H/T to the ever Angry Asian Man Boston Globe (three cheers for Boston) actually did an article featuring people of color bloggers, Blog is Beautiful. Hooray – among the noted was Angry Black Woman – and several other folks who I read and enjoy on a regular basis. I’m very proud to be in the […]
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What Makes a Hate Crime?
From Democracy Now This is a portion of a transcript from Megan Williams and what she described as her experience when she was kidnapped, raped, and tortured for a week. Now, this is what I want to know: what constitutes a hate crime? A hate crime must be a “conspiracy against constitutional rights.” What part […]
Catching Up
Oh, I’m so behind. It’s been awhile since the last post and everytime I remember that I need to write something, I chide myself, “Tomorrow! Tomorrow I will.” Of course tomorrow becomes tomorrow becomes tomorrow. Today is tomorrow. So, where did we leave off? Oh yes, three weekends ago, my parents came in from Pennsylvania […]
The Polls Are Closed: MY RESULTS
It looks like your votes are similar to my personal decision to say a big phatty fat HELLS NO to attending my highschool reunion. We’ll leave 1997 to be a sweet potato memory rolling around in my head, but I think I’ll pass on the gathering of folks. Besides, my flight leaves that early morning […]
1 in 3 Gay Men Suffer Abuse, the Chicago Sun Times
H/T to Gay Person of Color. Domestic violence has shades of purple. That’s the color for the DV awareness ribbon. Domestic violence also has shades of gender bias. While womyn are still the primary victims in a DV man/womyn relationship, the Chicago Sun Times is reporting that 1 in 3 men in a gay relationship […]
$30 and Four Days Later, I Resurface
Who are we without community? I mean, really, without community we advance in our lives, grow in our habits, and revel in our own created moments without the peril of rejection, the poetics of others, the responsibility of scaffolds, and the rising up of collected voice? Without community, life slims to a linguine thin escapade […]
A Fairy Tale Ending Eludes Separated Twins, NYTimes
Here is a story about a Filipina immigrant who came to the states with twins joined at the head. Four years ago they were separated and received national attention and international medical media, but today still face considerable uncertainty for their future. All the harrowing fears face this Filipina mother whose worries encompass all the […]
Feminism is…(for my records)
For my records. This post is crazy linked. Check it out if you like. Now THIS post is just crazy hot. Check it out if you love getting fired up.
The Rape of Latinas in the US Military
Days and months that mark sexual assault awareness come and go through the calendar year. While I pay tribute and advocate for these special periods that heighten consciousness, it’s also too easy to let the everyday go by and forget that everyday, every minute, in every community in this world womyn are being raped, sodomized, […]
Women of Color Feminism
This is a project I am preparing for a conference in March of 2008. Here is draft one. The purpose of this project is to feature, support, and highlight the work done by feminists of color.Here’s a sneak preview!Enjoy!