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Chicago Dyke March Collective is a grassroots mobilization and celebration of dyke, queer, bisexual, and transgender resilience. It is an anti-racist, anti-violent, volunteer-led, grassroots effort with a goal to bridge together communities across race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, size, gender identity, gender expression, sexuality, culture, immigrant status, spirituality, and ability. This is a truly fabulous [...]
I am loving this series of prints, by Sophia Wallace, about the general state of illiteracy when it comes to female anatomy of pleasure. This series is a fresh and sometimes humorous take on Ann Koedt’s 1970 essay, The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm.
Here is a public letter from Annie Sprinkle, one of the day’s co-founders, about the origins and importance of this day and the many ways you can participate… Green River Killer,Gary Ridgeway said, “I picked prostitutes as victims because they were easy to pick up without being noticed. I knew they would not be reported [...]
Like every December 1st, today is World AIDS Day. Today is a day to remember those we have lost to HIV/AIDS, improve the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS, and educate ourselves and others about risk reduction and testing. Here we’ve compiled an assortment of our favorite resources, videos, and other World AIDS Day related goodies [...]
Massachusetts-based LGBT health organization, Fenway Health, made this great (great as in easy to understand) infographic about health disparities faced by trans communities for Transgender Awareness Week (this week!). It clearly illustrates the very real impact of discrimination and structural oppression on people’s lives. It should also make us think about ways to improve education [...]
Check out this cool new project! The much-anticipated launch of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance’s Family Matters Project took place at the opening plenary of this weekend’s Sexual Freedom Summit in Washington, DC. Ricci Levy, Woodhull’s Executive Director, announced the launch of the project during her opening remarks. “Woodhull launched Family Matters to project the [...]
If you hadn’t already heard, the city’s first trans* pride event is hitting Chicago tomorrow, Sunday July 29th! Join this celebration of our transgender, genderqueer, intersex and gender non-conforming communities at TGIF (Trans / Gender Non-Conforming / Intersex Freedom) this Sunday from 12-4pm in Union Park just off the Chicago’s Ashland Greenline stop. The event is much [...]
We are huge fans of Tobi Hill-Meyer’s previous work, and so we are thrilled for her latest project, Doing it Again. This erotic documentary will take an intimate look at trans women, their relationships, and sexuality. The film will interweave interviews with trans women and their cis and trans partners with explicit sex scenes. Tobi [...]
World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international clothing-optional bike (or other person powered) event where participants ride en masse for the dual purpose of bringing attention to people powered transport and promoting positive body image. For a great overview see WikiPedia. In the western hemisphere the event happens on the second Saturday in June, [...]
