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the worst part of being away from Camille is not being able to sit in the same room with her while we do our own thing, peeking up occasionally to smile at how pretty she is when she’s focusing or stressed and flips her hair every two seconds. If I can’t be in the room to hear her sing along to a song, it’s nice that I can at least know what she’s listening to.
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We’ve published some really amazing things this week — so many that it’s possible you missed some of them. Luckily, we’re here to fix that situation and improve your overall life by telling you about those things right now.

New Writers!

Holiday Party Fashion Shoot: Lady Vengeance Style, by Arabelle Sicardi - I HAVE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT THIS ALL WEEK!! I’ve always had this dream about us doing our own fashion photography and having full-on photoshoots like a REAL MAGAZINE, and I love Arabelle’s work for Rookie and I love her style and her blog and, also, she’s a critter. Her first shoot for us and her words about red eyeshadow were just as spectacular as I’d hoped. (Also, Fit for a Femme did a fashion shoot for us this week too! It’s called Fit for a Femme’s Guide to Dressing Up to Meet the Family and it’s got some really fancy special advice for you. I love her.)

Top Ten Things I Genuinely and Unironically Love With Little to Zero Shame, by Comedian Elicia Sanchez of Yo Heart Frijoles. The hilarious Elicia Sanchez dishes on things near and dear to her, for example “Red Robin” and “Mortal Kombat” and “Brendan Fraser.”

BPM: Kate Boy, The One with The Fictitious Androgynous Band Member - BPM or “Booze Paired With Music” is our newest music column by Jeanie Chung - “a brief exposé on artists, popular or obscure, to suit your need for beats. Along with it, we offer a little treat to make for yourself while you bask in the sound of glory and a drink well done. As a former DJ, violinist, aca-bopper, and hip-hop dancer, I try to bring you as much variety in artists and commentary as I can. Listen on!”

Stories You Missed:

Mourning Madiba: South African Queers Grapple With An Uncertain Future, by Meghan - Y'all, Meghan gets real deep about what Mandela did for the LGBTI community in South Africa and talks to activists about the impact of Mandela’s death on their lives. ORIGINAL REPORTING!

Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Melissa Gira Grant about Cats, Sex Work, and Writing, by Carmen - Fun fact: the first blogs I ever read were sex worker blogs, which means I’ve known about Melissa Gira Grant for like eight years now. And then Lil C interviewed her for our website and it was perfect and she said so many interesting smart things.

First Person:

Big Queer Pimples, or How I Learned to Love (or Tolerate) My Acne, by Kate: It’s a personal essay by Kate, sooooo

Imagining a Better World For Trans Women Survivors Of Domestic Violence, by Morgan Collado: “The reach of intimate partner violence in my life still amazes me. Emotional violence in relationships leaves scars that are deep and knotted. It has taken years and lots of love, both self-love and love from others, in order to ease out the tension that ties up my body. But being a survivor has shown me how resilient I can be because I am still alive. I can take the shit that the world has thrown at me and turn it into a garden.”

I Don’t Know How To Say Goodbye So I Wrote You This Instead, by Vanessa - This made me cry all day on Monday. ALL DAY.

Marriage Isn’t A Coupon You Have to Redeem, by Bevin of Queer Fat Femme - “Marriage is like a chlorinated community pool that we now get access to. I think that people forget that queers have been swimming in the ocean the whole time.”

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This is more reality than A&E can actually handle. If you have reality TV premised on finding buffoonish characters, cartoon characters, manipulation, cruelty, you’re probably going to get a lot of homophobia, misogyny, and racism in there somewhere too and I think it actually would be great to show that on air more than not… Homophobia is a political structure. It’s supported by institutions, and laws, and whether or not Duck Dynasty airs next season, I just don’t think it has a whole lot of impact on that system of homophobia… Show them in context.This is a view that his church shares. He cites his interpretation of the Bible for it. There are many evangelicals who believe this way, so let’s have a conversation about that and why these views exist and are there other Christian alternatives to these beliefs and is there a different interpretation of the Bible rather than just sort of gunning for this guy to get fired.
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The reach of intimate partner violence in my life still amazes me. Emotional violence in relationships leaves scars that are deep and knotted. It has taken years and lots of love, both self-love and love from others, in order to ease out the tension that ties up my body. But being a survivor has shown me how resilient I can be because I am still alive. I can take the shit that the world has thrown at me and turn it into a garden.
Imagining a Better World For Trans Women Survivors Of Domestic Violence (via fuckyeahautostraddle)