In Our Words

A Salon for Queers & Co.

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Who We Are
  • Writer’s Room
  • The Blog
  • Write With Us
  • Our Blogroll
  • Translate

Monthly Archives: March 2012

The-Hunger-Games-Movie-the-hunger-games-movie-27416116-940-446

Hungry for Body Positivity: Response to Comments That Jennifer Lawrence Was Too “Fat” to Play Katniss

March 30, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Alexandra Le Tellier Note: This piece originally appeared in the LA Times and was reposted here because the sheer thought of this dialogue occurring makes our editors want to […]

Read Article →
Art/Culture, Body Positivity, Women
MikeDaisey_620x350

This American Lies: An NPR Fan’s Reaction to the Mike Daisey Controversy

March 30, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Rebecca Kling I love This American Life (TAL). I love it as an NPR fan, I love it as a Chicagoan, I love it as a storyteller and strong […]

Read Article →
Art/Culture
jack_and_jill_jpg_627x325_crop_upscale_q85

Drag Us to Hell: The Time We Survived Jack and Jill

March 30, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Patrick Gill and Nico Lang Patrick: It was supposed to be terrible fun.  I love bad movies, I love it when a film trying in earnest misses it’s intended […]

Read Article →
Art/Culture, LGBT, Life, Loose Ends

Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill Killed in Springfield

March 30, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Tony Merevick Note: This piece was originally featured on Chicago Phoenix and was republished with permission. You can find there original here. A bill that would amend the Illinois Religious […]

Read Article →
Chicago Phoenix, LGBT, Politics
people1

Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Includes LGBT Domestic Violence Survivors

March 30, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Jamie Anne Royce The latest version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill would extend protections and programs to same-sex couples, indigenous tribes and undocumented immigrants. The bill—enacted in 1994 […]

Read Article →
LGBT, News, Politics
camillephoto

Recognizing Intersectionality, Struggle and Triumph: A Call to Share Your Story

March 30, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Camille DeBose If I asked you to, would you tell me a story? I am a filmmaker and a teacher and a mother and a wife and a whole […]

Read Article →
Art/Culture, LGBT, Loose Ends
rattigan-weisz-smo_2058393b

Terrence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea Opens In Select Theaters

March 29, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Sawyer J. Lahr Note: This was reposted with permission from Go Over The Rainbow, you can view the original here.   “Beware of passion” says the mother-in-law of Hester […]

Read Article →
Media/Entertainment
r-STONE-PARK-STRIP-CLUB-NUNS-large570

Sisterhood is Powerful: Keeping Stone Park Off the Pole

March 29, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Lisa Buscani  The candle-lit processional meanders slowly down the Stone Park IL street, its homemade banners and signs flapping raggedly in the wind.  The banners express the groups’ outrage […]

Read Article →
Activism, Politics, Women

I Get Wet (and Old): How I Confronted Mortality at an Andrew W.K. Show

March 29, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Dominick Mayer I’ve hit the moment where I feel old at rock shows. Granted, I knew this was coming. And yeah, I’m 23, so if you read no further, […]

Read Article →
Editorial, Health, Life
desert-overlook_3927

“Cold Feet”: Why I Put Myself Out There

March 29, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Todd Andrew Clayton Note: This piece was originally featured on the author’s blog and was reposted with permission. You can find the original here. Seasons in San Diego are […]

Read Article →
Dating, LGBT, Life

Post navigation

1 2 … 14 Next →

Search

Recent Posts

  • Get Up Get Out: June 19th to 26th
  • Anyone’s Business: Angry at The Inch?
  • Sweet and Sharp, Vol. 25
  • Ragscramps: reverse hibernation
  • 26, Married, Psuedo-Feminist

Upcoming Events

  • MAKING OUT - LAST UPSTAIRS GALLERY SHOW June 19, 2013 at 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Upstairs Gallery
  • Live Lit on the Lake June 20, 2013 at 9:30 pm – June 21, 2013 at 10:30 pm 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60614
  • Pridefest Weekend 2013 June 22, 2013 – June 24, 2013 Boystown Chicago
  • mACREs & brACREs June 21, 2013 at 9:00 pm – 12:00 am Landscrape
  • Queerer Park presents SUMMERMOON June 22, 2013 at 10:00 pm – 3:00 am Beauty Bar Chicago

twitterfeed

  • what do you like and dislike about Hedwig? bit.ly/16KSkV2 #hedwig #broadway #discussion 25 minutes ago
  • It's Sweet and Sharp's 25th edition! bit.ly/191wYqD 51 minutes ago
  • Is this heat getting to you? We feel ya bit.ly/1apFEWa #webcomic #humor #summer #heat 1 day ago
Follow @inourwordsblog

Archives

  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011

Categories

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • Blog at WordPress.com.
March 2012
S M T W T F S
« Feb   Apr »
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

like us, really like us

write with us

Find out how you can become a contributor here.
(C'mon, all the cool kids are doing it.)

Blog at WordPress.com. | Theme: Customized Oxygen by AlienWP.
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 780 other followers

Powered by WordPress.com