It was only a few years ago that I realized the Rachel Pollack whose stories I loved in F&SF was the same Rachel Pollack who wrote Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom and other classic books on the Tarot. Looking forward to this DC Pride dedicated to her. Rest in Peace.
Chaidh ainmeachadh an-dè nach biodh cead aig luchd-obrach air am fastadh le Pàrlamaid na h-Alba tuilleadh lainneardan, prìneachan no bràistean a tha a’ nochdadh taic do ghluasadan sòisealta a chur air.
Chan eil an casg, a chaidh a chur an-gnìomh sa bhad, a’ buntainn do Bhuill-phàrlamaid no an luchd-obrach acasan.
Years ago, author, literary arts organizer and publisher Michelle Tea was hanging out with a fellow writer who was a nanny for a young boy, and noticed how the child was transfixed by the wigs in the window of Gypsy Rosalie's Wigs and Vintage in San Francisco. It was there that she had the germ of the idea for Drag Story Hour, which she launched in 2015 at the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial branch of the San Francisco Public Library. For Alta Online, she talks about the evolution of the series, how she feels about right-wing attacks on it, and why she chose to launch in libraries. "Librarians have always been cool. They’ve always been pro-queer, pro-liberation, pro-freedom. Of course they’re going to love a drag queen reading to kids.”
I’ve made a PRIDE-collection on Etsy. Mostly stickers, some jewelry and iron-on patches. Most items are within Europe and from artists and small businesses.
"For some people, it comes from the inside: meditation; prayer; mantras of acceptance and empowerment; hormone replacement therapy. Others start on the outside: armoring themselves with a contour brush, biker boots, a navy blue hanky in the back pocket signaling they’re a bottom," writes Tommy Dorfman in her guest editor letter for Elle magazine. "No matter the avenue, the practice of affirmation — for ourselves and for others in the LBGTQ+ community — is a necessity, especially in a world where our existence and self-expression is too often violently and systemically oppressed." Here's a @Flipboard Storyboard with the collection she edited for Elle, including stories from Jake DuPree on the beauty of burlesque, Dua Saleh and Liv Hewson on being nonbinary in Hollywood, and ALOK on the power of queer comedy.