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| 04/21/2010 | ||
| 5:00 PM |
Where: In front of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th Street, Manhattan
Please join us and demonstrate the true power of community!
Background:
On the morning of April 14, 2010 the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center staff arrived to find a torched rainbow flag draped on the front of our building. This act of hate must not be tolerated! Actions like this are menacing to our community and, if not addressed, can lead to an environment that allows more heinous acts, such as verbal attacks, property damage and physical violence. Showing our solidarity now will empower our community and send a message to the public that we will not be intimidated or threatened.
Cowardly acts of hateful speech must be responded to with acts of courage and unity.
Updated Attendees:
The Center has partnered with City Council Speaker, Christine C. Quinn, New York City Comptroller, John Liu, Rainbow Flag’s creator, Gilbert Baker and other elected officials in conjunction with other organizations to bring together our community and unfurl a new 20 foot long flag that will drape the building (please visit gaycenter.org/torchedflag for the most up to date information).
On Wednesday, April 21st at 5PM we will gather together as one to prove that we will not sit idly by while our home is threatened. We invite our straight allies to stand with us to demonstrate that LGBT safety and rights are not just an issue for LGBT people. Our city is strong and we need to come together to show that we cannot be intimidated.
The Center is a beacon of safety and hope for LGBT New Yorkers and our building stands as an emblem of our community’s presence in the city. The Center is visited over 300,000 times every year by people in search of support, safety and transformation. More than 1,000 young people come through our doors annually searching for acceptance and a place where they feel comfortable expressing their true selves.
Co-Sponsoring Organizations
The Ali Forney Center: Housing for Homeless LGBT Youth
AVP: The Anti-Violence Project
Bailey House In The Life Media
CBST:Congregation Beth Simchat Torah
GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GMHC
HRC: Human Rights Campaign
IGLHRC: International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Statements from Elected Officials
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By Joel Stashenko
New York Law Journal
November 28, 2008
ALBANY – A transgender individual should be allowed to legally assume a new name to reflect her identity as a woman, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
In Matter of Earl William Golden III, 504992, the Appellate Division, Third Department, reversed the finding of Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey A. Tait of Broome County. Justice Tait had dismissed Ms. Golden’s petition in May 2008 to formally change her name to Elisabeth Whitney Golden because the change from a traditional male name to a female name “is fraught with possible confusion.”
The decision will be published Thursday.
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Description: Join WNYC News’ Richard Hake for a Lesbian/ Gay/ Bisexual/ Transgender Singles Event. Richard will break the ice with a pop culture quiz, tossing out questions about Paris, France, and Paris Hilton. You can also enjoy the works of Japanese photographer Miwa Yanagi, in her first solo exhibit.
Date: Wednesday, May 23
Location: The Chelsea Art Museum
556 West 22nd Street (at 11th Avenue)
Time: 7-10pm
Ticket price: $35; $40 at the door (complimentary drink and hors d’oeuvres included)
Ticket information: In the interest of creating a gender-balanced event…
Purchase tickets (men)
Purchase tickets (women)
Questions? Call Listener Services: (212) 669-3333
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Sometimes you have those sudden moments of total clarity, and they often find you in circumstances that could best be described as “timeless.” I found mine on my knees in a dingy and dark club in the Tenderloin at about 1 in the morning Saturday night — I was, in fact, in a spotlight, on bended knee, sliding a size 15 Lucite stripper heel onto a slightly belligerent, bewigged tranny emcee, who, microphone in hand, was sitting on my date’s lap and admonishing the crowd for not tipping enough. While also publicly admonishing my date for being a tall drink of boyish cuteness and being decidedly straight. I was the drunken Cinderella’s footman, and it was well past midnight in a neighborhood far from mine. It was one of those Barbary Coast nights. Again. (more. . .)
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I read on Transcending Gender that Marti Abernathy of Transadvocate has taken over the Carnival of Bent Attractions, which features blog posts from various blogs on articles of interest to the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, trans and queer communities. The Carnival of Bent Attractions is published monthly.
I hosted the March carnival. Transadvocate is hosting the April Carnival and Marti needs hosts for the upcoming months. If you signed up before to host (before Maria transferred ownership) or are interested in hosting in upcoming months, please email Marti.
I recommend both hosting and submitting. As a host, I enjoyed reading through the posts, thinking about how they should be organized, and writing the post. But, it took a fair amount of time. As a blogger, it helps build traffic to your blog.
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Maria posted about the sale of Daily Dose of Queer here. She recently sent me an email that included updated traffic statistics. Here are Daily Dose of Queer’s most recent monthly stats:
February 07: 28079 unique visitors, 62360 visitors, 422278 page views
January 07: 19,990 unique visitors, 41,120 visits, 379,817 page views
If you’re interested in making an offer, please contact Maria here. She will respond to all inquiries within 48 hours.
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Deadline extended until May 31st!
Gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men’s gender identities often exist somewhere outside the traditional categories of “masculine” and “feminine.” Sissies, drag queens, and leather daddies alike play with gender in a way that cannot be accounted for in traditional understandings of maleness. This collection — part blog, part anthology, part audiobook — aims to shatter traditional understandings of maleness and point towards a new understanding of how queerness and gender intersect.
BEYOND MASCULINITY is looking for contributions in four key areas. Contributors should not feel bound by these categories – they should rather be seen as potential prompts:
* Identity Intersections: How do race, ability, class, and other kinds of identities and experiences intersect with gender and queerness — and how do these intersections complicate our relationship to traditional understandings of “maleness?”
* Feminism, Gender, and Politics: How can feminism inform our understanding of queer male gender? Can queer men be feminists? How can we use our queerness as a political tool? What does male privilege look like for queer men?
* Bodies, Desire, and Pleasure: What kinds of male bodies are desired? Fetishized? Where does sexual desire intersect with queer gender and how are these politics mapped out on our bodies?
* Queer Male Communities: How are our identities produced through our communities? How do the gender norms and politics of gay/bi/trans/queer male communities both liberate and constrain us?
We’re looking for queer male writers to step up and contribute their thoughts to this online project. This is not your typical bookstore anthology. It will be only available online – and it will be completely free of charge to the public. Wih its unique implementation of media, this anthology aims to change the way queer non-fiction is done.
[via Daily Dose of Queer]
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Tuesday, March 6th – 7 pm
“The Best of CineKink”
The Pioneer Theater presents a special screening of the latest hot shorts from CineKink, “the really alternative film festival.” Cutting across orientations to celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality, the award-winning offerings in this year’s kink-friendly showcase include:
Best Documentary Short
WANT
Directed by Loree Erickson, 2006, Canada, 9 minutes.
Explicit images merge with everyday moments for a different – and sexy – view of disability.
Honorable Best Mention
DO YOU TAKE IT?
Directed by Kirby Ferguson, 2006 Canada, 3 minutes.
The Wet Spots ask that crucial, musical question…
Honorable Best Mention
HONEY AND BUNNY
Directed by Eva Midgley, 2004, UK, 10 minutes.
One lovely afternoon, in a place not far from you, Honey and Bunny embark on an exciting adventure.
Best Narrative Short (tie)
GUY101
Directed by Ian Gouldstone, 2005, UK, 8 minutes.
A man hears a story about a hitchhiker from the other side of the Internet.
Best Narrative Short (tie)
HITCHCOCKED
Directed by David Young, 2006, USA, 8 minutes.
A hot casual-sex encounter stirs up some surprising truths about love, life, online-dating…and danger.
Best Experimental Short
FILTHY FOOD
Directed by T. Arthur Cottam, 2006, USA, 5 minutes.
Eat it. Lick it. Suck it. Swallow it. Relax, it’s just food.
Honorable Best Mention
HOT AND BOTHERED: FEMINIST PORNOGRAPHY
Directed by Becky Goldberg, 2003, USA, 37 minutes. Includes Greta Christina, Nina Hartley, Sharon Mitchell and Tristan Taormino.
An empowering look at some of the women committed to making and supporting pornography that includes their feminist values, going up against stereotypes and sexism to get what they want.
A pizza and beer reception follows for all ticket holders.
LOCATION:
Pioneer Theater
155 E. Third Street (@ Avenue A)
NYC
ADMISSION:
$10; $6.50 seniors/students; 18+ only.
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Gallery Carre
