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[Nov. 2nd, 2011|06:35 pm] |
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I forgot to mention which 'Mo I'm participating in this year. I'm over at Picowrimo and my goal is to write something every day in November. So far, so good.
It's not that I dislike NaNoWriMo, but - I am extraordinarily pressured by work things right now, and I have also found that I've reached a point where 50,000 words that weren't crafted with some amount of care isn't a particularly useful thing to have at the end of a month.
I'd like to finish a couple of short stories and maybe tackle the ending of one of my previous NaNoWriMo projects, but I don't have to do anything but write at least something every day. |
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| A Good and Useful Thing |
[Oct. 19th, 2011|01:15 pm] |
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![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) bookdragon01 alerted me to Amnesty International's up-coming Write for Rights letter writing campaign.
Through letters, cards and more, we take action to demand that the human rights of individuals are respected, protected and fulfilled. We show solidarity with those suffering human rights abuses, and work to bring about positive change in people's lives.
I signed up. It's not too much to ask for a bit of my writing time to make a difference. I hope you'll consider lending your pen to the effort too! |
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| Out and About |
[Oct. 10th, 2011|07:43 pm] |
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Tomorrow's National Coming Out Day, but I'm off to a conference, which limits my opportunities to come out to y'all.
I sort of feel like I live my life relatively loudly. I don't know that I'm in, but I don't often broadcast, "Hey, yo! Over here! I am queer!" However, there are good reasons to do so. Solidarity, political awareness, and visibility are among those reasons.
I've heard it said that it's important to come out so that people who might still be harbouring homophobia or stereotypes of gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, transgendered, genderqueer, asexual and other non-straight people can see that we're normal humans going about our normal lives, not an exotic 'other'.
Well, I fit into some norms (about average height for a woman! Yay!) and definitely not into others. I mean, hello, we're on livejournal, so I'm pretty sure a lot of us are outside a lot of norms, regardless of orientation or identity. But yup. I'm just me, you already know me, and I'm queer.
Solidarity? I don't know who might be reading this and might feel like they don't have anyone to talk to about life, but I don't want anyone to be waiting for it to 'get better' so, hey... if you ever need someone to listen to you, LJ has a great private message system (when the site's up). My inbox is always open.
Political awareness. Oh boy. I don't usually talk about social issues on this journal. Suffice it to say, I live in a country where it's still legal in many states to fire people for being gay or lesbian, where it is still legal to discriminate against LGBT families seeking housing, and of course, where partners are routinely denied the same legal and social rights as heterosexual married partners.
I'm coming out to say I think that's wrong! I think it's unconscionable that people shouldn't have the same, equal legal protections simply because of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. I shouldn't have to feel relieved that at least I live in Massachusetts! I'd love to feel proud that I live in a country that treats everyone equally.
It's not about special treatment. It's about being able to be secure that you won't get fired because of who you love, or who you get sexy with, that you won't get fired for an expression of your identity, that you won't be refused rental or financing for a home because of these things, or refused the right to be with your partner in a medical crisis, or make decisions for them. These are not special protections, these are fundamental.
I'm not singling out the US. It just happens to be where I live. There are a lot of other countries where people are generally speaking at much greater risk because of their orientation or identity, believe me I know. But I'd love to see the US be a shining star in protecting LGBT rights and standing up for equal protection under the law. I believe it can happen. |
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| 13 years! |
[Jul. 10th, 2011|08:34 am] |
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Whee, that's a long time to be married. |
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| We Got the Cup |
[Jun. 16th, 2011|12:08 am] |
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*faints*
Also. Watching a man I once heard referred to as "The Goodwill Ambassador of the Eastern Conference" skate his last ever shift, and then lift the cup for the third time in his career was damn awesome.
Also, Tim Thomas. Why do I not have a userpic of this man? |
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| YES! |
[May. 27th, 2011|10:49 pm] |
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Well done, Bruins! Now go forth and beat the Canucks! |
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| Let's go, Bruins! |
[May. 6th, 2011|11:26 pm] |
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Yes! Way to not choke horribly after a momentous lead this year! Let's keep rolling. |
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