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South Carolina Intersex Lawsuit A Major Step In Ending Nonconsensual Surgery to "Fix" Intersex Kids
Adoptive parents of 8 year-old, intersex child M.C. Crawford are suing the state of SC because cosmetic genital surgery was performed on M.C. without his consent.
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Also.Also.Also: "Bill de Blasio’s 'Formerly Lesbian' Wife Patiently Explains Human Sexuality" and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Zines, lesbian MPs, international news, gay TV, bad news, sexual spectrums and lesbian poetry about manicures.
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More Than Words: Dyke Pt. 2 — Dyke Dynasty
In which some Dykes on Bikes take on the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Start your engines.
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Pro-Gay AND Pro-Immigration? You're Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Sane people want the new immigration bill to help binational gay couples. People in power insist that will ruin everything for everyone else. What's a politically savvy queer to do?
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Also.Also.Also: Queer Leadership Lives On and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Queer leadership, Mother's day, marriage, Brittney Griner, and dumb homophobes.
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May 30, 2013
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