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5 Things to Know About Prison Abolition and the Prison Industrial Complex

5 Things to Know About Prison Abolition and the Prison Industrial Complex

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Maybe you’ve heard, and maybe you haven’t, but I’m going to say it again because it’s still true: the criminal justice system in the United States is a fucked up institution that is every kind of -ist you can think of, and feeds off of the most marginalized bodies of our society in order for companies to maximize profits. It’s often called the prison industrial complex (PIC), a term coined by the…

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You Should Go: Kickass NYC Cocktail Party With Babeland And Autostraddle

You Should Go: Kickass NYC Cocktail Party With Babeland And Autostraddle

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Hello friends and lovers!  Once again, we are teaming up with our amazing friends at Babeland to host a night of sex positivity, complementary cocktails and queer-friendly magic in New York City.  This next party takes place at 7 PM on Thursday, March 27 at the SoHo Babeland at 43 Mercer Street. We hosted a similar event last year, and it was amazingly educational and super fun.

During the…

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Wilder Hungers: Welcome to the Toast Post

Wilder Hungers: Welcome to the Toast Post

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Happy spring straddlers, and welcome to the toast post! Since yesterday was the first day of Spring, I almost felt obligated to make this one of those posts where I only talk about seasonally appropriate things and what spring activities I’m looking forward to. BUT it’s still cold and the Northeastern US has not yet gotten the memo about the season change so…. toast! Toast is, in my opinion, the…

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Glee Episode 512 Recap: 100 Times Better Than Usual

Glee Episode 512 Recap: 100 Times Better Than Usual

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Welcome to the twelfth episode of the fifth season of Glee, a show about why I can’t spell “twelfth” without spellcheck. No but seriously: Welcome to the twelfth episode of the fifth season of Glee, a wacky family dramedy about a team of students with very clean shoes who progress from high school to college while moonlighting as private investigators under the tutelage of Nietzsche. This show…

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Lez Liberty Lit #42: Didactic Dialogue and Book Doctors

Lez Liberty Lit #42: Didactic Dialogue and Book Doctors

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Malinda Lo writes about including didactic dialogue about race and sexuality in her books, and why it sometimes reads awkwardly, and why she does it because of that:

“Even when these kinds of interactions are written in character, some readers will check out of the narrative and think, ‘This is not realistic.’ Some readers always balk at straightforward grappling with race and…

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Pretty Little Liars Episode 424 Recap: A is for Anal

Pretty Little Liars Episode 424 Recap: A is for Anal

Oh why hello there. I’m so glad you’re here for the long and magical journey we have ahead of us for this season finale episode. I want you to know that Lizz titled this post for us. I miss her, too, ya’ll! Did you read her open thread for this episode? We were all so hoping for something Pailey to happen! Ugh! But onwards, ever onwards. Let’s get us some answers.

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The thing is, I DO care about the environment but I cannot stand it when white people pretend they are all connected to the earth and refuse to understand that many of us — Migrant Brown People — come from backgrounds where “environmentalism” is not talked about because we grow up doing unintentional “green” things. For some reason mainstream culture has done a great job of erasing people of color’s legacy on anything “green” or “environmental.” Mainstream media falsely frames sustainable practices as practices spearheaded by white people. A very annoying example of this is permaculture, a “design system” that you can learn if you have thousands of dollars — mind you, a lot of the principles of permaculture are practiced by people of color worldwide, from reusing water to wash dishes and water plants to using food scraps to enrich soil for plants.
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Reclaiming Abuelita Knowledge As A Brown Ecofeminista

Reclaiming Abuelita Knowledge As A Brown Ecofeminista

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When I was going to college in Berkeley I lived in this extremely bizarre vegan co-op that was filled with white people that were “into trees” and vegan food. They had this thing called “Naked Pizza Friday” where anyone who was naked got the first grabs on vegan pizza. So this co-op was definitely a weird experience for me. I saw too many naked white bodies and even learned about vegan butter. I…

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You Need Help: To Text, or Not To Text?

You Need Help: To Text, or Not To Text?

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I got this question via Autostraddle message:

I went to a party. I met this beautiful lady. We didn’t talk much, but we DID spend a decent amount of time making out and dancing. Her friends showed up and we parted ways, but exchanged numbers. I asked her to text me and she said she would. I met her on a Saturday and now it’s Tuesday. 

Should I text her? Should I give up waiting for her to text me?

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Dear Queer Diary: Commonplace Books Should Be More Common

Dear Queer Diary: Commonplace Books Should Be More Common

Forgive me, my fearless journalers, for beginning with some If You Give A Mouse A Cookie-style logic:

1. If you are reading this column, I would hazard a guess that you enjoy reading books. (I would also hazard a guess that you are an awesomely intellectual queer nerd with a high level of appreciation sexy glasses-wearing ladies. However, that has little to do with today’s subject.)

2. Now, if…

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Stand By Me: Historically Black Churches and LGBTQ Allyship

Stand By Me: Historically Black Churches and LGBTQ Allyship

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As of late, LGBTQ rights advocates have challenged religious organizations for endorsing oppressive and discriminatory doctrine under the guise of spiritual guidance. These disagreements with the Church as an institution, while generally valid, particularly target historically Black churches and often reduce these congregations to a monolith of homophobia. Without a doubt, historically Black…

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“The Fosters” Episode 120 Recap: Nothing Good Ever Happens in Metropolis

“The Fosters” Episode 120 Recap: Nothing Good Ever Happens in Metropolis

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The episode begins with the usual yada yada yada about what happened last week and the only thing that stood out to me was Vico’s jacket. Is the Anchor Beach mascot a whale or a shark? It looks like a whale but that seems like a dumb mascot — not threatening at all — “Watch out! I’m going to krill you!” So, it must be a shark which led me to watch West Side Storyvideos on YouTube. I think we…

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