http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress Have a beverage and stay a while, won't you? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:33:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/11/20/transgender-day-of-remembrance/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/11/20/transgender-day-of-remembrance/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:57:59 +0000 Joe Palmer http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=4491 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } November 20th is the day marked to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Thirteen years ago on November 28th Rita Hester, like Matthew Shepard five weeks before, was brutally murdered, more than 20 stab wounds to her chest, in her home. She was only 34 years old. Her name may be unfamiliar to you, unlike [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/11/20/transgender-day-of-remembrance/feed/ 0 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/28/reteaching-gender-sexuality/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/28/reteaching-gender-sexuality/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 18:00:42 +0000 Joe Palmer http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=3936 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The following video featuring young adults talking about gender and sexuality came to my attention quite serendipitously – or perhaps as a result of synchronicity. In any case, I find it very interesting, and hope you’ll take a few moments to watch it and reflect on any thoughts that may come up for you.   [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/28/reteaching-gender-sexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/21/the-teiresias-wars/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/21/the-teiresias-wars/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 17:15:20 +0000 Joe Palmer http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=3900 "> [ Read More → ] ]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/21/the-teiresias-wars/feed/ 0 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/20/regarding-a-cisgender-slur/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/20/regarding-a-cisgender-slur/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 01:25:08 +0000 Joe Palmer http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=3892 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } By Joe Palmer Cisgender. Trans ally. Entitled. Privileged. Ableist. CAFAB. CAMAB. FAAB. MAAB. These and other words and phrases were brought to the forefront for me recently when a person contacted me to express their dismay and anger regarding Glamazonia, the use of the word “tranny” in the title, and the positive review I gave [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2011/05/20/regarding-a-cisgender-slur/feed/ 2 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/12/14/glamazonia-the-uncanny-super-tranny/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/12/14/glamazonia-the-uncanny-super-tranny/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:10:19 +0000 Joe Palmer http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=3309 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Glamazonia The Uncanny Super Tranny Review by Joe Palmer Justin Hall, Diego Gomez, Jon Macy and Fred Noland and a whopping bonanza of other artists Northwest Press $24.99 Ah, Glamazonia! As glamorous as ever with her bouffant, lush lips, amazing abs, assertive breasts, a devil may care attitude backed up with a her own brand justice. [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/12/14/glamazonia-the-uncanny-super-tranny/feed/ 1 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/10/10/gina-kamentsky/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/10/10/gina-kamentsky/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:57:57 +0000 Joe Palmer http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=3055 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } This interview originally appeared in Prism Comics Guide to LGBT Comics 2003 edition. Gina Kamentsky is the creative soul behind the comic strip T-Gina, which she describes as “the tale of a fabulous Transgendered gal and her search for validation and a decent cup of coffee.” JOE: How did the idea for the T-Gina strip [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/10/10/gina-kamentsky/feed/ 0 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/08/27/three/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/08/27/three/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:42:37 +0000 Joe Palmer http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=2872 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Joey Alison Sayers, Eric Orner, and Robert Kirby Rob Kirby Comics $6.25 Three is the title of a new comics anthology featuring the work of LGBT writers and artists. If “three” seems like an odd title for a comic, editor Kirby reflects on the ways this simple number saturates our lives: three Fates; three wishes; [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/08/27/three/feed/ 0 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/07/11/glyph/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/07/11/glyph/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:03:51 +0000 Joe http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=2699 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Glyph is a cabin mate of sorts with Halo Jones and Toy Molto aboard the star ship E.S.S. Clara Pandy, by which I mean Glyph simply seems to have just barely come to their attention, as there’s a rather forgettable air and appearance. When Halo and Toy do finally address their “guest”, Toy (and later [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/07/11/glyph/feed/ 0 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/03/31/skyppi-the-skrull/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/03/31/skyppi-the-skrull/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:00:47 +0000 Joe http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=2186 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Contributed by Ronald Byrd Although born “physically unsuitable” for combat, Skyppi serves the Skrull Empire as a maintenance worker for two centuries before fleeing to avoid being sent to a termination center, where Skrulls who are old and no longer “useful” are slain. Skyppi’s unspecified “unsuitability” for combat leads one to wonder if the Skrull [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/03/31/skyppi-the-skrull/feed/ 0 http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/03/31/dr-druid-sepulchre/ http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/03/31/dr-druid-sepulchre/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:01:46 +0000 Joe http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/?p=2175 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Contributed by Ronald Byrd Doctor Druid’s (Anthony Ludgate) heroic career reaches back several decades, when the sorcerer known as the Ancient One awoke and augmented Druid’s innate mystic powers; relatively little about Druid’s long career has been revealed, although it is known that decades ago he led a group of adventurers called the Monster Hunters, [...]]]> http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2010/03/31/dr-druid-sepulchre/feed/ 0