| Things we totally need to talk about |
[May. 6th, 2009|01:32 pm] |
Guys, a FIFTH STATE just legalized gay marriage!!!! I don't know what has been in the drinking water the past few months but damn, pour those legislators another glass?
This totally makes up for Marion Barry's lovely comment about why he was the only DC Councilmember to vote against DC recognizing gay marriage from other states: "All hell is going to break lose. We may have a civil war. The black community is just adament against this."
Yes, Marion, because it's not like SOME GAY PEOPLE ARE BLACK or anything. Nope, they're a big monolithic group of angry, conservative people who hate the gays. All of them. Oh, and they're violent, so watch out for those civil wars they start.
SIGH.
But to finish this up with on a positive note - the big friendly black man who sits at the reception desk of the building across the way - the one with the cafe in the basement that serves cheesecake, oh lordy, I suspect I'm going to be buying myself some afternoon cheesecake in the near future - anyways, this guy (who was BLACK, Marion Barry) stopped me to tell me that he loved my haircut (my short, TOTALLY LESBIAN haircut, Marion Barry) and that it was beautiful and that it suited me perfectly and that I shouldn't worry that it gets too fluffy and ridiculous when it's humid and rainy like it has been because it looked GREAT.
Thank you, friendly receptionist man. And thank you Maine. But Marion Barry? You can kiss my ass. |
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| Old Jewish feminists in Ohio |
[Mar. 26th, 2009|10:22 am] |
LOVE this New York Times article: Having a Bat Mitzvah in Their 90s Because It’s a Hoot
A bat mitzvah was rare in the United States until the 1950s and ’60s, said an associate rabbi at Menorah Park, Howard Kutner. Since then, many adult women have decided to make up for what they were denied as children, but most who do so are in their 50s and 60s, Rabbi Kutner said. A septuagenarian is rare and a nonagenarian nearly unheard of, he said, but only those in or near their 90s showed up when he offered bat mitzvah instruction to Menorah Park women of any age.
“Most people in their 90s, they just eat their three meals a day and are happy to be alive,” Rabbi Kutner said. “I think this shows that at any age you can set a challenge and meet it.”
A challenge, perhaps, but not all the women see it quite that way. “My first thought was boy, what a hoot!” said Millie Danziger Fromet, 90.
( Full article ) |
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| "Butch" |
[Mar. 18th, 2009|11:32 am] |
I am always trying to explain to people what I mean when I say I'm attracted to "butch" women. That's the best word I have to describe it - that particular characteristic I fall for, the strength, self-assurance, aggressiveness that comes with restraint - it's not just short hair or body type or self-confidence.
This article at After Ellen, about Rachel Maddow, gives the best description I've seen yet:
The set of a woman’s shoulders, the way she crosses her legs, the angle of her hips when she walks — all of these are signals of butchness. And we know it when we see it. That kind of recognition takes place in the gut. |
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| I am a gay jock geek |
[Mar. 16th, 2009|03:37 pm] |
An interview with Lauren Lappin where she talks about being a gay athlete and a member of the 2008 Olympic USA softball team. A really lovely article - Lappin is very well-spoken, and of course the points she's making are close to my heart.
I found this the most interesting question & answer:
PG: How does your experience of competing as an openly gay athlete compare to competing while closeted?
LL: Once I was comfortable with my sexuality, I came out to friends and teammates at Stanford that I was dating a woman. Once I came out, I was so much more comfortable within my relationships with my family and friends. Because I felt like I could finally be myself in every aspect of my life, I started to train better and play better. I didn’t have to hide anything anymore; I could just put it all out there in every aspect of my life. I felt empowered. I know I keep using that word, but it is true. Having family and friends know that I am gay and for the most part support me or just be OK with it is empowering. It has helped raise my level of play, which was instrumental in me making the Olympic team this year. I was a bubble player before, never having a solidified spot on the team. Coming into my own and accepting my sexuality allowed me to focus on becoming a better athlete and person and build stronger relationships with my teammates. Essentially, the experience of coming out has helped enable me to grow as a player and to fulfill my dreams this year. |
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[Mar. 12th, 2009|04:19 pm] |
I wish we could treat our bodies as the place we live from, rather than regard it as a place to be worked on, as though it were a disagreeable old kitchen in need of renovation and update.
I want to read Susie Orbach's book. |
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| Another hot lady who could kick your ass! |
[Mar. 12th, 2009|10:09 am] |
This is kind of a follow-up on yesterday's post - Michelle Obama's arms. Written by the same person as yesterday's link, summed up by this amazing opening paragraph:
"Gay women know good arms. In fact, they’re kind of like our cleavage. We love them uninhibitedly and stare at them unabashedly. At times, they are even capable of temporarily turning off large portions of our cerebral cortex. So as a professional arms assessor, I feel that no matter your party affiliation or political views we can all agree on this particular point: Michelle Obama has hot arms."
Man, we have an attractive first couple. |
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| Things I have accomplished in the past two days |
[Mar. 3rd, 2009|09:37 pm] |
- At the gym yesterday, I did squats (ass to grass) lifting over 100 pounds!!!! 105, to be exact. Next time I go, I am TOTALLY seeing if I can do at least one with my entire body weight. Oh my god YAY.
- Yesterday also, I did for reals push-ups. This is exciting because I haven't been able to do normal push-ups (i.e. not on my knuckles, not on a bench or whatever) for almost two years because of my damn ever-broken wrist. This means it is probably FINALLY healing!!!
- I updated my rugby blog with the first three parts of my NOLA trip. I will probably dump the whole thing in here once I've finished (I'm still working on a summary of the ridiculous part of the weekend) but if yo uare impatient, it's up on the blog.
- I haven't actually made the appointments yet, but I finally looked up the doctors I will be calling to schedule (1) an "okay, so rugby is making my body fall apart here, here, and here" appointment, and (2) an "I am twenty-two, so could I NOT be breaking out like a sixteen year old please???" appointment.
Okay, not an accomplishment, but I LOVED this video: the national 7s team had to learn how to juggle as part of their conditioning, and I guess one of the coaches documented their "fitness testing." It is awesome because a) amateur juggling = hilarious but also b) omg those women are SO. COOL. I mean, look at Phaidra Knight (the black one with the Shoulders - you'll know who she is) - she is HUGE and SCARY and also? Probably twice as fast as me. *sigh*
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[Jan. 31st, 2009|04:10 pm] |
On the Street: The Water Dance
A slideshow of New Yorkers jumping over (and stepping in!) those nasty, slushy gutter puddles that tend to accumulate in the City during bad weather, with a voiceover by Bill Cunningham. The commentary is quite humorous, and the photos sync with what he's talking about. Makes me want to invest in rain boots!! |
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[Jun. 5th, 2007|09:16 pm] |
Gender... four dimensional?
Link courtesy of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dimethirwen. I would add some intelligent commentary, but I am afraid the combination of going to the gym yesterday for the first time in three months, not being able to get to sleep last night, and starting my period today have short-circuited my body and my mind is in no way able to compensate. |
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| How do you address gender inequality without resorting to stereotypes? |
[Jul. 13th, 2006|05:28 pm] |
I've been spending most of the morning* doing research for my internship. I'm done with the mindless sorting through business school websites, and I'm doing real research - looking at what experts say about gender inequality in MBA programs, why it happens, and how to fix it. It's a fairly interesting topic on its own, but as I read through all the articles, something else keeps catching my eye: how come a lot of these experts and articles, all supposedly pro-women, rely strongly on stereotypes?
( This has a bunch of quotes from articles, so it's a bit long )
Now this is the kind of stuff I wanted to do with this internship!! |
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