June 2012
20 posts
From Me To You: A Journey and a Dream~ →
fromme-toyou.tumblr.com
It was only a moment ago we were riding through the Agafay Desert on the back of a camel, putting rose oil on our damp summer skin and wondering the long winding halls of the souk. The inspiration we found in Morocco has settled in my mind as that of a dream. The things we bought lay…
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How JP Morgan Makes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars On Food Assistance Programs →
republicreport.org
You know how there’s a bill right now to cut billions in food stamps so the evil poor people can’t eat? Yeah, turns out big companies and banks make millions of dollars from these programs. JP Morgan is the sole administrator of these benefits in over half the states in the US.
Send Books to CeCe! →
supportcece.wordpress.com
CeCe would love to receive books while in prison. Click here to view CeCe’s book list. CeCe is very interested in art, music, fashion, and pop culture. Please keep CeCe’s interests in mind when sending her reading material. Please note that all materials sent to CeCe must be paperback copies sent directly from the publisher. Click here for more information about the DOC’s mailing regulations. All materials can be sent to the following address:
Chishaun McDonald OID #238072 Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud
2305 Minnesota Boulevard S.E.
St. Cloud, MN 56304also:
the post on the tumblr about more ways to help (link)
[donations page direct link in case the link in that post does not work]
if you’re here from one of the other tags or something and you don’t know about her story yet:
- from the tumblr (link): “Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald is a young African American transgender woman who is charged with two counts of “second degree murder” after an incident that began when she was violently assaulted because of her gender and race.”
- “Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald Sentenced to 41 Months for Reduced Charge of Manslaughter” (link) [has talk of transmisogyny/racism/prison industrial complex]
- detailed background info from the wordpress blog (link) [WARNING: talk of transmisogynist/racist physical violence, abuse by police, and transmisogynist, racist and gay-bashing slurs]
- Reina Gossett [thespiritwas on tumblr] talks about CeCe McDonald’s case in this speech (link)
STFU, Conservatives: Submission: Help my friend escape his abusive home →
stfuconservatives.net
queerkhmer submitted:
Hi all,
I have friend named Matthew (we call him Miles) living in a rural part of Missouri. He’s a nice guy; he’s gay, a bit of nerd, and always amiable. His family is abusive and controlling. From the first few time I’ve meet him (online), he has told me stories of…
WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: Sherlock: 'A Study In Pink' currently free on iTunes →
wilwheaton.tumblr.com
BBC America is currently offering free episodes of some of their popular British shows in honor of “Summer of London” on itunes and Sherlock ‘A Study In Pink’ is one of them. So if you haven’t seen ‘ASIP’ or have but want to see it again and again,…
Dom Perignon Fancy: hey people on their periods that have bad cramps →
tumblino.tumblr.com
you can make a little period pillow that you heat in the microwave!
just cut a super basic shape (you can curve it if you want) that will cover a good area of your belly. try to stay under 10 inches, however. anymore and it’ll be problematic.
be wary of super synthetic…
“The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force responded to the U.S. Senate’s failure today to allow a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill designed to strengthen laws prohibiting sex discrimination in wages. The Paycheck Fairness Act failed to receive the 60 votes needed to advance to a vote. Nationally, women earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. African-American women earn 62 cents on the dollar and Latina women average only 54 cents on that dollar. The Task Force Action Fund has been lobbying for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey says: Women work their tails off to feed their families and pay the rent. In many households, they are the sole breadwinners. So what do they get in return? Far less than what a man earns for similar work. Something is seriously wrong with this picture, and yet the mostly male Senate diddles around and refuses to do anything about it. We’re not talking about a radical concept here. We’re talking about passing a bill that would help reduce the discriminatory pay gap between women and men. This isn’t simply a matter of principle, it’s about women being able to put food on their family’s table, it’s about being able to pay the bills, it’s about having a roof over one’s head, it’s about having a fair shake, it’s about not being discriminated against in pay solely because of your gender. Pay equity affects each of our lives, and the lives of all our families. It is shameful that many senators today turned their backs on the economic security of American women and their families — this includes lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, particularly women of color, who are vulnerable to inequity. The obstructionists in Congress who toy with women’s lives do so at their own peril. This is something many women will not forget, especially when they’re cutting that next round of checks to pay the bills — and especially when they cast their next ballot.”
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Oh, queer community! You surprise me by making me so proud sometimes!
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