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Help Kate Bornstein Stay Alive

Queers, Auntie Kate needs our help! ...

Anita's Last Cha Cha

"Anita's Last Cha Cha" is a feature length film in progress by writer/director Sigrid Bernardo. ...

WATCH: Tegan&Sara at SXSW 2013

Couldn't make it out to SXSW? I know, I feel you. But this simple fact doesn't mean you have to miss Tegan and Sara's complete performance at SXSW for all eternity. Why? Youtube. ...

Lean In, or Just Wear a Bra? Tina Fey on "Inside The Actors Studio"

The void of 30 Rock hurts my heart. Really. Not even glancing at Liz Lemon's head on the side of a Ben&Jerry's container at the market is satisfying ... ...

WAM! NYC Conference This Saturday

Women, Action, and the Media—WAM!—will hold its NYC conference this weekend, 23 March, at the Hive at 55. ...

Yes, Michelle, the Truth is Leading to Painful Confrontations

Last night the twitterverse exploded with the news of Michelle Shocked's homophobe rant at a San Fran concert. ...

Ode To Shosh

With Season 2 of GIRLS having come to a close this past Sunday (read my recaps over at AfterEllen!), it i ...

"Feminists" on the Rise

Great news: feminism is on the rise. That is, the number of women who consider themselves "feminist" has steadily increased over the past four years. ...

Tig Notaro, Lily Tomlin, Judy Gold and Others Headline "Why We Laugh"

This Thursday, 21 March, Showtime will air Why We Laugh: Funny Women, a documentary consisting of a series of interview-portraits of today's most prominent female stand-ups and comedians. ...

Headline News: Thoughts and Commentary

While trolling this news today I thought I'd round up a few of the headlines here, the good the bad and the ugly... ...

The Nun From the Bus Discusses New Pope

Our favorite nun, Sister Simone Campbell appeared on RMS last night to discuss the new Pontif. If you haven't seen the headlines its a mixed bag, which I guess is better than all bad... ...

Documenting Feminist Revolutionaries: Grace Lee Boggs & Angela Davis

Yesterday Moon and I saw Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners, the new documentary about Angela Davis's im ...

Mexico Sets the Tone on Hate Speech

Homophobic epithets are so pervasive across the globe that most heterosexual people are sadly unaware of the psychological and physical toil they have on lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...

Walk in the Park

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The Nazi Ties of Joseph Beuys
http://hyperallergic.com
May 21, 2013

A new biography argues that artist Joseph Beuys was not really progressive and enlightened, but rather reactionary in his politics. A new biography of the artist, kicks up the age-old debate about the separation of the artist and the art ...

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Skewering the Egos of Male Artists at Dia:Beacon
hyperallergic.com
May 21, 2013

Of the 25 artists whose work is currently on long-term view at Dia:Beacon, four of them are women. One of those women is half of a husband-and-wife team.

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Church of Scotland Takes Step to Allow Gay Clergy
ABC News
May 21, 2013

Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships...

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Liberace film throws spotlight on gay rights at Cannes festival
Reuters
May 21, 2013

The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual gathering.

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Protests in New York after gay man's murder
Al Jazeera English
May 21, 2013

Thousands of New Yorkers - including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn - have marched to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighbourhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights movement.

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Egypt’s Growing Gay-Rights Movement
The Daily Beast
May 21, 2013

Though homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt, coming out has always been complicated and even dangerous.

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Bans Of Same-Sex Marriage Can Take A Psychological Toll
NPR
May 20, 2013

When several states passed laws banning same-sex marriages, researchers found that the mental health of gay residents seemed to suffer. Conversely, stress-related disorders dropped after the legalization of gay marriage in one state.

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