Category Archives: Whatever

Charles has posted the 18th Erase Racism Carnival over at Kill Bigotry! As usual we have great submissions. Here is the schedule for the next 3 months. January is still open if anyone is interested in hosting. For more information … Continue reading →

I don’t think I’ve ever read a better post than this one by La Lubu of Feministe on why we need S-CHIP, why we need national healthcare, and why our current system is abso-fucking lutely sadistic and nonsensical. I cried … Continue reading →

This is a bit awkward for me, but people have responded so positively to the “My Daughter’s Vagina” series–which I will get back to as soon as my work schedule permits–that I hope what I want to ask will not … Continue reading →

A gay white male friend of mine — Perverse Adult of Ejaculations of a Perverse Adult, the sexiest blog since blogs came to blogtown — wants to get a t-shirt that would reflect the way his feminism is inspired and … Continue reading →

From Cara in this thread at Feministe: Isn’t it funny how all of those so against identity politics tend to be white middle-class dudes? It’s almost like they share a political view that is shaped by a shared identity. WEIRD. … Continue reading →

Another political blogger is thinking of quitting, not from disinterest so much as from continual abuse. If sie needs to go, sie needs to go. Sie is precious and important and should preserve hirself and hir happiness, particularly since sie … Continue reading →

This is a bit fluffy for me, but Norilana Press Books is calling for submissions for a new anthology of science fiction stories with strong female protagonists. The anthology is being imagined as a sister series to Marion Zimmer Bradley’s … Continue reading →

Always been curious about how to write a cover letter when you’re submitting a piece of fiction or poetry? Search no longer, for your primer has arrived. Actually, this is a good time to — once again — plug PodCastle, … Continue reading →

A few months ago, I went to a cafe in Berkeley with my fiance, an artist friend of mine, and the estimable Myca. In the course of conversation, I mentioned that I really think the best advice for men in … Continue reading →