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Why Do We Need a Sassy Gay Friend?

I am accused of being a hipster on a day-to-day basis. One of the few times I will accept the accusation is when I huff about how I was watching the Sassy Gay Friend on YouTube before he was popular. For the uninitiated, the Sa...
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The Queer Guide to Surviving the Holidays

So now that the holiday season has officially descended upon us (I am one of the purists who won’t allow a chord of Christmas music in her home until after Thanksgiving ends), we’re in for a month or so of familial obligati...
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Final Predestination

Being one of The Queers, I try to keep an ear tuned for any new developments in the state of the movement or discussing the state of the movement itself. It often extends to how people talk about queerness, which in turn extend...
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The LGBTA Ally Team Meeting

Team, sit down. You may have noticed that I sent all the queer folk out of the room to go play with the box of puppies I brought in today. That’s because we need to have a chat about being an ally to the community. No, don’...
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Why You Should be Paying Attention to SlutWalk

WARNING: This blog entry contains triggers for sexual violence. Time for a selfish plug: Stony Brook University will be having its own SlutWalk this Wednesday, November 2nd, at 12:30 in the SAC Plaza. I helped organize it, and ...
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On Words

As you may have noticed in the last couple of entries, I tend to sling around queer vernacular without taking any time to clarify what those words mean. While words and sexual identity deserve their own conversation at a later ...
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