Disclaimer:  I am speaking for why I feel the b-word no longer fits me and me only. I cannot speak for anyone else.  There are many people who feel the word bisexual suits them perfectly (regardless of their path in life) and there is nothing wrong with that.
*Dusts off blog*
Hi Everyone,
Raspberry Mousse is still on hiatus.  BUT- I had to make this post because this topic has been on my mind for a while.
Earlier this week, I was killing some time via the internet & came across some interesting …

Last week, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality released the first comprehensive report about discrimination against people who identify as transgender. The report included both those who identify as the opposite gender from the one they were assigned at birth and those who identify as genderqueer – not identifying or expressing themselves as fully male or female.
The report, entitled “Injustice at Every Turn,” confirmed what many transgender/genderqueer Americans and their friends and family already know: Transgender people face discrimination in almost every …

By Nicole Doan
Our Egyptian brothers and sisters are crying out for freedom while our leaders and politicians straddle the political fence in hopes that the tensions will ease themselves. For the past few days, I've watched posts of various individuals that are more concerned with Mubarak’s potential replacement than the movement for freedom itself.
The people of Egypt are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore! I don’t understand how we are playing political football with the freedom of people that have been taking to the streets …

I want bisexual people to talk about being bisexual. And not just at the usual places where bisexual people gather to do such things – LGBT community organizations, nightclubs, coffee houses staffed by hippie types, their therapists’ offices. I want them to talk about it with employers, coworkers, family, friends, and professors. I want them to talk about it in classrooms, in courtrooms, in places of worship, in legislatures, in workplaces, at political rallies and meetings, at family dinners. In the words of the increasingly popular web series No More …

With all the fanfare, speculation, and anticipation surrounding President Obama’s second State of the Union this week, the most fascinating— and perhaps chilling moment for me came some time after eleven o’clock eastern on MSNBC.
Following the President’s speech, Lawrence O’Donnell, host of The Last Word interviewed Tea Party-backed Republican Congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois. While Rep. Walsh’s comments were filled with the standard reverberations of the right-wing echo chamber (cutting taxes, slashing spending, limiting the size of government, debt) what caught my attention – and disturbed me as well – …

Every day, we receive an abundance of messages regarding gender; simply living in our world exposes us to diverse images and ideas about appropriate and desirable masculine and feminine identities. Gender is such a familiar part of our daily lives that it typically takes a deliberate disruption of our expectations for us to even question this very existence.
In our culture, gender construction begins at birth with the assignment of a male or female label. Babies and children are then dressed regarding to and gifted based on which box they’ve been …

This isn't the original post I was going to have for everyone. I was working on a piece of how Wonder Woman can save masculinity (next time), but then I had to write about this. OK— I am getting ahead of myself. Let me start from the beginning.
A week and change ago, I was on my way to the Mid-Manhattan Library. I had my freshly charged iPod, ready to drop off some books and start my work day. Then, I stumbled upon this sticker on a newspaper stand.

Yeah….I said the …

Good morning.  Here's a healthy morale boost to start the day off with.
PS- NSFW for  lyrics.  [@Autostraddle]

Maryland: Manly deeds, womanly words– Sounds like a gender queer motto. Keep your fingers crossed because same sex civil unions MIGHT be coming to Maryland. I try not to get my hopes up when I hear that pro-LGBT laws might go into effect somewhere, but the Washington Post is reporting that same-sex unions are looking likely in the state of Maryland.
Apparently the last election changed up things in the Maryland State House and Senate and now there are more pro-LGBT representatives than ever. Woo! Of course nothing is for sure …