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  • Holiday Comic Relief

    The Holidays can be quite stressful for a wide variety of reasons.  Here are some hilarious feature films, perfect for easing holiday stress.

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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 11:49am EST
    by Rene

  • Changes

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    I hope that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving break.  I managed to stuff myself more than once with all kinds of wonderful foods…yummy!  But now it’s back to school (and work). 

    Changes have been occurring all over the library this past semester.  We’ve relocated books, DVDs, [...]

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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:58am EST
    by Rene

  • Transgender Day of Remebrance

    candle

    Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.  Let’s pause to remember those who have been hurt or killed simply because of their gender identity or expression.

    A few final special highlights of our transgender resources…

    The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A memoir by Daphne Scholinski - “Even now, [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:43am EST
    by Rene

  • the Boy Who was Raised as aGirl (more pre-TDOR reads)

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    As Nature Made Him: The Boy" [...]

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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:41am EST
    by Rene

  • Gender-Bending Books

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    Just So You know #1 by" [...]

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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:32am EST
    by Rene

  • More Transgender Resources

    Check out our special Transgender Day of Remembrance Display in the library for these and many other resources…

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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:45am EST
    by Rene

  • TDOR on Campus

    Transgender Day of Remembrance Events on IUB Campus…

    Monday 11/16 - Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria movie screening. 7pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium (FA015)

    Tuesday 11/17 - Featured Speakers followed by a processional to graveyard. 6pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium (FA015). 7pm Graveyard Service in Dunn Meadow East

    Visit  [...]

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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:35am EST
    by Rene

  • Countdown to TDOR

    Number of comments: 1

    In this first segment highlighting transgender resources available in the library, we look at some excellent documentaries…

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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:37am EST
    by Rene

  • Transgender Day of Remebrance

    TDOR

    Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is November 20th.  In recognition of this, we will be featuring several transgender resources here on the blog and throughout the library.  Stop by the library or check back here for continuing updates.

    For more information about TDOR, please visit www.transgenderdor.org

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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:30am EST
    by Rene

  • New Stuff

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    The following are all great resources that have recently been donated to the library.

    -          Freeheld [DVD] – Academy award" [...]

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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:53am EST
    by Rene

  • Frustrated, shocked, and slightly disappointed

    JennyDead

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    Of course I knew she was going" [...]

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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:14am EST
    by Rene

  • The L Word is here!

    That’s right…the final season has arrived.  I’ve already taken in the first 5 episodes of the season and am still amazed at just how crazy Jenny can be!  My friends and I like to discuss what mental illnesses she could be diagnosed with in each episode.  We’re currently discussing narcissistic [...]

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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 10:14am EDT
    by Rene

  • More scariness in the house…

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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 10:09am EDT
    by Rene

  • Scary reads for your Halloween

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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 10:39am EDT
    by Rene

  • Remembering E. Lynn Harris, a literary pioneer who introduced us to the “invisible life” of black gay men.

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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 11:01am EDT
    by Rene

  • Office Expansion

    That’s right…the office and library have expanded!  With Student Ethics moving out, the GLBT Student Support Services Office has taken over most of the house at 705 E. 7th Street.  Stop by and check out the new space…and check out a few movies while you’re at it! )[...]

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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 11:25am EDT
    by Rene

  • Welcome Back (to the blog!)

    After a long hiatus, the library blog is finally up and running again!  Look for information on new materials and library happenings coming soon!

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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 10:40am EDT
    by Rene

  • And still more new stuff

    Fake v. 3 by Sanami Matoh

    DVDs
    Pursuit of equality - A behind-the-scenes film crew documents San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom as he ignites one of the most controversial civil rights issues of the 21st century by approving same-sex marriage.

    CDs

    Winsome Griffles “Meet the Griffles” - Humorous but [...]

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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 4:27pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • More New Stuff!

    Fag Hag

    DVD:
    Wild Tigers I Have Known - An edgy and disorienting coming-of-age film
    Fag Hag - Does anyone out there remember the guy who played Wesley on Star Trek? He’s still working!

    CDs:
    Robert German “Sirens of Brooklyn” - A haunting cross between folk and jazz

    Nonfiction:
    [...]

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    Posted: July 18, 2008, 2:42pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Attention Facebook Users!

    Facebook Logo - http://www.facebook.com

    If you love the Lambda Literary Foundation, you can now become a fan! The Lambda Literary Foundation is the country’s leading organization for LGBT literature. And now you can follow them on your newsfeed.

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    Posted: July 18, 2008, 10:00am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • New Stuff!

    Adventures of Felix

    DVD:
    Adventures of Felix - A gay arabic frenchman on a quest to find his long-absent father

    NonFiction:
    You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation - The fascinating gender differences in the way we speak
    Roman Conquests and Stud by Phil Andros - Two [...]

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    Posted: July 11, 2008, 10:34am EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Bluestockings

    Bluestockings Bookstore

    Since 1999, Bluestockings has been a women’s collective bookstore, dedicated to feminist materials, and more recently LGBT issues as well. Bookslut has an exclusive interview with one of the Bluestockings’ owners, Kimmie David.

    Just the fact that it didn’t stay a strictly women’s bookstore is [...]

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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 9:58am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • The Book of Daniel: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

    (5 out of 5 stars)

    Simply put, this is the best show you never saw on television. The Book of Daniel was a short lived series that aired on NBC for a mere three episodes before it was canceled. The complete [...]

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    Posted: July 09, 2008, 11:40am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Reminder: Gay Travels in the Muslim World Tomorrow!

    Gay Travels in the Muslim World edited by Michael LuongoImportant Reminder:

    Gay Travels in the Muslim World editor Michael Luongo is coming to Bloomington tomorrow to read from his ground breaking new book. Thursday, July 10th, Luongo will be doing a reading at Rachel’s Cafe from [...]

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    Posted: July 09, 2008, 8:26am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Book Review: Love and Politics: Radical Feminist and Lesbian Theories

    Love and Politics by Carol Anne Douglas

    by Carol Anne Douglas.
    San Francisco: ism press, 1990.
    363 p., illus.

    In her book Love and Politics, Carol Anne Douglas makes a commendable effort to delineate the sometimes overlapping and confusing discourses of “traditional” radical feminism. Focusing on various points of [...]

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    Posted: July 07, 2008, 2:07pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Gay Travels in the Muslim World

    Gay Travels in the Muslim World edited by Michael Luongo

    Gay Travels in the Muslim World editor Michael Luongo is coming to Bloomington next week to read from his ground breaking new book. Thursday, July 10th, Luongo will be interviewed on BloomingOUT, Bloomington’s own Midwest [...]

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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 8:12am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Book Review: Being, Being Happy, Being Gay: Pathways to a Rewarding Life for Lesbians and Gay Men

    Being, Being Happy, Being Gay: Pathways to a Rewarding Life for Lesbians and Gay Men by Bert Herrman

    by Bert Herrman.
    San Francisco, CA : Alamo Square Press, 1990.
    125 p., illus.

    his little volume follows a familiar format for self-help books, with chapters on various topics that pair [...]

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    Posted: June 30, 2008, 2:58pm EDT
    by Guest

  • June is Gay Pride!

    The Last Sunday in June - Photographs by Jamel Shabazz, essays by Kelefa Sanneh and Emil Wilbekin

    June is gay pride month! In celebration of the Stonewall Riots that “kicked-off” the gay rights movement on June 28th, 1969. Make sure to get your pride on this summer with [...]

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    Posted: June 28, 2008, 8:24am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Gay Tales of the City Author

    Michael Tollier Lives by Armistead Maupin

    AfterElton.com has an exclusive interview with Armistead Maupin, author of the gay series Tales of the City. Find the nitty gritty on Maupin’s life, characters, and why Maupin doesn’t consider his most recent book, Michael Tolliver Lives to be a sequel [...]

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    Posted: June 27, 2008, 8:02am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Sun Signs and Love Signs

    Wheel of the Zodiac from Wikipedia.org

    How do gay and lesbian astrology guides differ from straight astrology guides? According to astrologer Michael Yawney, sun signs express themselves differently, based on the specifics of one’s life. These books break down psyches and relationships with an eye kept out for [...]

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    Posted: June 26, 2008, 8:48am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • You’ll Get Over It: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    You'll Get Over It

    You’ll Get Over It

    2.5 out of 5 stars

    You’ll Get Over It is a foreign film that originally aired in France. It centers around its protagonist Vincent, an 18 year old high school senior and star of the swim team. The film chronicles Vincent’s [...]

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    Posted: June 25, 2008, 8:20am EDT
    by Guest

  • Book Review: Bisexual Resource Guide 2000

    Bisexual Resource Guide 2000 ed. Robyn Ochs.

    edited by Robyn Ochs.
    Cambridge, MA : Bisexual Resource Center, 1999.
    303 p., illus.

    As much as “bisexual chic” has done to convince people that bisexuality is cool, and even common, there does not seem to be an easy way to actually [...]

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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 2:40pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Mysterious Skin: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    Mysterious Skin

    Mysterious Skin:

    4 out of 5 stars

    The first time I watched this film was thanks to my boyfriend introducing it to me.
    “Is it good?” I asked him as he put the DVD in.
    “No.” He replied
    “Is it bad?” I laughed. “Why are we watching it?”
    [...]

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    Posted: June 18, 2008, 11:48am EDT
    by Guest

  • More Gay Libraries in Indiana

    Librarian Michael Bohr standing in the Chris Gonzalez Library & Archives

    Just in case you get tired of the GLBT Student Support Services in Bloomington, we just thought you should know, there’s a new gay library right in our backyards!

    Indianapolis is home to the Chris Gonzalez Library [...]

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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 4:20pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Book Review: Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers

    Go the Way Your Blood Beats ed. Shawn Stewart Ruff

    edited by Shawn Stewart Ruff.
    New York, NY : Henry Holt, 1996.
    544 p.

    Go the Way Your Blood Beats compiles fiction by African-American authors which uses bisexuality and homosexuality as literary themes. Shawn Ruff, editor of the anthology, [...]

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    Posted: June 16, 2008, 2:36pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Movies about Movies

    Hollywood SignWho doesn’t love a good movie, especially a movie that shows or hints at being queer? These movies are all different documentaries about different aspects of queer film. Enjoy!

    Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
    This film about queer films boats to be “the most entertaining gay [...]

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    Posted: June 13, 2008, 4:05pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Stella Duffy

    //www.tartcity.com/If you enjoyed the mysteries of sleuth Saz Martin, you may have wondered how author Stella Duffy learned how to tie together such an engaging story. The answer: theater. This and more can be found at AfterEllen.com’s interview with the New Zealand writer.

    “I started off writing [...]

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    Posted: June 12, 2008, 11:11am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan GreenThe Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green:

    4.5 out of 5 stars

    I actually saw this movie for the first time at a monthly movie screening club that was held at Willkie, and when I did, I knew immediately it was [...]

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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 11:41am EDT
    by Guest

  • Books that Dare: Coverage of the Lammies

    At the Lambda Literary Awards, Katherine V. Forrest pays tribute to Ann BannonWe’ve already post the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, but the most exciting part of the awards is the awards show. And coverage is pouring in from everywhere.

    The Advocate writes:

    Perhaps that’s because [...]

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    Posted: June 10, 2008, 3:36pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Revolutionary Voices : A review

    Revolutionary Voices Say, you want a revolution? Do you find yourself turned off by the racism, sexism, classism, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexism, and ableism that dominates the struggle for LGBT rights? Are you an intersex bisexual or poor Latina dyke wondering why you can’t find yourself in the [...]

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    Posted: June 09, 2008, 2:16pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Couples in Cali getting re-married

    The Advocate has a lovely article up about couples in California who married in San Francisco in 2004 getting re-married - legally this time.  And it includes some familiar faces, like actvists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon and writer Jewel Gomez.

    We have some excellent documentaries about marriage equality in [...]

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    Posted: June 06, 2008, 11:40am EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Help write the history of The Pill

    Passing along this writing opportunity. I know the queer community has its own interesting relationship with The Pill (I know lesbians who use it for cramps, gay men who experimented with straight women on it, bisexuals who need it, etc), so lets not sell ourselves short by assuming we have [...]

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    Posted: June 05, 2008, 4:20pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Another Gay Movie: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    Another Gay Movie

    Another Gay Movie

    (3.5 out of 5)

    If you’re looking for a heartfelt coming of age story, complete with a strong moral accompanied by a brilliant plot and scriptwriting…Another Gay Movie may not be the film for you. Then again, if you couldn’t figure that out [...]

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    Posted: June 04, 2008, 12:37pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Author Interviews at AfterEllen

    Sarah WatersIn a two-part series, AfterEllen.com is interviewing some of the leading ladies in literature, from a wide variety of genres. Go see what your favorite writers have to say about their writing and how their fields have developed.

    Sarah Waters - Historical Romance, author of [...]

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    Posted: June 03, 2008, 7:11am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Book Review: Growing Up Gay

    Growing Up Gay by Jaffe Cohen, Danny McWilliams, and Bob Smith.

    by Jaffe Cohen, Danny McWilliams, and Bob Smith.
    New York : Hyperion, 1995.
    242 p., illus.

    As a gay male in my late twenties, I found myself unable to relate to much of this book. Growing Up Gay [...]

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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 2:19pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Queerspawn.org

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    3rd Annual Blogging for LGBT Families DayWant to hear the truth about being the child of queer parents? Check out the Queerspawn Diaries, “an independent audio documentary project by and about young adults from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer families. Through audio interviews, young adults [...]

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    Posted: June 01, 2008, 11:35am EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Lammies are in!

    Reading

    Last night was the 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced. Pay special attention to Cris Beam’s Transparent - it’s one of the newest books at the GLBT Library!

    And the winners are:

    LGBT ANTHOLOGY First Person Queer, edited by Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel LGBT ARTS & CULTURE The View [...]
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    Posted: May 30, 2008, 10:22am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Queerspawn Speak!

    Number of comments: 1

    queerspawn activismThis Monday is the third annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, and even the GLBT Library is getting in on the action!

    The first generation of children raised by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents are now adults. This gives GLBT folk an enormous opportunity to listen [...]

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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 3:10pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Summer Storm: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    Summer Storm

    Summer Storm:

    (5 out of 5 stars)

    I don’t think I know a single person who didn’t grow up with a lot of angst during their adolescences, and that goes double for anyone of homosexual orientation who spent their high school years in the closet. Taking it [...]

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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 12:32pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Remembering a Queer Historian

    Allan Berube
    Allan Berube, the independent GLBT historian, passed away December 11, 2007, at the age of 61. Berube contributed in many ways to the academic study of GLBT history, winning an MacArthur Fellowship, and publishing the innovative history of gay men and lesbians in World War [...]

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    Posted: May 27, 2008, 12:13pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Book Review: Borderlands = La Frontera: The New Mestiza

    Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldua

    by Gloria Anzaldua.
    San Francisco, CA : Spinsters/Aunt Lute, 1987.
    203 p.

    This most influential book explores, performs, and exhibits the experience of living simultaneously in two places, cultures, languages, realities at once. Probing autobiographically into the mystical perceptions, strategic possibilities, [...]

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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 1:58pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Office Closed for Memorial Day

    Sorry gang, we will be closed on Monday, May so you will have to enjoy your barbecues without us. However we will be open at 9 AM on Tuesday and will have regular office hours for the rest of the week.

    [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 3:41pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Picture Books

    Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite

    Whether for an education class, to read to your children, or to recapture your own queer childhood, these gay picture books will bring a smile to your face.

    Daddy’s Roommate - Michael Willhoite
    A modern classic in GLBT children’s literature, this is a [...]

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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 12:10pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Margaret Cho Day?

    Margaret Cho
    According to San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, and Theresa Sparks, the trans San Francisco president of the police commission, April 30th sure is Margaret Cho Day.

    “It seems only appropriate…that we recognize the contributions of Margaret Cho,” [Newsom] said, “She’s lived her life not only out [...]

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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 2:37pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • New(ish) Display : You Better Work!

    The smell of spring is in the air and so is the smell of desperate graduates suddenly panicking… Job? Work? Life after college? Say it ain’t so!

    Fortunately for you recent grads (and you adults that have been out there doing the job thing for a while), we have put together [...]

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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 1:53pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Dantes Cove: Season 1: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    Dante's Cove: Season 1 DVD

    Dante’s Cove: Season 1

    (2.5 out of 5 stars)

    If you’ve come across Dante’s Cove then chances are you’re like me, and by that I mean you’re drawn to shows that heavily focus on the paranormal. When it was on the air, I was [...]

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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 11:01am EDT
    by Guest

  • Covering Author Has More to Say

    Kenji Yoshino, author of Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, has an article up over at The Advocate on the role of LGBT adults in the lives of LGBT teenagers:

    …teens are becoming increasingly more relaxed about nonheterosexual behavior. They have also developed novel sexual and [...]

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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 12:59pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Travelling the Gay USA: Book Reviews

    Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA, ed. Andrew Collins

    Fodor’s Gay Guide to the USA
    edited by Andrew Collins.
    New York, NY: Fodor’s Travel Publications, 1996.
    489 p., illus., maps.

    The Queerest Places: A National Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites
    by Paula Martinac.
    New York, NY: Henry [...]

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    Posted: May 19, 2008, 1:19pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Laughing Ladies

    Margaret Cho

    In a discussion of lesbian humor over at the Independent Gay Forum, Jennifer Vanasco says that Lesbians are being accepted more and more as comedians.

    The fact that lesbians are becoming more accepted as funny is lucky for the gay community. Laughter is a great [...]

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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 10:19am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • New Local Blogger at Indiana Equality

    There’s a new blog writer over at Indiana Equality, a blog dedicated to protecting basic civil rights for Indiana’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender citizens.

    New writer Zak Szymanski is a local Bloomington resident, and teaches journalism at the University. Check out his first post on the state of [...]

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    Posted: May 15, 2008, 1:22pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Hellbent: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher

    Number of comments: 1

    Hellbent DVD

    Hellbent:

    (3 out of 5 stars)

    The most important thing I have to stress about Hellbent is that when watching it, you must keep one thing above all else in mind. This movie?s strength does not lie in its acting, its plotline, or its character development (then [...]

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    Posted: May 14, 2008, 10:38am EDT
    by Guest

  • Retro Reviewing on Better than Chocolate

    Better Than ChocolateAfterEllen.com has this wonderful feature called Retro Reviewing, where a group of lesbians get together to discuss an older lesbian film. This week they are talking about a favorite film of mine, Better Than Chocolate.
    It’s a wacky lesbian-meets-lesbian, then-one-lesbian’s-mother-moves-in kinda film with a [...]

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    Posted: May 13, 2008, 10:17am EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Book Review: Invention of Heterosexuality

    Number of comments: 1
    The Invention of Heterosexuality by Jonathan Ned Katz.

    by Jonathan Ned Katz.
    City, ST : Publisher, date.
    p., illus.

    Have you ever wanted a historically-based refutation to the statement “heterosexuality is completely natural and has been around since the dawn of time”? While Katz’ book may not provide spell-bounding [...]

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    Posted: May 12, 2008, 12:12pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Young Adult Novels

    Number of comments: 2

    Check out these gripping, fast-paced novels about teenagers coming out, navigating love, and dealing with their parents.

    Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

    Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, Rainbow Road ? Alex Sanchez
    This complex trilogy follows the lives of three high schoolers: Nelson, a flaming queen, Jason, a jock, and [...]

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    Posted: May 09, 2008, 11:36am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence needs books

    INCITE! Women of Violence Against Women

    INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence New Orleans Chapter and the New Orleans Women’s Health & Justice Initiative Seeks Books by Women of Color authors for a Radical Women of Color Lending Library Project

    The New Orleans Women of Color Resource & Organizing [...]

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    Posted: May 07, 2008, 10:58am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Shout Out for Katherine V. Forrest

    Katherine V. Forrest

    Prolific lesbian writer Katherine V. Forrest won the Publishing Triangle?s Bill Whitehead Lifetime Achievement Award on April 28th. For almost 25 years, she has written the gamut of genres, from the famous Kate Delafield mysteries (The Beverly Malibu) to science fiction (Daughters of a [...]

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    Posted: May 05, 2008, 2:17pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Gay Russia

    Sunshine

    During the 19th century, Russia existed on the outskirts of Western civilization. For most of the 20th century, as a communist society they existed behind an iron curtain. Throughout the years, Russia?s Lesbian and Gay population have contributed to a rich Russian cultural heritage.

    Out of the Blue: Russia?s [...]

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    Posted: May 02, 2008, 2:10pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Historic Gay Bookstore for Sale

    Little Sister

    Vancouver?s Little Sister?s Book & Art Emporium is up for sale by the owners. After almost 25 years of business, and 23 years challenging Canadian censorship laws, the owners are ready to move on. Said one owner Jim Deva:

    “It?s probably time to pass on the [...]

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    Posted: May 01, 2008, 2:45pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • L.A. Times Festival of Books

    There’s a report up at the Advocate Insider on the L.A. Times Book Festival, including tasty little tidbits such as Julie Andrews, author Nina Revoyr, and arguments over the presidential election.

    Here’s a Revoyrism for you, on the subject of writing against a period backdrop: “If you don’t watch [...]

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    Posted: April 30, 2008, 2:30pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • The Lives of Older Lesbians

    Older lesbians face a particularly complex convergence of issues, when sexism, homophobia, and the cultural obsession with youth all combine. This week we look at some of the fabulous and strong older lesbians who have supported our community with their advice and activism in the past and present.

    Long Time [...]

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    Posted: April 29, 2008, 3:47pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Summer Hours

    Sunshine

    Summer is here and classes are over, but the GLBT Student Support Services are still open! During the summer, the library will be open its usual hours, Monday-Friday, 8-5.

    If you’re in the Bloomington area and looking for a good book for the beach, or a movie to [...]

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    Posted: April 28, 2008, 11:32am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Queer Poetry

    April is National Poetry Month, and the GLBT Library isn’t the only ones celebrating. Over at Im Here, Im Queer. What the Hell do I read? Theyre celebrating with a new poem every day! Poems arent only for straight people. Theres a rich and long tradition of gay men [...]

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    Posted: April 25, 2008, 10:54am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Saints and Sinners Literary Festival

    Saints and Sinners Festival

    The 6th annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival is May 8-11th, in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Saints and Sinners is America’s only festival aimed entirely at GLBTQ writers, performers, and publishers, or who focus on GLBTQ issues. Its going to be an exciting weekend, [...]

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    Posted: April 23, 2008, 1:10pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Lambda Literary Public Readings

    Heads up, everyone! The Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony will be Map 29th, in West Hollywood, but if you’re like me, there’s no way you’ll be able to make it. For the rest of us, there will be public readings by the Lambda finalist authors in several large cities, including the [...]

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    Posted: April 22, 2008, 11:13am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Biographies of Queer Musicians

    Sylvester

    From disco to classical to pop music, these artists broke down doors, moved us with their songs, and created a new queer musicology.

    The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies in San Francisco by Joshua Gamson
    In the world of that most disparaged of musical genresdisco [...]

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    Posted: April 21, 2008, 2:30pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Win the Lammies for your Library

    Support your queer writers and your local library with an autographed set of this years Lambda Award Winning books! Winners are announced at this years Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony.

    Enter a raffle to win an autographed collection of this year’s Lammy winners — the winning books in all 21 categories will [...]

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    Posted: April 19, 2008, 11:38am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Lesbian Writers Fund

    Are you a lesbian and budding writer, trying to find financial support for your art? Then you must check this out:

    The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice - Lesbian Writers Fund is a national grant program for emerging lesbian poets and fiction writers within the U.S. The fund aims to [...]

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    Posted: April 17, 2008, 10:06am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • GLBT People with Mental and Developmental Disabilities

    For people with mental and developmental disabilities, information on relationships and sexuality can be few and far between. These authors have addressed the issue by describing their own experiences and offering advice to other people in their situation.

    Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation
    by [...]

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    Posted: April 16, 2008, 1:41pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Sex Workers Speak Out

    This week pros, hustlers, rent boys, hookers, and other sex workers have a chance to tell their own stories of working in a socially marginalized profession. The gay and transgender people engaged in this work explain their diverse reasons for doing sex work and for breaking the taboos around the [...]

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    Posted: April 15, 2008, 3:51pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Music! Yea new display!

    We’ve got Melissa, Elton, Leonard Bernstein, Disco, Woodstock, the B52s, and k.d lang. We’ve got books, CDs, and movies. We’ve got it all because we are awesome.

    So April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and we decided to do a queer music-themed display for the rest of April. There are so many [...]

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    Posted: April 14, 2008, 2:17pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Review : I love D.E.B.S.

    DEBS

    D.E.B.S. is one of my favorite lesbian movies ever. There is a little romance, a little action, girls in short skirts, and plenty of laughs!

    There is a secret test hidden in the S.A.T. It measures a student’s innate ability to lie, cheat, fight and kill. Those [...]

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    Posted: April 14, 2008, 12:59pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Jewelle Gomez wants to marry!

    Jewelle Gomez, poet and fantasy author, is suing the state of California with her partner Diane Sabin, and 14 other couples, for the right to marry.

    Gomez is the author of Oral Traditions, a collection of poetry celebrating her multi-ethnic heritages, Don’t Explain, a collection of short stories, and [...]

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    Posted: April 13, 2008, 4:39pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Heather Has Two Mommies author Poet Laureate

    Leslea Newman, author of the award-winning and controversial children’s book Heather Has Two Mommies, has been appointed the Poet Laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts. Newman’s works include over 50 books, including children’s picture books, young adult books, and poetry. Newman is appointed for two years, according to the The Republic, [...]

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    Posted: April 10, 2008, 4:20pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Producing Adults : A Review

    Producing Adults

    Producing Adults surprised me. I wasn’t surprised that it was so good, since it was an Oscar nominee and won a ton of queer film festival awards. But I was surprised that it was about two bisexual women. That never happens! Go Finland!

    A brief plot summary: [...]

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    Posted: April 07, 2008, 3:25pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • PoMo Comics

    Ahh post-modernism. That blur of extreme complexity, contradiction, ambiguity, diversity, and the interconnectedness of sharp realism and fuzzy surrealism. This week we have several postmodern queer comics guaranteed to blow your mind.

    How Loathsome by Ted Naifeh and Tristan Crane
    Catherine, a lanky sarcastic gender bender, is stuck in [...]

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    Posted: April 04, 2008, 3:11pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • New Display for National Poetry Month!

    My lover is a woman
    & when I hold her -
    feel her warmth -
    i feel good - feel safe
    by Pat Parker

    National Poetry Month

    April is National Poetry Month so I’ve put together a display of some of our best poetry books, [...]

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    Posted: April 03, 2008, 8:01pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Free books from WOWIO

    Who doesn’t like free stuff? I like free stuff. I (heart) free books.

    If you go to http://www.wowio.com/ you can sign up and download free e-books. They have a nice Gay & Lesbian section, including some classic Jane Rule books, some mystery fiction, a biography of Bishop Gene Robinson, and [...]

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    Posted: April 03, 2008, 2:59pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Deaf Queer Resource Center

    Are you deaf and queer? Maybe just interested in issues for the deaf community or the queer community.

    The Deaf Queer Resource Center is a great resource for learning about deaf queers. One of the neatest things they have is a section full of coming out videos (look under [...]

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    Posted: April 01, 2008, 3:29pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards

    March 14, 2008–Finalists were announced today for the upcoming 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards to be held Thursday, May 29, in West Hollywood, CA.

    Over 80 judges — writers, journalists, booksellers, librarians, professors — chose 107 finalists in 21 categories, and the winners will be announced at a gala ceremony [...]

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    Posted: March 28, 2008, 2:47pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Home (Homo?) Towns

    The Advocate is looking for queers who want to write in about their hometown. They are looking for happy stories, sad stories, stories about places and people who shaped your concept of home. It seems like an interesting chance for those of us who are budding writers out [...]

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    Posted: March 27, 2008, 3:13pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Lambda Literary Foundation Announces Pioneer Awards

    The Lambda Literary Foundation has named Ann Bannon, Malcolm Boyd, and Mark Thompson as this years recipients of its Pioneer Award, to be presented at the Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony on May 29, 2008 in West Hollywood, California.

    The Lambda Literary Foundation bestows its Pioneer Award on those individuals who have [...]

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    Posted: March 26, 2008, 2:32pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Blog Profile: Joe. My. God.

    Unlike other blogs that specialize in politics, entertainment, and culture, Joe. My. God. is just the average opinions of an average Joe - if the average Joe is a big burly white gay guy in New York. This blog combines commentary on moderate liberal politics with a focus on [...]

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    Posted: March 24, 2008, 3:06pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • I (heart) the Savagelove Podcast

    I’ve become mildly obsessed with syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage as of late, and his sharp and snarky podcast version of his weekly sex column, called the Savagelovecast. If you have a question about human sexuality, relationships, and sexual orientation, you can find Dan’s opinions on full display on [...]

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    Posted: March 22, 2008, 2:46pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • Still More New Books and DVDs

    Here’s the latest acquisitions over at the GLBT Library:

    Books:

    • True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism–For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals - Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley - A solid first introduction to the experience of being transgender. One of Bilerico’s Ten Books Every Transgender Person Should Read.
    • Omnigender: A Trans-Religious [...]
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    Posted: March 20, 2008, 3:05pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • I get by with a little help from my friends

    As queer people, we have needed the love and support of our straight allies, our fabulous faghags and our best friends. So lets take a look at some non-fiction about straight-queer friendship.

    Couple of Friends: the Remarkable Friendship between Straight Women & Gay Men by Robert H. Hopcke and [...]

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    Posted: March 19, 2008, 4:42pm EDT
    by Sarah Stumpf

  • New GLBT Academic Research Tool

    Its getting to that time of the semester time to start the research for those big papers due in April and May. If youre like many of us, youre writing at least one of those papers on a GLBTI topic. But how do you find the best resources for [...]

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    Posted: March 18, 2008, 10:14am EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Kiss Him, Hes Irish

    As the song goes, when Irish eyes are smiling, all the world seems bright and gay! This St. Pattys day, travel to Ireland with these DVDs of Irish lads.

    Borstal Boy
    When Brendan, an Irish IRA, goes on a mission to blow up Liverpool, he is apprehended and thrown [...]

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    Posted: March 17, 2008, 3:16pm EDT
    by Ellie Moss

  • Serving in Silence: A Guest Review from Michael Cooper

    This true story is centered on Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, a woman who comes to terms with her homosexuality while in the armed forces. With most movies where plots are centered on homosexuals, the hardest part for heterosexuals playing the role is acting as a genuine homosexual would act. However, Cammermeyer, [...]

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    Posted: March 14, 2008, 4:52pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch: A Guest Review from Amy Basham

    Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a musical turned movie about a very non traditional rock star seeking fame and freedom in the United States. As a German boy, Hedwig does everything in his power to flee from his unforgiving life at home. After making it to the United States [...]

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    Posted: March 12, 2008, 5:00pm EDT
    by Guest

  • Spring Break Beach Bums

    Its that time of the year: the time to forget your studies, and kick it back on the beach with your best buddies. Or maybe youll be kicking it back at home with your folks, only wishing you were on the warm beach. Either way, with a beach themed movie [...]

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    Posted: March 11, 2008, 11:52am EDT
    by Ellie Moss
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