protesting the raid on the Eagle From Solidarity, a look at a police raid on an Atlanta leather bar, and reasons for the timid protest that followed: Not quite Stonewall:40 years later the cops haven’t changed, but we have by giseldaSeptember 15, 2009 “Hey, Red Dog: Bored with Grandmothers?” Those …
Eudy Simelane, Victim of Lesbophobic Murder The following from iafrica.com: Gender: the ugly truthArticle By: Justine GerardyWed, 02 Sep 2009 10:34 Songs for Eudy Simelane filter into the courtroom where dozens wait, with flasks of coffee and endless patience, for the men accused of the lesbian footballer’s gang-rape and murder. …
The following reposted here from a local queer mailing list: If you are a transsexual, transgender, or gender variant person who has physically transitioned outside of the traditional route, WE WANT YOUR STORY! For people who wish to physically transition – to change their body in ways related to their …
Windi Earthworm was an institution of the radical anglo left in 1980s Montreal. A crossdressing openly gay street musician who took it upon himself to educate the public about the Vancouver 5, the genocide of Indigenous peoples, the destruction of nature, and the miseries of life under capitalism, Windi was …
From Gaywired by way of IntelligentaIndigena: Iraq is one of only nine countries in the world where homosexual people are executed simply for being gay. While the New York Times reports that Iraqis are now able to “enjoy freedoms unthinkable two years ago,” – women are able to walk the …
An excellent statement from the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, FIERCE, Queers for Economic Justice, the Peter Cicchino Youth Project and the Audre Lorde Project, about how hate crimes legislation is a bad idea, as is incarceration as a solution to violence in our communities: SRLP announces non-support of the Gender …
Queen of the Bolsheviks: The Hidden History of Dr. Marie Equi by Nancy Krieger $2.00 from left-wing books dot net Saddle-stitched pamphlet 30 pages Published by Kersplebedeb in 2009 ISBN 1-894946-30-8 Now forgotten, Dr. Marie Equi was a physician for working-class women and children, a lesbian, and a dynamic and …
An interesting post by Jed Brandt on Mike Ely’s Kasama blog about the anti-queer political line advanced by the (u.s.) Revolutionary Communist Party up until a few years ago: Misuses of the Erotic: Debate Among Revolutionary Youth.
about thirty people marched with Pervers/Cite in Montreal’sannual “LGBTA” Divers/Cite event this year Retrain your gag reflex: Don’t Swallow Corporate Pride translation: Queers against the Gaygeoisie’s Sole Model: Capitalist, White and Male another cop-hating faggot indeed…
It’s coming up that time of year again: Divers/Cite, Montreal’s “LBGTA” pride event. As some know, but too many do not, Pride in Montreal takes place later than in most North American cities, commemorating as it does not Stonewall, but Sexgarage, an after-hours party that was subject to a violent …