January 2012
164 posts
Broken Open Poem from Pariah
queerfatfemme:
This is from the film Pariah which you should go see. Theater list on the website here.
PARIAH
Heartbreak opens onto the sunrise
For even breaking is opening
And I am broken
I am open
See the love shine in through my cracks
See the light shine out from me
My spirit takes journey
My spirit takes flight
And I am not running
I am choosing
I am broken
I am broken open
...
December 2011
77 posts
Stateless couple found love and heartbreak in... →
etiquette-etc:
In rejecting their application to stay in Canada, a senior immigration adjudicator wrote in the decision that the couple should not have married when their situation was uncertain.
“I find it reasonable that two adults, who are in situations where their status is not definite, would take their lack of status and possible separation into consideration when making choices about...
“What we are wearing is political and has really high stakes! The conditions of...”
– - Dean Spade in an interview with Queer Couture
this entire article is blowing my mind. it is so much of what my work is about, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy to read more and more articles like this one, to see that work is being done by others in impressive passionate ways.
(via...
pah:
what if cats have internet too
and it’s full of pictures of us
Top 25 Significant Queer Women of 2011 →
queerfatfemme:
This is a great list. I would have picked many of the same folks.
“like many others before me, i propose that instead the goal is to lose one’s...”
– j. halberstam, the queer art of failure (via ibik23)
Reasons to say 'fuck you' to the Salvation Army. →
theriotmag:
applepretzel:
respirrave:
apiphile:
kiriamaya:
strawberryfaerie:
“The Salvation Army has refused assistance to gay couples unless they break up and “go straight”, Muslim families who refuse to attend “Christian Bible classes”, kids who can’t prove their immigration status, and more.”
Admittedly, i only skimmed the article, but this quote alone should give you a pretty...
High as a kite and getting on an airplane.
SO FULL OF HUGE LOVE FEELINGS
On this wonderful night I remembered to open my heart, and that laughter heals my emotional wounds. I’m feeling refreshed, renewed, and inspired, just in time to go back home and start a new year with my beautiful chosen family.
“Affection is only one ingredient of love. To truly love we must learn to mix...”
– bell hooks - all about love, 2000 [*M. Scott Peck - The Road Less Travled, 1978] (via jenniferbundock)
I’m reading this book right now. It’s amazing.
(via forestfirecity)
So far Christmas Break has involved sitting in my dad’s living room doing the crossword while he reads the newspaper, one cat on each of our laps, listening to Tegan and Sara’s new live album (which FYI my dad has already purchased and I didn’t know it existed.) No wonder lesbianism runs in the family, thanks dad.
ALSO I just spent Christmas Eve engaging in a FURIOUS debate...
innerfatgirl:
etiquette-etc:
Queer Insurrection: Reflection on privilege, theory, and activist spaces.
hefox:
queerinsurrection:
I see a lot of discussions on tumblr about privilege, most notably the binary between the oppressors and the oppressed. The Internet provides a space for many silenced voices to be heard, which provides an ambivalent space for me to navigate as a feminist,...
You know it’s true love when your kitten follows you into the bathroom and insists on lying in your lap while you go number two.
Today I went to the ocean.
I live on an island, in a city surrounded by water on 3 sides, and yet somehow I never make time to go to the beach. So today I set out on my bicycle and took the long route to a beach near my old house, collected some beautiful rocks and shells, and sat on a bench to watch dog walkers and waves and rolling grey clouds.
It was on that bench that I felt the weight of...
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ALL CATS ALL THE TIME
Ottawa, ON (December 13, 2011) – UN Will Conduct... →
etiquette-etc:
(Ottawa) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has decided to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and girls across Canada. The Committee, composed of 23 independent experts from around the world, is the UN’s main authority on women’s human rights. The Committee’s decision was announced today by...
Transgender patients outed by the health-care... →
fuckyeahwoolsocks:
Christmas carols are warmly buzzing out of the record player, a juniper berry is sleeping on the dusty rose and I can smell baking. My beautiful chosen family is comfortably being at home and in their own skin and my cheeks feel rosy. I couldn’t be happier.
I love my life.
EPIC SELF CARE POST
innerfatgirl:
because it’s that time of year again
youarenotyou:
Self care according to the senses:
Scent. Burn scented candles or incense. Pick some fresh flowers or herbs for your home (basil = heaven). Fry onions or garlic if it’s your thing (it’s definitely mine). If you can afford to, buy some essential oils that make you feel relaxed. You can wear them as perfume or dilute them with...
NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could... →
ladyhippie:
sati5000:
I’m not sure if it’s amusing or incredibly sad that this headline hasn’t made an appearance in a single one of my American news sources.
I really really wish I had a more articulate response than screams of rage.
