Gay and lesbian - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/gay-and-lesbian en Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Some Guy Called Me A Dyke And I Realized I'm a Queer Optimist]]>

Things I expected from LGBTQ night at our local hockey game: rainbows, ice fights, an LGBTQ-inclusive Kiss Cam. Things I didn't expect: strangers calling me a dyke.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/some-guy-called-me-a-dyke-and-i-realized-im-a-queer-optimist http://www.xojane.com/issues/some-guy-called-me-a-dyke-and-i-realized-im-a-queer-optimist Issues Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Kate Conway <![CDATA[You Don't Want It With GLAAD -- How Effective is The Total Shutdown Approach to Homophobia?]]>

When it comes to getting celebrities, athletes, and the organizations that back them, to well, back down, GLAAD knows how do a hit job, but I wonder how effective the various censoring tactics are at creating real change.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/you-dont-want-it-with-glaad http://www.xojane.com/issues/you-dont-want-it-with-glaad Issues Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:30:00 -0500 Demetria L. Lucas