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gwydion* They may have found an HIV prophylactic pill. I need to look into it further. I remember the last time with the vaccine.
* "Seven LGBT African-Americans Who Changed The Face Of The Gay Community:" http://www.queerty.com/seven-lgbt-african-americans-who-changed-the-face-of-the-gay-community-20120201/#ixzz1uf4c7K2M
* "Queer Harlem: From LGBT Icons of the Harlem Renaissance to Invisible Me:" http://www.autostraddle.com/queer-harlem-from-lgbt-icons-of-the-harlem-renaissance-to-invisible-me-135971/
* "We need to stop blaming this sort of stuff on regionalisms or race:" http://lettersfromtitan.tumblr.com/post/22744886048/as-a-resident-of-rural-nc-i-knew-the-amendment-would
* “I have nothing now but praise for my life. I’m not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me and I love them more. … What I dread is the isolation. … There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready.” - Maurice Sendak (from his 2011 NPR interview)
* Mixed messages: http://revelations-of-a-hermit.tumblr.com/post/22662728614/society-everyones-beautiful-society-dont-eat
* "From birth we’re taught that we’re owed a beautiful girl.:" http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/22680093499/from-birth-were-taught-that-were-owed-a
* Systemic racism never surprises me but it still makes me sad: http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/22684958796/sourcedumal-sooolondon-ethiopienne
* Hector's still making a couple of hours fuss at bed time and over grooming, but he's otherwise what passes for normal, for which we are all grateful. A box of books came today! Thank you, benefactor.
* "Dress Code: A Woman’s Guide to Bespoke Suits:" http://equallywed.com/gay-and-lesbian-wedding-fashion/dress-code-a-womans-guide-to-bespoke-suits.html
* Glee S:2
1. I don't think I mentioned how much "Born This Way" made me realize exactly what rm means about Quinn putting on her gender every morning.
2. Similarly, season 2 in general is chock full of evidence for Kurt's connection to death and mourning rituals.
3. I'm not sure if I've been clear that I mostly only noticed spoilers relevant to my interest or involving characters where I know who they are. Until last Christmas (Season 3) I had no idea who Sam was, though I was aware there was a character called that.
4. So I got to the Prom last night.
5. Karofsky broke my heart in this one, the scene before the class room door. Och, ouch, ouch. The moment he broke and ran at the end. I appreciate the plot line. It's necessary and important. I appreciate the quality of acting, without which it would feel after school special. Instead it reads right. I didn't date football players, but in High School, I did date a string of working class bisexual tough guys who lived in neighborhoods where they would literally be beaten and possibly killed if they came out. I know something about how fucking scary desire can be, the courage it takes to take even baby steps, and the way that shit can turn really violent when thwarted. After all, that's why I was attacked at work when I was sixteen, and why I and my lovers were nearly killed in the Fall of '87. The fear Kurt had of sexual violence or the other kind was realistic; so is the genuine pain Karofsky is in and Kurt's response to it now.
6. I think the Breadstix proposal scene is the place I have most seen Mr. Criss struggling with the difference between stage and television acting, made more obvious by just how good Mr. Colfer is in that scene.
7. Kurt Hummel's kilt tuxedo looks very cool, much cooler than the more authentic one my lab partner wore to senior prom back in '88. I was scared they'd talk him out of it.
7. Kurt's face in the moment he stepped up to he microphone, right before he lifted his chin to face them down with dignity, spoke more to why the word "Queen" can hurt than any amount of words.
8. Kurt's dignity and grace as he spoke, then stepped out for his dance... wow. That kind of strength I know something about too. I think what seeing this would have meant to me if I'd seen it back during my nearly a decade of my own grim little war. I had to jettisoned nearly everything I didn't need, but my honor and dignity were essentials. It's why I didn't break. Watching Kurt with his head high, turning something cruel into something strong and beautiful and defiant? Yes. That's perfect. I think of all those kids out there fighting their own grim little wars and I'm glad they got to see Kurt Hummel at prom being brave and beautiful.
9. Blaine in the locker room before Kurt goes back in being supportive despite his own issues, and to the brave and right thing after Karofsky runs away? I have some idea of what all that cost given his Sadie Hawkins history, to let this be about Kurt and his needs instead of Blaine's own. Just because it's right, doesn't mean it's easy or lacking in real terror, hidden under the private school poker face that says everything's okay. It speaks to Blaine's real quality as a man and a boyfriend.
10. I have nothing clever to sy about Funerl that rm hasn't already said, to be honest.
* "What if male Avengers posed like female superheroes:" http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/22671807328/ixamxdecadence-what-if-male-avengers-posed-like
* "Real-Life Prep School Scandals So Crazy They Sound Like Fiction:" http://flavorwire.com/287719/real-life-prep-school-scandals-so-crazy-they-sound-like-fiction
* "Seven LGBT African-Americans Who Changed The Face Of The Gay Community:" http://www.queerty.com/seven-lgbt-african-americans-who-changed-the-face-of-the-gay-community-20120201/#ixzz1uf4c7K2M
* "Queer Harlem: From LGBT Icons of the Harlem Renaissance to Invisible Me:" http://www.autostraddle.com/queer-harlem-from-lgbt-icons-of-the-harlem-renaissance-to-invisible-me-135971/
* "We need to stop blaming this sort of stuff on regionalisms or race:" http://lettersfromtitan.tumblr.com/post/22744886048/as-a-resident-of-rural-nc-i-knew-the-amendment-would
* “I have nothing now but praise for my life. I’m not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me and I love them more. … What I dread is the isolation. … There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready.” - Maurice Sendak (from his 2011 NPR interview)
* Mixed messages: http://revelations-of-a-hermit.tumblr.com/post/22662728614/society-everyones-beautiful-society-dont-eat
* "From birth we’re taught that we’re owed a beautiful girl.:" http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/22680093499/from-birth-were-taught-that-were-owed-a
* Systemic racism never surprises me but it still makes me sad: http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/22684958796/sourcedumal-sooolondon-ethiopienne
* Hector's still making a couple of hours fuss at bed time and over grooming, but he's otherwise what passes for normal, for which we are all grateful. A box of books came today! Thank you, benefactor.
* "Dress Code: A Woman’s Guide to Bespoke Suits:" http://equallywed.com/gay-and-lesbian-wedding-fashion/dress-code-a-womans-guide-to-bespoke-suits.html
* Glee S:2
1. I don't think I mentioned how much "Born This Way" made me realize exactly what rm means about Quinn putting on her gender every morning.
2. Similarly, season 2 in general is chock full of evidence for Kurt's connection to death and mourning rituals.
3. I'm not sure if I've been clear that I mostly only noticed spoilers relevant to my interest or involving characters where I know who they are. Until last Christmas (Season 3) I had no idea who Sam was, though I was aware there was a character called that.
4. So I got to the Prom last night.
5. Karofsky broke my heart in this one, the scene before the class room door. Och, ouch, ouch. The moment he broke and ran at the end. I appreciate the plot line. It's necessary and important. I appreciate the quality of acting, without which it would feel after school special. Instead it reads right. I didn't date football players, but in High School, I did date a string of working class bisexual tough guys who lived in neighborhoods where they would literally be beaten and possibly killed if they came out. I know something about how fucking scary desire can be, the courage it takes to take even baby steps, and the way that shit can turn really violent when thwarted. After all, that's why I was attacked at work when I was sixteen, and why I and my lovers were nearly killed in the Fall of '87. The fear Kurt had of sexual violence or the other kind was realistic; so is the genuine pain Karofsky is in and Kurt's response to it now.
6. I think the Breadstix proposal scene is the place I have most seen Mr. Criss struggling with the difference between stage and television acting, made more obvious by just how good Mr. Colfer is in that scene.
7. Kurt Hummel's kilt tuxedo looks very cool, much cooler than the more authentic one my lab partner wore to senior prom back in '88. I was scared they'd talk him out of it.
7. Kurt's face in the moment he stepped up to he microphone, right before he lifted his chin to face them down with dignity, spoke more to why the word "Queen" can hurt than any amount of words.
8. Kurt's dignity and grace as he spoke, then stepped out for his dance... wow. That kind of strength I know something about too. I think what seeing this would have meant to me if I'd seen it back during my nearly a decade of my own grim little war. I had to jettisoned nearly everything I didn't need, but my honor and dignity were essentials. It's why I didn't break. Watching Kurt with his head high, turning something cruel into something strong and beautiful and defiant? Yes. That's perfect. I think of all those kids out there fighting their own grim little wars and I'm glad they got to see Kurt Hummel at prom being brave and beautiful.
9. Blaine in the locker room before Kurt goes back in being supportive despite his own issues, and to the brave and right thing after Karofsky runs away? I have some idea of what all that cost given his Sadie Hawkins history, to let this be about Kurt and his needs instead of Blaine's own. Just because it's right, doesn't mean it's easy or lacking in real terror, hidden under the private school poker face that says everything's okay. It speaks to Blaine's real quality as a man and a boyfriend.
10. I have nothing clever to sy about Funerl that rm hasn't already said, to be honest.
* "What if male Avengers posed like female superheroes:" http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/22671807328/ixamxdecadence-what-if-male-avengers-posed-like
* "Real-Life Prep School Scandals So Crazy They Sound Like Fiction:" http://flavorwire.com/287719/real-life-prep-school-scandals-so-crazy-they-sound-like-fiction