October 10, 2011
The Forgotten Wife of Christopher Columbus
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | October 10, 2011 7:00 PM |The mysterious Filipa's story, and that of her family, is a lens that can magnify half a millennium of Atlantic exploration. Some of our activists wonder if Columbus was gay, since his marriage appears to have been largely a matter of social climbing.Read More
A.W. Peters: Vintage Female Impersonator
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | October 10, 2011 6:00 PM |Just a guess that this is from the 1930s, so am hoping that a reader may be able to pinpoint the date by clothes and hair. Read More
More on the Australian High Court Ruling on Trans Identity
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | October 10, 2011 4:30 PM |The highest court in Australia explains why female-to-male transsexuals need not undergo genital surgery in order to receive legal recognition of gender reassignment.Read More
Dear Applicant: Ten Tips for the LGBT Job Seeker
Filed by Amy Andre | October 10, 2011 3:00 PM |Your resume should be one page max. If you're at a stage in your career where you've accomplished so much that you can't possibly fit it all onto one page, you're not applying for jobs anyway - you're being headhunted. Read More
COW: On Joe Solmonese's Replacement
Filed by Bil Browning | October 10, 2011 1:30 PM |Many readers added other prominent LGBT activists to Viktor's list, but many overlooked those who weren't/aren't directly involved in the movement. Former contributor Toni D'Orsay chimed in to remind Projectors to think outside of the box.Read More
Is Getting Angry in the Face of Oppression Productive?
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 10, 2011 12:00 PM |Expressing anger - acting with spiritual violence - hurts everyone, not just the object of that anger. Insulting people is like throwing hot coals at someone with your bare hands; you might hit your object sometimes, but you're sure to burn yourself in the process.Read More
Columbus Day Open Thread
Filed by Bil Browning | October 10, 2011 10:30 AM |Do you see anything wrong with celebrating Columbus Day as a national holiday? If so, got any suggestions for a new holiday?Read More
I'm Making an Effort
Filed by Bil Browning | October 10, 2011 9:30 AM |It's Columbus Day and I'm never comfortable to have a federal holiday dedicated to the rape and pillage of Native Americans. To make an effort, here's the "Great American Melting Pot." It's still heavily sanitized and whitewashed, so it...Read More
They Claim Many Things
Filed by Ed Team | October 10, 2011 9:00 AM |"I don't see what the big deal is with the whole gay marriage debate in Australia. Being brought up in a Christian home and still identifying as Christian, I get pretty annoyed with the Christian lobbies around the world who...Read More
