Over years of working on literary publications, I have never felt particularly compelled to self-disclose as a radical queer editor, instead hoping that the writers I support would make clear my editorial interests. Today, Red Hen Press editor Kate Gale’s tone-deaf, reactionary—perhaps satirical?—piece “AWP Is Us,” posted at Huffington Post, illustrates publishing’s implicit & explicit… Continue reading AWP Is NOT Us
Category: Radical
Ambrosia Vibe: world’s first bionic strap-on that vibrates when touched | Indiegogo
Queer, science-y sex toys! Ambrosia Vibe: world's first bionic strap-on that vibrates when touched | Indiegogo.
18 Things White People Should Know/Do Before Discussing Racism
Shut up and read. This goes for all of us, even/especially folks already familiar with these topics. Systemic racism never stops evolving, and we can't either. 18 Things White People Should Know/Do Before Discussing Racism.
It’s Not You, It’s The System, by Janani Balasubramanian | Model View Culture
Good advice for folks doing social justice work willy-nilly: stop. It’s Not You, It’s The System, by Janani Balasubramanian | Model View Culture.
Andrew Jackson should be kicked off the $20 bill: He ordered a genocide.
In case you hadn't already gotten indignant about the American Myth today: Andrew Jackson should be kicked off the $20 bill: He ordered a genocide..
Wright
Native Son by Richard Wright My rating: 5 of 5 stars Phew. This novel is exhausting. I needed to go for a run and have a drink after this unbearable tale of grief, hopelessness, ennui, and racism. Wright's prose is sparse and philosophical, resulting in the sort of haunting, detached narration that makes this novel… Continue reading Wright
The Weekly Ansible, 50 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Works Every Socialist Should Read by China Mieville
Political science fiction! The Weekly Ansible, 50 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Works Every Socialist Should Read by China Mieville.
The School-to-Prison Pipeline – EBONY
Nice to see coverage of this in any mainstream magazine. Interesting allusion to high-school buddy comedies from the 1990s and the slow (but steady) employment of police officers in public schools. This all speaks to the criminalization of anti-authoritarian behavior, not to mention media depictions of non-white youth and the influence of stereotypes in institutional… Continue reading The School-to-Prison Pipeline – EBONY
Why Teach and Study English? : The New Yorker
Another response to the policing of humanities: The irony of neo-conservatives challenging institutions is that they fetishize many other kinds of institutions. You know, the kinds that lock people up. Why Teach and Study English? : The New Yorker. “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The [hu]man who never reads lives only… Continue reading Why Teach and Study English? : The New Yorker
Octavia Butler and Diversity in Sci-Fi | Tokyo Jupiter
A cool discussion of my girl Octavia and the exclusion of women and authors of color in speculative fiction. Political science fiction is real and important, and sci-fi nerds need to join forces with social justice ideologies and actively advocate for non-white, non-male authors and narratives. Afrofuturism, y'all. Octavia Butler and the Question of Diversity… Continue reading Octavia Butler and Diversity in Sci-Fi | Tokyo Jupiter
Jesse Rice-Evans 