Gina

Hi there, I'm Gina.

This blog serves many purposes for me -- sharing new writing & works in progress, keeping in touch with old friends, making new friends, and keeping an eye on what's happening on the interwebs. But mostly? It's where I blow off steam from graduate school and talk about which David Bowie song is the queerest. ;)

If you wanna know more about me, check out my website for info about the work that I do in the world.

If you're here because you're a fan of my writing, I recommend checking out How To Have A Body for a peek at my current manuscript in progress.

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Doing Your Dirty Work: A call for art at CSC - May 15 deadline
Submit submit submit to this, visual artist friends! Last year’s show was stellar!

sexandculture:
Doing Your Dirty Work: a sampler of contemporary art about sex
Open to Artists in the United States

“Doing Your Dirty Work” is the second annual group exhibition at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco, California. We invite all artists that are at least 18 years old to submit recent artwork that deals with themes of sexuality, sexual identity and gender identity. Please do not censor yourself. Nothing is too dirty! Nothing is too perverse!

The Center for Sex and Culture Gallery aims to provide space for artwork of significant merit that addresses sexuality and sexual identity, especially outsider or minority sexual identity. Too often mainstream art spaces self-censor or are afraid of sexual content. Too often the standard of artistic merit in sexuality community spaces is disappointingly low. Erotic art exhibitions are too often heavily hetero, cis, or white centric. CSC Gallery makes bridging these divides and providing a solution to these shortcomings its mission.

Jurors: Dorian Katz, CSC Curator and Marlene Hoeber, CSC Director of Collections

Submissions are due at midnight Friday, May 15th, 2013. The show will be from Friday July 5^th through Friday, August 30^th.

To enter your work, send the following to sexandculturegallery@gmail.com:

5 images, jpegs less than 2mb each

List of images with size, media and title (in the body of your email)

Artist CV (attachment)

Statement of up to 300 words about your work. Send one statement only and not one for each of the 5 images (in the body of your email)

On the main page of http://www.sexandculture.org/ click on the green donations button on the right side of our main page to pay $15 entry fee through the option Doing Your Dirty Work. (Note that you have paid entry fee in body of your email.)

· The gallery space also serves other uses so floor space is not available. We do not have equipment to present video work, but will accept wall-mounted video work with provided equipment. Wall-mounted sculpture is also acceptable.

· In subject line of email, write “Art Submission – 2013

Deadline: 05-15-2013
Center for Sex and Culture
San Francisco, CA

Contact: Dorian Katz
email: sexandculturegallery@gmail.com
Website: http://centersexculture.org
Source: sexandculture
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The Green Sage: Where have you been, Jay?
Please donate to my friend Jayvin’s fundraiser to replace his stolen computer, and please spread the word about this campaign. Even $5-$10 donations help. EVERY PENNY COUNTS!

Jayvin is one of my nearest, dearest, and best beloved friends. We met as teenagers, and have known each other half our lives (!). I love him tremendously, and he is responsible for much of who I am today.

I could tell you a lot of awesome stories about Jayvin. I could wax rhapsodic about his tireless activism, his razor-sharp intellect, his wry wit, his great big tender heart, and his delicious mischievous smile. But mostly, I just wanna say this: It is the good and right thing to give back to people who devote their lives to building community and giving generously, as Jayvin has.

I love you, Fluffy. Let’s make this happen! <3

thegreensage:

If you haven’t noticed, my posting volume has been quite of low as of late and here’s why: a week ago, my backpack was stolen out of my friend’s car; my backpack contained my laptop, my TI-89 calculator, and various other effects including my notes for my classes, and my prescriptions for aderall and dexodrine. (The notes included the calculus test I just completed on Monday. Needless to say I was pretty upset and felt pretty stupid.)

I’m currently in the process of replacing my laptop and doing so with my “GoFundMe” website. While I don’t expect everyone to cover the entire cost of my laptop, the way GoFundMe works, whatever people donate is instantly deposited into a midway account, (with the fee taken out of each donation, instead of one lump sum when I “reach my goal”,) and I can access the funds with or without reaching my goals.

I am going to give it a week or two before I take whatever’s in the account and use it toward funding my replacement laptop.

I’m currently raising $1,350.00 to replace my laptop, (with a refurbished Mac like I used to have, and get a copy of the Microsoft Suite for Mac). Even if you can’t donate, please reblog and share with people if you think it’s appropriate.

Here’s the link for my GoFundMe page: http://www.gofundme.com/Return-of-the-Mac

Thanks,
—J—

Source: gadaboutgreen
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spaceykate:

Anyway, while we’re all eagerly awaiting the next page of The Exile & Happy Landing Of Natalie Ríos, here’s a one-page autobiographical bit of silliness I did a couple years back as a hypothetical submission to that second issue of Fucking Trans Women that seems to have never happened.

So if you were dying to know what words to use when you get me into bed, ta da! Now you don’t even need to ask. (See how easy I make it to have hot sex with me?)

Um, and if you were wondering why Christianne’s drawing Exile and not me, I guess now you don’t need to ask that either. :P

“IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!”

Oh, sweet friend. I love you so.

Source: spaceykate
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“As far as I know (and I think I would) this is the first time a group of queer cis and trans women have gotten together for the express purpose of speaking about our shared experience publicly. Listening to the show, I was struck by how obvious and straightforward much of it seemed. I don’t mean that in a belittling way, but rather I think it is a testament to the brilliance of the women speaking. For those of you with little context for this, it might seem like you’re hearing just another group of women tell what they have to tell about themselves and the world around them. That’s exactly right, but at the same time, until this night these thoughts had very little public airing. These things were mostly spoken softly between friends.”

— I stumbled upon this review of Girl Talk’s first show (back in 2009) this morning. I’m kinda blushing & glowing now. D’awwwwww!

(To add to my d’awww, this was written by someone who has become one of my closest & dearest friends, but whom I barely knew at the time. I’m very lucky I get you in my corner, Doktor Meow. <3)
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LEAD WITH YOUR HEART : support suicide prevention
I’ve known the amazing Dylan Scholinski for going on 16 years (!). Above all, I have always been awed by Dylan’s immense generosity of spirit and his commitment to building community — especially for queer, trans, and gender-variant youth living at the margins (and I say this having met Dylan when I was 14; I am one of those queer kids whose life he changed). Dylan is just one of the most thoroughly GOOD people I have ever met. He puts his entire heart into every single thing he does. I am so blessed to know him, and so excited for this project. Give as much as you can, people, and please spread the word!
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spaceykate:

krelllabs:

Exile page 1 by ~doctor-morbius

This is a work in progress, but it’s finished enough to show. Pen and ink on bristol board. I might make it color. I might not. I kinda like the black and white. This will run eleven or twelve pages when I’m done with it. It will also be VERY not safe for work.

OMG! FIRST PAGE! OMG! SO BEAUTIFUL! *dies*

I was afraid when I gave Christianne a script that covers 21 years, 4 major characters and 6 sex scenes in 10 pages she would tell me I was nuts (well, I mean I am, but) and ask me to redo it, but her talent turns out to be more than up to the challenge.

I just love all the little details she fits in to imply things about the characters that there was no possible way I was going to be able to talk about in such a short amount of space (in fact, I think panel 2 is the only place in the whole comic in which Ricardo Ríos shows up in full). For instance, the stack of untouched canvases in the corner of her father’s apartment, or the way his clothes are a little too big, like a boy playing dress-up.

Anyway! Please reblog so that everyone can see how beautiful this is because OMG am I proud to have been a part of this project.

This is incredible!!! I am so proud of you, Rachel! <3 <3 <3

Source: krelllabs
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"Awash in Bodies" opens at the Center for Sex & Culture Friday night! :)
My dear friend Jos Truitt is so talented it almost hurts. I am unbelievably proud of her for putting on this show. Come out to the Center for Sex & Culture on Friday night to see her take on The Little Mermaid as a trans fairytale. I’ve had the extreme pleasure of getting up close & personal with this work already (and even seeing some of it in progress! Being friends with a printmaker is COOL, y’all!). It is gorgeous, eerie, brave, intense, sexy, funny, and very, very smart. Not unlike the artist. ;)
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Out.com:Exclusive: The Shondes Release New Video
This is a great band, a great song, and a great video.

Also, on a personal note: My heart is swelling with pride somethin’ fierce. Many hugs & big congrats to you, sweet Fureigh & sweet Emily. <3

tgstonebutch:

Exclusive: The Shondes Release New Video

3.12.2012

By Out.com Editors

The New York City-based band release official video for ‘Give Me What You’ve Got’

The New York City-based indie punk band The Shondes have no problem mixing their politics and music—and having plenty of fun along the way. The band released its latest album, Searchlights, this past September on Exotic Fever Records, and have now released a new music video for the song ”Give Me What You’ve Got”. We’ve got an exclusive look at the rocking track.

The video was directed by Emily Millay Haddad of Circles of Fire Productions and was shot in November 2011 in various New York City locations, the streets of Dumbo, the Grand Army Plaza, and “on a sunny rooftop in Prospect Heights,” according to band member Temim Fruchter.

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My note: This video is gorgeous and I’m so moved to have seen it go from concept to reality.

Source: tgstonebutch
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Jos Jos Jos Jos JOSSSSSSSSSS! Beautiful awesome Jos! I adore you. <3 <3 <3

occupyvday:

I don’t find heteronormativity or consumerism attractive. But I’ll keep the chocolate.

(via queerfatfemme)

Source: occupyvday
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“I’m going to start by telling a story about someone telling a story about something someone else once said. Occasionally, people mistake me for younger than I am, so I’ll clarify by saying that this telling stories about telling stories is post-modern, not meta…”

— Marlene’s piece from Girl Talk 2011 is over at fukshot. You should take a look. I’m so glad she closed out the night. <3
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“
The truth is that if Lyon Martin Health Services shuts down, it will be a major step towards San Francisco becoming entirely uninhabitable for low income queers and trans people. It is imperative that our community fights to keep this resource - a donation based clinic for women and trans folk that has been open for 30 years - open. We are: queens, femmes, butches, faggots, trans women and men, genderqueers and gender fuckers, and all kinds of amazing tough asses; who have fought cops with high heels and gas bombs, demanded decriminalization of our genders and sexualities, and forced the United States to recognize the AIDS crisis. We know how to take care of our own, and this is the moment we must do it.

The situation right now is that Lyon Martin needs 250,000 to pay off debts and stay afloat. Financially unfortunate decisions were made in a bad atmosphere for public health funding. Two of the board have said they will resign and make way for better leadership if we can manage to raise enough money. If we can’t, LMHS will be closing its doors in what could be a matter of weeks.

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WHAT DO WE DO?

So this Saturday it’s time to hustle!

Equality California gathered millions in a campaign that ended up with nothing, we can gather at least a quarter of a million for something that is real - competent and necessary medical care.

Dress to impress - catch the eyes of our richer cousins in the castro, noe, bernal and pac heights in medical (fetish) outfits, glitter bikinis and stethoscopes, whatever will show the most excellent you and ask them to donate. For those in the LGBT community who don’t access public health care - they must understand that the healthcare of the poorest folks in the community effects everyone within it.

Meet at 1pm at 17th and Market and split up to hand out flyers and ask for donations.

If you have a car with room to take people to different neighborhoods, clipboards, tins for donations, please get in touch.

There are a million ways we can organize creatively

And also you can donate right now: http://www.lyon-martin.org/

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http://www.lyon-martin.org/

http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/notes/kristin-wheeler/update-on-lyon-martin-health-clinic-closing/10150091257634357
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— More here! And a big shout to my very excellent co-worker Cyd for organizing this!!
<3
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Doing Your Dirty Work: A call for art at CSC - May 15 deadline

Exclusive: The Shondes Release New Video

3.12.2012

By Out.com Editors