Blogger & Google Going On a Feeding Frenzy Against GLBT Blogs

Blogger/Google is shutting down gay and lesbian blogspot blogs faster than I have ever seen before since blogging in 2007. And because of “reader complaints”.

Granted some are “mature” in nature, but when I went to catch up on one of my favorite lesbian blogs to see what she has been up to lately she was shutdown !

“Just A Girl In Short Shorts” is hardly an explicit site when compared to other gay and lesbian blogs which have been closed.

While Becky is no-holds barred in her opinion of Blogger to see her lesbian/political blog down sends out a chilly warning to all LGBT blogspot bloggers.

Read more at: FOCUS!

Important New Book on Gay Marriage

Lee Badgett’s new book When Gay People Get Married is out soon from NYU Press; you can order it now. Here’s the description:

In order to find out the impact of same-sex marriage, M. V. Lee Badgett traveled to a land where it has been legal for same-sex couples to marry since 2001: the Netherlands. Badgett interviews gay couples to find out how this step has affected their lives. We learn about the often surprising changes to their relationships, the reactions of their families, and work colleagues. Moreover, Badgett is interested in the ways that the institution itself has been altered for the larger society. How has the concept of marriage changed? When Gay People Get Married gives readers a primer on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate, and a new way of framing the issue that provides valuable new insights into the political, social, and personal stakes involved.

Read more at Hunter of Justice – A blog about sexuality, gender, law and culture.

Homophobia, Transphobia and Misguided Stereotypes

We experience it, hear  about it and talk about it, but the dialogue doesn’t seem to be enough.  The writers over at Be Your Own Queero, have a couple articles on post that address the issues of homophobia and stereotypes as they are taken into context from real-life situations.   The first, entitled “Campus Progress & Homophobia” deals with the issue of how some still feel uncomfortable in the presence of homosexuals.    I feel strongly the people who fall into this category are the same ones who don’t feel comfortable around people who are a different color than they are, or perhaps have different mental or physical challenges than they do.  I’ll never forget a time a heard a white guy talking say, “We were driving through a Black neighborhood, so of course we had the doors locked.”  Now I have no idea what the rest of that conversation was, nor did I care, but I simply turned around, looked at the guy and asked, “Do Black people lock their doors when driving through white neighborhoods?”

That is what I like about the first article (linked above).  You don’t always have to be confrontational to make a point or even get people to think.

The second article, entitled “Moorehouse College Transphobia and Misguided Stereotypes“, talks addressed an article written by a Morehouse student entitled, “When Does Gay Tolerance Go To Far?”  I had previously read this article and commented on it as I could not believe the editor would even allow such an article to be publish.  It is seriously about the most ignorant rambling I’ve ever read…and from a college student?  Amazining.

Either way, make sure you click the links above to read the post.  They are worth the read, and are great reminders of how far we (the LGBT community and our allies) still have to go!

Living Beyond Your Means & Unexpected Expenses

Everyone has their own money story. The basic principle of personal finance is that it’s, well, personal. What works for one person doesn’t always work for another. The most important thing to remember is that you have to do what works for you, in your life.

Which means that everyone who wants to get out of debt has to do so in their own way. And everyone got into debt in their own particular way.

Read the Rest at QueerCents.com!