Interview With Laura Jane Grace

I just watched this interview with Laura Jane Grace and it is very eye opening.  It's long but completely worth it.

Trans issues are often overlooked, unfortunately, and as a high profile trans person, Laura can really affect change.

Watch!

Gender Violatons

For my Intro to Women's and Gender Studies Class, I was recently assigned a short paper.

This was the prompt: "Do something that you think constitutes a violation of gender norms. Pay attention to others' reactions. How do you feel? Embarrassed? Proud? Write a short description of your gender violation and yours and others' reactions to it."

I ended up painting my toenails and this was what I wrote about it:

Finally Unfriended That "Friend"

Today, I finally unfriended one of my "friends" from high school on Facebook.  It was long overdue.  Him being a Evangelical Republican and myself being a Jewish Democrat, it was time.

It came about when I shared this photo on Facebook:

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He commented, "What constitutes a judgement?"  I had had similar conversations where he defended people saying that it's a slippery slope if marriage equality is fully implemented and disagreeing with me when I say you lose credibility when you compare President Obama to Hitler, in relation to gun control.  Not wanting to deal with it, I clicked away and unfriended him.  Just like that.  It was easy.  And extremely satisfying.

Seriously, CNN?

It's times like these when I wonder if CNN even tries to report on the news anymore...  It sure seems like it. They should leave things like this to Perez Hilton.

Seriously, CNN?

Jon Stewart Does It Again

Once again, Jon Stewart knocks it out of the ballpark by calling out the NFL for its... for lack of a better word... suckiness.

Jon Stewart Calls Out ESPN For Obsessing Over Michael Sam’s Shower Habits

Keep it up, Jon.

Advocate.com: "Op-ed: Hillary is Ready for Us"

Click here for a wonderful article by Allida Black over at Advocate.com.

Hillary has received lots of criticism from the LGBTQA community recently.  But as this article points out, Hillary has, in all reality, done lots for us.

"Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights.”

ALS Ice Challenge

Well the newest Facebook craze is the ALS Ice Challenge.  I, your wonderful blogger, was nominated by a peer of mine.

Let me start by saying that this is a good cause and I support anything that fights a disease.  But this Ice Challenge is not something that I am very fond of.  Originally, I was only aware that you either do the Ice Challenge or you donate $100.  Wow.  Pouring ice over yourself.  Aren't you a wonderful person.  Raising awareness?  Yes.  Actually doing something?  No.  This did not sit right with me, so in my video I said I was also donating to a charity of my choice, the Trevor Project.

After I uploaded the video to Facebook, I was messaged by a friend who told me that you were supposed to donate $10 when you did the challenge.  Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of this - including me.  This challenge has been hijacked by social media and is no longer for ALS, but for the person doing the challenge.  Not one of my Facebook friends mentioned anything about donating.  Except for my cousin.  Good on him!

The ALS Ice Challenge is a self absorbed shout into the void. "Hey look at me - I'm supporting a cause."

Rant over now.  Here's an adorbs pic of Hannah Hart to make up for it.

I'm actually jealous of that outfit.  Not going to lie.