What Do We Do Now: An Open Thread on May 29, 2020
There is so much to feel. There is so much to be done. What are you doing, today, tomorrow, the next day, and the next?
Extra! Extra!: There Must Be an End to the Long List of Names We Memorialize
This week’s Extra! Extra! honors all the victims – past, present and future. Oh it needs to stop – there must be an end to the long list of names we memorialize. But I’m not naive enough to think more lives won’t be lost before we reach that point.
The Comment Awards Are Running Laps Around the Garden
“When life gives you Leonards, make Leonard-ade.”
S L I C K: Sad Girl Cruising
Sad girls trying to cruise in an all-girls Catholic School down in Bogotá.
Also.Also.Also: We Can’t F*cking Breathe
With the murder of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Tony McDade by the police and the threatened lynching of Christian Cooper weighing heavily on my mind, in lieu of our “traditional” twice-a-week link roundup, here are some really smart reading about blackness, mourning, state violence, and rebellion that have gotten me through.
This Is on Us: 7 Things for White People to Commit to Right Now to Protect Black Lives from the Police
The pandemic has many of us feeling, in some ways accurately, that we’re helpless, or that there’s nothing we can do. The good news is, there is; there always has been. To that end, I’d like to ask you, a white person reading this, to make a public and material commitment to what you’ll do to end state violence and the endless targeting of Black people by the police apparatus.
Happy Hour at Home: Let’s Get Spritzy
The best thing about spritz mixology is that you can pretty much just top off anything you have in a glass with ice and then top it with seltzer and you’ve got a spritz. And that means it’s always spritz o’clock.
Exorcisms, Instagram Strip Clubs, and Extraterrestrials: An Interview With Artist Gia Fagnelli
“I’m the first google result for ‘lesbian stripper’ and I’m so fucking proud of that!”
My Mother’s WeChat Mutual Aid Network Is a Project of Diaspora Activism
Participating in my mother’s diaspora mutual aid WeChat group helped me learn how far diasporic people will go for strangers sharing a common language when governmental aid fails.
My Top 10 Favorite Lesbian Movies: Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
I would like to make a formal complaint about the dearth of lesbian action films in Hollywood. It is absolutely a dream of mine to make one one day.
Pop Culture Fix: The Last of Us Part II Is Whetting Queer Gamer Appetites
You can now stream “Saving Face” FOR FREE! Amazon is turning “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” into a TV series, there’s lots to read about “Dead to Me” and here’s some Noelle Stevenson approved She-Ra fan art for your enjoyment.
“Legends Of Tomorrow” Episode 413 Recap: The Most Ambitious Crossover Event
Legends of Tomorrow pays homage to classic TV shows like Star Trek while the Legends try to outsmart the Fates.
The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: What You Need to Do as Spring Turns Into Summer
The moral of our queer tale in our gardens is the same as it is our lives: just keep fucking planting until something survives.
Tell Us Your Best Pride Stories So We Can Celebrate Together Virtually!
Embarrassing stories, sexy stories, funny stories, wholesome stories – we want ’em all!
No Filter: Samira Wiley Is Gonna Whisper Sweet Somethings Into Your Earholes
Janet Mock got a PUPPY and Gaby Dunn makes a killer (heh) Poison Ivy!
14 Knuckles: How Many Knuckles in a Fist
When I teach Rachel how to tie me up and fist me, when I ask her to tell me what to do, when I teach her exactly how I want to submit, I give her permission to go on a journey with me and dive into an expanding world of pleasure.
My Top 10 Television Shows: Drew Gregory
“This show gives me permission to be the person I am and the artist I want to become.”
Also.Also.Also: Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird Will Be the Sexiest Hosts in ESPY History
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird keep taking their cute couple act on the (virtual) road! Plus, Christian Cooper — the survivor of that racist verbal attack in Central Park — is already a black gay icon, sex workers in favor of you using hand sanitizer, and so much more!
Extra! Extra! US States and Countries Start to Reopen – How’s That Working Out?
This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 takes a look at what’s going on in some of the worst hit countries in the world, how reopening has been working out and ways to stay safe in the midst of everything.
Let’s Live: North Bronx Collective is Building Resilience for the Long Road
Our collectives are here in mutual aid because we are poor people helping poor people. No charity, no hand-outs, just solidarity because we are all in this together building with our community. Being a Black dyke doing this work doesn’t feel like a stretch. That’s what we do.