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Cecily McMillan Gets 90 Days in Prison, 5 Years Probation; Police Brutality Continues

Cecily McMillan, recently convicted of assaulting a police officer after she elbowed him when he sexually assaulted her at an Occupy Wall Street protest, was sentenced today to 90 days in prison and five years probation.
Yes, McMillan got far less time than the seven years she could have faced. But any time in prison for this act which was clearly self-defense is completely unjust. Furthermore,…

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We Won A Thing In Oregon! Judge Rules Marriage Ban Unconstitutional, State Attorney Cool With It

A federal judge just struck down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage, hours after an appeals court denied the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage’s request for emergency stay. Couples in the state can begin marrying immediately.
via Oregon United
“Because Oregon’s marriage laws discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation without a rational relationship to any legitimate government…

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Orphan Black Episode 205 Recap: Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est

Hey Clone of the Cave Bears, welcome to the recap of the fifth episode! This is a halfway point of the season, and things are ramping up like whoa.
We open in Rachel’s apartment, where she and Dr. Leekie survey the bloody aftermath of Daniel’s murder.
The bad news is Daniel is dead. The good news is his blood adds a much needed contrast color to the apartment.
Joining them is Paul, who is back…

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What The Heck Is Going On In Arkansas? A Marriage Equality Explainer

Last week was a crazy one for marriage equality advocates in Arkansas. First, on May 9, Pulaski County Circuit Court judge Chris Piazza struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban, allowing couples to apply for an estimated 500 marriages statewide over the next seven days. County clerks in some districts questioned the ruling, citing a separate law prohibiting them from issuing marriage…

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27 Cupcake Situations That Do Not Include Box Mix

Hello and welcome to this thing we’re trying out where we help you figure out what you’re gonna put in your mouth this week. Some of these are recipes we’ve tried, some of these are recipes we’re looking forward to trying, all of them are fucking delicious. Tell us what you want to put in your piehole or suggest your own recipes, and next week we’ll check in and talk about which things we made,…

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Glee Episode 520 Recap: The Untitled Glee Season Finale Project

Hi everyone! Welcome to the 20th recap of the fifth season of Glee, a show about teenagers falling in and out of love and bursting into song while trying to make their theater dreams come true.
Wait. I don’t think we need a picture. That’s actually what this show is about.
Also, I’m going to level with you guys: I’m kind of phoning it in this week. I am already in California for A-Camp 2014 and…

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This Thing Bigger Than Us: Creating Sacred Space

“I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
When I was a little girl, I loved to sit in my great grandmother’s garden. She lived in a cabin in the woods and her garden was wild with pumpkin tendrils and snapdragons. In the early morning, deer came to nibble at the plants that grew through the chicken-wire fence.…

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Loving the Women Who Look Like Me: Queer Black Women in Love

When I first came out to myself two years ago, I didn’t know how to love the women who looked like me. I barely knew how to accept my same gender desires, but at least the TV shows, movies, and books that lauded ivory-skinned beauties with hair that grows and flows down taught me how to lust after white women. But, loving, lusting after, dating, fucking, playing with, and appreciating the women…

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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Know What You’re Doing Later

Feature image via rodeoh.
Welcome to NSFW Sunday!
Araxie via curiously-kinky-queer.tumblr.com
+ At the Hairpin, Lindsay King-Miller answers questions about queer femme invisibility at work, the queer canon, coming out as trans to your date and bi invisibility and non-monogamy:
“Try to stop worrying about whether you’re Queer Enough. You have plenty of things to worry about (is that cute person…

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Sunday Funday Is Seeing These Corgis For the First Time On Your Gay Marriage Day

Hey, ice cream cones! Camp is just around the riverbend, which means every second of my life is filled with butterflies of excitement. But ’til the magic begins, here’s some good gay news to get you through brunch.
Costa Rica’s Gay Gesture
President of Costa Rica Luis Guillermo Solis raised a pride flag next to the national flag Friday because LGBT people are the shit.
Corgis Being Corgis
These…