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In Less Than A Minute, Roxane Gay Ends The Debate Over Beyoncé's Feminism
In Less Than A Minute, Roxane Gay Ends The Debate Over Beyoncé's Feminism
“Dear women who are against feminism: You don’t need to be and, in fact, you are probably very feminist.”
That’s how author and self-proclaimed “bad feminist” Roxane Gay starts her Now This Rant addressing women who think they aren’t feminists. She discusses how the feminist movement has actually allowed these women to have this “incorrect opinion” and that educating yourself on these topics is crucial.
She explains that things aren’t always cut-and-dry when it comes to feminism because it’s a complex movement that — after the basic principle of equality — is a very nuanced identity that each person defines for themselves and in their own lives.
“I’m a bad feminist because I openly acknowledge that I’m a feminist,” she says. “I’m proud to be a feminist, but I’m not always great at it.”
Gay uses Beyoncé as an example of someone whose feminist credentials have been questioned, stating that she’s “no longer entertaining the question, ‘Is Beyoncé a feminist?’ because I have nothing relevant to say about that topic. [Beyoncé]’s a feminist because she says [she’s] one.”
At the end of the day, a woman is a feminist because she wants to identify as one. Whether someone likes or doesn’t like her particular brand of feminism shouldn’t take away from the work she’s doing to achieve gender equality.
As Gay points out, Beyoncé’s a “great feminist” who “happens to be sexy” and no longer wears pants. It’s all about freedom of choice, right?
HRC President Chad Griffin: An LGBT Attorney General “Isn’t About Symbolism”
HRC President Chad Griffin: An LGBT Attorney General “Isn’t About Symbolism”
With Attorney General Holder’s annoucement he will step down, the Obama Administration must now seize the opportunity to appoint the nation’s first openly LGBT cabinet member.
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EJ Johnson Debuts New Bod After Shedding 50 Pounds With Surgery
EJ Johnson Debuts New Bod After Shedding 50 Pounds With Surgery
Magic Johnson’s fabulously flamboyant gay son EJ has lost 50 pounds after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery five weeks ago.
Johnson shared the news in an interview on Entertainment Tonight this week, revealing that he sought advice from Star Jones before going under the knife.
“She told me that it was definitely a tool for a whole new life,” he said. “It was not something that was the easy way out by any means. This is not something that you do and then all of a sudden everything is gone and you’re skinny and you’re a new person. It’s definitely a tool and something that you have to work at.”
In an interview with People, the 22-year-old up-and-coming fashion icon said “weight is something that I’ve been struggling with for pretty much all of my life,” and that shedding the pounds so quickly is “really exciting.”
Johnson says he first considered weight loss surgery two years ago after several popular diets failed to help him lose weight. “Nothing was working, and I wanted to make a more permanent decision to get back on track,” he said.
Johnson said he’ll discover his ideal weight on his weight loss journey, and hopes he’ll achieve his desired result within a year. He plans to adjust his lifestyle accordingly by eating a balanced diet daily, cutting out breads and alcohol, and because this man couldn’t possibly be any more fabulous, taking dance cardio classes five days a week.
“Being able to take control of my life again, take control of what I’m eating and my fitness is enlightening and empowering,” he said.
Check out EJ’s ET segment below:
Queerty Editor
Check Out This Michigan Candidates Awesome Response to Anti-gay Bigotry: READ
Check Out This Michigan Candidates Awesome Response to Anti-gay Bigotry: READ
Josh Derke, a Democratic candidate for state representative from Michigan’s 93rd House District, has made public an awesome pro-LGBT letter he sent to anti-gay listed hate group Public Advocate of the United States (PAUC) having received a survey from the group, reports The Advocate.
Derke says that when he received the “2014 Michigan Family Values Survey” – which he refers to as “a pile of excrement” – from the Michigan-based PAUC, his jaw dropped.
The survey demanded that candidates “pledge to refuse any donation from the Homosexual Lobby or their allies — especially from Tim Gill or Paul Singer” or face being accused of supporting the “Anti-Family Agenda.”
Writing on his blog, Derke said:
“I have received some pretty outrageous letters and surveys before, but I just couldn’t be silent about this. I chose not to participate in their survey. I couldn’t. … I elected instead to send a letter. Their survey was hurtful; I have family, and many friends, that are LGBT. They’re not immoral, and they’re not seeking special privileges.”
Derke’s letter, directed to PAUC’s Eugene Delgaudio – who was recently censured by the Republican party for misuse of county funds – is one of the best and most entertaining replies to anti-gay bigots that are likely ever to read.
Apologizing to Delgaudio for his lack of support of the homophobic agenda, Derke says that the gays have “already dug their fabulously manicured claws into me, and I am afraid to report that I have been brainwashed into mindless support of the Homosexual Agenda.”
Worth quoting at length, the letter makes clear to the hate group that the “homosexual agenda” is “a phantom of your own creation”:
“Would that it were that your erudite survey had reached my desk earlier, ere I succumbed to their influence, my mind might yet be unshackled from the horrible idea that all people deserve equal treatment and dignity.
“Let me tell you what pro-family is, Eugene. Pro-family is standing by your gay brother for merely being who he is. Pro-family is accepting your cousins, your friends, and homosexual parents across the globe for who they are. It is recognizing that all credible studies that have explored the issue of gay and lesbian parents have shown that they raise well-adjusted children who are just as successful as those raised by straight parents. Pro-family means that you’re not going to rip established families apart because you can’t see through the veil of your own self-defeating prejudices.
“Pro-family is not demonizing and dehumanizing people because they’re different than you are. It is not labeling a group of people immoral because you don’t understand human sexuality.
“I am far from silent on pro-family issues. I am, in fact, vociferous. I imagine that it is a voice you’d rather be silent. The truth is that there is no homosexual agenda. There is no homosexual lobby. There are only people — men, women, transgendered, and others — who deserve equal treatment under the law, and equal respect in our society. Human beings with dignity, who love and are loved, in return.
“You signed the letter as “HON. EUGENE DELGAUDIO,” but there is nothing honorable about your letter, your survey, or your conduct. You and your group should be ashamed of sending this pile of excrement. And I hope that if there is even a shred of humanity within you that you feel a twinge of guilt and shame for comparing loving couples and parents to pedophiles.”
Josh Derke now has a fundraising page up at JoshDerke.ruck.us. Read the cover letter to the survey he received from the PAUC, AFTER THE JUMP…
Jim Redmond
Marine Le Pen enrhume Lgbt, Conchita Wurst et Céline Dion
Marine Le Pen enrhume Lgbt, Conchita Wurst et Céline Dion
Here's Where To Buy The World's Cheapest Pot (INFOGRAPHIC)
Here's Where To Buy The World's Cheapest Pot (INFOGRAPHIC)
It’s no secret that drug costs vary from country to country, but the price differential can be amazing.
For instance, the average price of a gram of marijuana in the west African country of Guinea is only one cent, according to the United Nation’s 2014 World Drug Report.
However, that same bud would cost a whopping $110 in the United Arab Emirates.
On the other hand, a gram of cocaine that sells for $483 in New Zealand will only cost $2 in Panama.
To see which countries are close to be drug-free and which ones are closest to offering free drugs, check out the infographic below, compiled by DrugAbuse.com, a website that provides information about drug and alcohol abuse.
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Nick Jonas Drops Pants, Grabs Crotch, Breaks Hearts
Nick Jonas Drops Pants, Grabs Crotch, Breaks Hearts
Any gay men that Nick Jonas failed to swoon in his recent ab-fueled campaign to build a giant and unwavering gay fan base will surely be hooked after seeing him drop his pants and grab his crotch for Flaunt magazine.
The 22-year-old singer properly acquainted us with his abs by flashing them at gay clubs around New York last month, and before that, knocked us out with his enormous biceps in Out.
To kick off his debut solo album’s press tour, he spoke with handfuls of different media outlets about how much he loves and wants to satisfy gay men.
Today, he’s taunting the gays to come deeper into the Nick Jonas pool by posing with his pants around his ankles, bulge in hand, and revealing his ass crack for the first time ever.
On behalf of all gays everywhere, we accept your invitation, Nick.
Check out some photos from Nick’s latest shoot for Flaunt below (see a few more at Just Jared), and hang tight on the Nick Jonas bandwagon because this ride is clearly just beginning.
Queerty Editor
Gay Twins Release Follow Up Q&A Video After Filming Their Coming Out to Parents : WATCH
Gay Twins Release Follow Up Q&A Video After Filming Their Coming Out to Parents : WATCH
Adam and Luke Monastero, the 21-year-old fraternal twins who came out to their parents on hidden camera last month, have released a follow-up video where they ask mom and dad a series of follow-up questions – whether they knew their sons were gay, if they want grandchildren, how they’ll react when the boys bring over boyfriends and other questions asked by social media followers.
Lots of love and acceptance in the parents’ answers – just the way it should be.
Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP…
Kyler Geoffroy
