anti-oppression

Re-claiming hedonism

I am a hedonist. In the past I only said it jokingly – I, like most in American culture, internalized the belief that there is something wrong with pleasure. We can have all kinds of discussion about Puritanical values, racism and a host of other things, but I don’t really care why I believed it. I just know I had to get over it.

One Colorado’s Alliance-Building Caucuses tackle more than ‘homophobia’

The statewide LGBT advocacy organization has now created three “Alliance Building Caucuses” to address the issues brought forward by the community feedback: the People of Color caucus for LGBT people of color, the White Allies for Racial Justice caucus for white LGBT people committed to ending racism, and recently, the Trans* caucus for those not identifying as cisgender or gender-conforming.

2012 Women’s Film Festival brings remarkable lineup

This year’s Women+Film Voices Festival March 6-11 will be at the Denver FilmCenter, bringing together…

Reminding ourselves ‘this is about love

Coming out to myself took a sensible, ahem, 20 years. Coming out to everyone else…

When ‘politics’ are personal, speaking up takes courage

Friends tell me I’m a broken record, especially since becoming Junior Editor at Out Front…

Comedian Scott Thompson gets up close and personal

By Chris Azzopardi Scott Thompson is still a kid in the hall, but his outlook…

Stuff Gay People Like: About This Blog

Now that we’ve had some time to get a feel for each other I’ll let…