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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Contraception Hulk Smash: The Plan B Debate Gets Personal

January 19, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Maggie Carr Obama’s Hulk Smash of over-the-counter emergency contraception last month was a huge loss for American women.  Not just women under the age of 17.  All women.  Even […]

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Activism, Family, LGBT, Politics, Sex

No Place to Call Home: A Commitment to Diversity

January 19, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Jason Wyman I love moving between communities and calling none my home. Maybe this has something to do with my coming out. When I came out on my Catholic […]

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LGBT, Life
ellie

A Path Where a Location Should Be

January 19, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by:  ellie june navidson  As a basic introduction of my current sense of my gender, i identify, among other things, as both trans and genderqueer. For pronouns, i use “she/her/hers.” […]

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Genderqueer, Life, Trans
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The Sport of Queens: Why Gay Men Should Love Wrestling

January 18, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Sidney Stokes It’s time I came out. Deep breaths, deep breaths, okay: Guys, I’m a pro wrestling fan. A big one.  Seriously. Over the last thirteen years, I have watched […]

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Art/Culture, Media/Entertainment
Serial Dater: Role Models Part II

Serial Dater: Role Models Part II

January 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Adam Guerino  Note: “Serial Dater” is a series that came in response from a magazine asking Adam Guerino to write a dating column. He realized the irony that anyone would […]

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Dating, Family, Serial Dater
randy no hand

Preference: Overheard Conversations on Race Issues from an Ethnically Ambiguous Faggot

January 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 9 Comments

by: Randall Jenson  This piece was originally published during my first summer filming for the 50Faggots documentary series on the East Coast. I spent a lot of my time back […]

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Dating, Editorial
hunter

On Queer and Trans Misogyny and Resistance

January 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Hunter Leigh Before I address the aims of this piece, I want to identify myself as a white, trans-masculine, middle-class, college-educated person with U.S. citizenship, born in California in […]

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Activism, Trans

A Straight Man’s Expectations of a Lesbian

January 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 11 Comments

by: Ariana Barreto  Random Guy: “No one has fucked you the right way. That’s why you’re gay. Come home with me, and you’ll never go back.” Me: Oh, really? Is […]

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Editorial, LGBT, Life

My Top Questions About Dealing With Multiple Lovers

January 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Clarisse Thorn Note: This is a guest post that was previously published on Clarisse Thorn’s website and has been cross-posted with permission. You can find the original here. Polyamory is a form […]

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Dating
The War on Christians: Who Is Really Leading the Attack?

The War on Christians: Who Is Really Leading the Attack?

January 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Mariann Devlin The holidays are over, but it doesn’t mean the conservative belly-aching over Christian persecution is. Every holiday season, fundamentalist Christians- aided by Fox News- revive the non-existent […]

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Activism, Religion

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