Saturday, May 31, 2014

Saturday Video

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I am not going to post the lyrics to this song. A trigger warning is posted for sustained physical violence and strong sexual conduct. The e...
Friday, May 30, 2014

The Mixed Allegiances of Southern Queers

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Southern queers have a long tradition of being passed over in their native region. One such example is Truman Capote, who was born in Ne...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

It's Over

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Pack my bag, I'm going away It's over Going home Thank you people, but its too much to stay It's done now, I'm going...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The Underground Railroad: Pacifist or Warlike?

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Yesterday was Memorial Day. Pacifist religious groups like my own are more inclined to celebrate the acts of those who sought to circumv...

You Gotta Feel It

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You gotta feel it Yes, you gotta feel it To get it right even one time You gotta feel it Don’t take notes Just clear out your mind ...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Privilege Cuts Both Ways

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Privilege is in force in a multitude of ways, whether we are conscious of them or not. It can work for us, work against us, and sometime...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Quote of the Week

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"The more closely the author thinks of why he wrote, the more he comes to regard his imagination as a kind of self-generating cement...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Saturday Video

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Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain) Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain) Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain) Chain...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Genderqueer and Other Difficult Concepts

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"If you wanna know something and he won't tell you, cut off one of [the manager’s] fingers. The little one. Then tell him his t...

Separating Friend from Foe

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Recently, I experienced something unexpectedly hurtful. I left a comment on a feminist website explaining the particulars of my religion,...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Blow Out

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In my mind and nailed into my heels. All the time killing what I feel. And everything I touch [All wrapped up in cotton wool] [All ...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Beyond the Gay Gene

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Twenty years ago, it was all the rage to discuss the possibility of there being a gay gene. Predictably, this became a matter of great ...
Monday, May 19, 2014

One

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Is it getting better Or do you feel the same? Will it make it easier on you Now you got someone to blame? You say One love One life...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Still a Man's World

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A big story last week was the firing of Jill Abramson as executive editor of The New York Times . Accusations of discrimination based ...

Quote of the Week

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"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your thre...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

Saturday Video

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I've got a right to sing the blues Got a right to moan and sigh I've got a right to sit and cry Down along the river A certa...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Book Review: Redeemer, The Life of Jimmy Carter

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In his new book, Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter , author and Episcopal priest Randall Balmer discusses the former President’s religiou...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Roger

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One day Roger came home from work very upset. "I can't go on!" he cried. "I can't go on! I can't go on!" ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

A Notice

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I will be at a Young Adult Quaker conference at Pendle Hill, Pennsylvania, from Friday, June 6 to Wednesday, June 11. I'll be conspicuou...
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Baby, It's You

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It's not the way you smile that touched my heart It's not the way you kiss that tears me apart Many many many nights go by I s...