Monthly Archives: February 2013
Friends We Follow: BlackOUT Magazine
February 28, 2013 | ELIXHER 3
We’re proud to support Saj Golde’s newest endeavor, BlackOUT, a magazine geared towards Black LGBT men and women. Here’s what Saj had to share about the publication.Read More
Wed., Apr. 24: Call for Presenters – LGBTQA Youth in Care Summit (Washington, DC)
February 28, 2013 | Less
The LGBT Task Force and Connecting Rainbows Initiative are gearing up for their first-ever LGBTQA Youth in Care Summit.Read More
Sticks, Stones and Shitty Excuses
February 27, 2013 | ELIXHER
When oppressive language is spoken within a historically accurate representation of oppressor-to-oppressed, it is never the listener’s job to figure out the speaker’s intent. Read More
The Onion Apologizes, Now What?
February 26, 2013 | ELIXHER 2
This isn’t the first time the media has crossed the line subjecting Black women and girls to misogyny and gendered slurs. And it certainly won’t be the last. Here’s what you can do to help change that.Read More
Michelle O and the Curious Case of Cultural Assimilation
February 25, 2013 | ELIXHER 20
ELIXHER contributor AJ Farrar explores what the social acceptance of Black women like Michelle Obama and Scandal’s Olivia Pope reveal about cultural assimilation.Read More
ELIXHER Launches New Digital Platform and Fundraising Campaign
February 25, 2013 | ELIXHER
Queer women of color site to release online magazine and raise $10,000.Read More
Mon., Feb. 25: Talks at the Schomburg (New York City)
February 24, 2013 | ELIXHER
The marriage equality debate comes to our community and the historic Schomburg Center in Harlem! Join author Obery Hendricks and historian Michael Eric Dyson as they engage in a discussion of same-sex marriage with LGBT advocates.Read More
Click. Watch. Read. What You Missed This Week.
February 23, 2013 | ELIXHER
Read news relevant to YOU! Read More
Poet’s CornHer: Phases of Moonshine
February 22, 2013 | ELIXHER
Poet’s CornHer is our new column for creative writing. Read More
Dedicated to Dee
February 20, 2013 | ELIXHER
One woman recounts how her friend, Dee, struggled with depression. After Dee’s suicide attempt, her partner of ten years had no say in life-and-death (literally) decisions.Read More
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