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California Passes Affirmative Consent Bill; Rape Apologists Retreat Into Fantasy

In a landmark piece of legislation, the California Senate yesterday passed an “affirmative consent” bill for colleges throughout the state. The first of its kind, SB 967 explicitly requires schools to adopt a standard of affirmative consent, defined in the bill as:
Affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity. It is the responsibility of each person involved in the…

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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: This Is The Welcome Wagon for Your New Contributing Editors

Hello, cyborgs and robocops! It’s been another wild and wonderful week since our last Friday Open Thread, in which we post analytical essays and readers respond in kind with a 2-3 paragraph academic critique. JK! It’s the space where we shoot the shit with each other because eventually, when we all conquer the world, we wanna make sure we know the right people.
We’ve added some new faces to our…

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The Comment Awards Are A Mystery Of Time and Space

Greetings lovely commenters, lurkers and people who spelled Autotrader wrong in their browsers! I have missed you during my travels across the U.S. and Canadaland over the past few weeks. What the heck is new with you?
This week we’ve been talking about Ferguson, pondering the insane “help” advice columnists give to bisexuals and also the anti-rape nail polish that was invented by some dudes.
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You Need Help: How To Let Her Down Easy

Welcome to You Need Help! Where you’ve got a problem and yo, we solve it. Or we at least try.
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Question for the Team/ all human beings who date: What is the best way to end something (i.e. break up) with someone you’ve been casually dating for one or two months? My general feeling is that open and honest communication is the way to go for most everything, but what if the reason you want to end…

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The A+ Bee, Issue Three: Take A Chance On Bee

HEY FRAGGLES, GUESS WHAT? There’s a new issue of the A+ Bee! That’s right, artisanally crafted by Chelsey and I in our Easy Bake Oven that we UPS back and forth from Ohio to California, this Bee is vegan-friendly and gluten-free!

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Having Your Wedding Cupcake & Eating It Too: Radical Queer & Progressive LGBT Politics Working Together

A decade ago, I was the ~~feminist cult leader~~ director of my small Upstate NY college’s Women’s Center. I was a righteous babe of the very early millennial generation, coming into queerness right off the hot hot heat of Queer Nation, before The L Word. I was a few weeks into college when 9/11 happened and the anti-Iraq war outrage was palpable. One of my earliest memories of my now-spouse is…

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Rhymes With Witches: Original Degrassi Mean Girl, Tabi

Have you ever loved a fictional character so much that their image is so ingrained into your head that years later after you’ve forgotten their name or even what show or movie they starred in, the image of this person is still crystal clear? That’s who Tabi is to me.
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For all you non-Degrassihardcore fans; Tabitha, widely known as Tabi, was a character in the awesomely…

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Things I Read That I Love #142: Like A Freaky Connie Francis With A Death Wish

HELLO and welcome to the 142nd installment of Things I Read That I Love, wherein I share with you some of the longer-form journalism/essays I’ve read recently so that you can read them too and we can all know more about the death penalty! This “column” is less feminist/queer focused than the rest of the site because when something is feminist/queer focused, I put it on the rest of the site. Here…

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Playlist: Sounds Like A Long-Distance Relationship

Sometimes I like to sit still and close my eyes and I pretend I’m in a convertible with Geneva on the open road, just like Las Vegas. In the morning I wish she could make me coffee, or even just put my tired ass in the passenger seat and take us to Tim Horton’s, just like Nanaimo. I know her in Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Washington. I know her in hotel rooms and in my twin-sized bed, on the…

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Four Foods That Helped Me Realize My Southern Identity

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I’m moving this week! I will be leaving my rural-ish hometown in North Carolina for the beautifully gay Bay Area, and I’m stoked as all hell. But here’s the thing — I feel like I can tell you this because you were so great the last time I shared my feelings— I’m having unexpected emotions about leaving North Carolina. Last time I left, it was for college, and I felt nary…

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New Lesbian Buddy Comedy “Rods and Cones” Is Weird and Awesome

Created by a queer lady duo that has been working together for nearly 15 years, Rods and Cones follows two recent art school grads who are deeply in debt. After being rudely interrupted by a pair of lovable comedians, Carole Murphy and Mitzi Fitzsimmons, whose Hot Mom act simply kills, they decide to join them in a comedy contest with a cash prize called Over the Shoulder Comedy Boulders Festival.

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Ok Let’s All Do This: Miranda July’s Somebody App

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“The app makes people do things they normally wouldn’t do,” she says. “It can get outrageous. I do like the fact that it creates these ephemeral experiences, but I also hope that some people will document their message deliveries, just so I can see them.”
– W Magazine
What the heck is this, you might ask? GOOD QUESTION. If you’ve gotten into any of Miranda July’s…

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Brittani’s Video Party: Hannah Hart Wants to Know if Amy Poehler and HAIM are Gay

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Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj came together for “Bang Bang” which could have been some sort of mini “Lady Marmalade” situation but, unfortunately, is not. I now find Jessie J annoying and after watching the VMAs, it’s apparent Ariana Grande has negative personality. When I watch her I feel like I’m sacrificing part of my personality to an unknown being.
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Dear Queer Diary: Two Journalers are Twice as Nice

The bad news, my dear queer diarists, is that Intergalactic Journaling Awareness Month is coming to an end. The good news is that it is coming to an end with not one, but two great interviews to inspire and inform you in all your journaling pursuits! With no further ado, allow me to introduce…
Mary
Mary recently graduated from college, and, like so many of us, is currently trying to figure out…

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.