘Bash Back’ refers to pushing for rights of same-sex marriage and homosexuality through the constitution. Same-sex marriage and homosexuality are two topics the Church on Fire does not support.
From Wikipedia:
The Lavender Menace was an informal group of lesbian radical feminists formed to protest the exclusion of lesbians and lesbian issues from the feminist movement at the Second Congress to Unite Women in New York City on May 1, 1970. Members included Karla Jay, Rita Mae Brown, Lois Hart, Barbara Love, Ellen Shumsky, and Michaela Griffo, and were mostly members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and the National Organization for Women (NOW).
The myth of the origin of the phrase “Lavender Menace” is that it was first used in 1969 by Betty Friedan, president of NOW, to describe the threat that she believed associations with lesbianism posed to NOW and the emerging women’s movement. Friedan, and some other straight feminists as well, worried that the association would hamstring feminists’ ability to achieve serious political change, and that stereotypes of “mannish” and “man-hating” lesbians would provide an easy way to dismiss the movement.
