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Late last month Congress re-introduced the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA). This bill would be a huge step forward in the struggle against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity – but how confident c

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No Two Men Were Ever More Intimate

In 1837, Abraham Lincoln was not yet considering to run for President of the United States. This was a time when men and women did not socialize together as they do today. Men associated with other men and women associated with other women. During the time men spent together, their conversations were not always of the state of affairs of the nation or of the more intellectual discourse; they discussed sex and sometimes did it throu… Continue

Okay, so by now everyone knows I'm not a big fan of the prioritization of marriage as a means to achieve queer liberation, and especially not a fan of most of the organizations with that priority. Yet I can't help but find it utterly fascinating that a state is suing the country over the Defense of Marriage Act.

Putting aside any strategy discussions about what's best for the movement, my first reaction to this was "Hell Yeah, go MA!". I almost feel like a loser for moving to California... almo… Continue

Hello, I am Wendy Ho’s father – I really am, and as such, I cannot help but feel partially responsible for the angst she left behind in Frisco. After all, it was MY doing that she spent many of her formative years in the Royal Village Mobile Home Park on the outskirts of Toledo, Ohio (7519 Dorr Street – that’s with two Rs, not Os.)

It was last Sunday when I learned of Wendy’s “Racist Tour of America” and I promised myself that if it were still being blogged about after the holiday weekend, I wo… Continue

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I don't live in SF and didn't see the performance. Issues like these concerning performative politics I think are really important, though, and so I wanted to spew a couple of thoughts that emerged at 3AM when reading about this debate.

The issue sounds complicated, and I'm curious about the demographic of the audience---was this a primarily white gay and lesbian audience? I agree with Brian in that context is extremely important. Performances can be politically powerful, as Wendy Ho's publicis… Continue

White people laughing at a depiction of black women created and maintained for the benefit of white people.
I think her ise of the word ho is as about empowering as the word's usage in the song paraphrased above.

I originally went for this to be a reply to another post, but it got a bit long. I get sick of people saying that comedians are nothing to worry about or that there are bigger problems. Seiously? If anything comedians make people able to shrug off their racism, often along the lines of… Continue

So there's been allot of posts here on Wendy Ho and her "racist tour" of America and I'm finding it hard to see valid points.

While I have to admit that I'm not very familiar with her work, I have seen a video of hers that I found a bit funny, not laughing belly-ache funny, but funny.

I don't think she's doing anything that hasn't already been done before by *gulp* DRAG QUEENS!!!!
I'd call her work a rehash or even cheap imitations, but racist, I don't think so. So she goes on stage and quote-… Continue

Mark recently posted about an act by a character named "Wendy Ho" and argued that the show was racist. I did not see her performance, which apparently received both jeers and applause at a San Francisco nightclub, but from Mark's description it seems as though the crowd was divided about the nature of Ho's performance.

I can understand the division. I looked at Ho's website and my initial reaction was actually not indignation but confusion. I didn't know what to make of it. Was it a satire of w… Continue

Make a rainbow pilgrimage" says Emperor Bloomberg.

Look past the homeless queer and trans youth adorning the sidewalks selling their bodies. Your celebration is more important. We used the money for the homeless shelters for the celebration. Let them get AIDS and die so they don't burden us anymore.

Ignore the NYPD, one of them just wanted some “black dyke pussy” one night, you can trust them with your safety.

Forget the New Jersey Four, just a bunch of uppity black bitches who got what they… Continue

She was "exploitative of myself, the gay community, Asian Culture and Black culture. I am very sorry that so many of you were as offended by her as I was and I have learned a big lesson. NO MORE Wendy HO at our club. It was a black mark on an otherwise fantastic night. " - Anna Conda, San Francisco drag organizer of CharlieHorse at The Cinch. Thank You Anna Conda & The Cinch!

RiverSpace, you're up next. Will you apologize for your racist "Hurricane" night featuring Wendy Ho an… Continue

Update: The Dallas Voice - Instant Tea is reporting that "The director of the [Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission] TABC tonight issued a statement acknowledging that Chad Gibson [who has been hospitalized with a head injury since the incident] was injured while in TABC custody."

"On Sunday morning, June 28,... [sometime after 12:30a.m.], six (6) Police Officers, two (2) TABC agents and a supervisor...arrived...to c… Continue

As Radical Queers, we are in a constant war against the HRC. Our frustrations run much deeper than ENDA or any other single issue. However, I have often found myself unable to substantiate my frustrations when talking with more mainstream "LGBT" folks. So, me and a friend are planning to compile and edit a zine on why we hate the HRC. We are looking for more radical perspectives written in a language that would be accessible to more mainstream "LGBT" folks.

Talking points could/should include,… Continue

Lisa Duggan's interesting article in The Nation about Utah's ironic left-progressive (i.e., more left than the mainstream LGBT movement) developments despite the conservative stronghold. She recommends that we in Boston and NYC should look at Salt Lake City's queer activists for some pointers!

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090713/duggan

I am on a 100-day, 16,000 mile, 48-state trek through the United States to collect stories from queer communities in hopes of advancing LGBT equality. The project is called Driving Equality. (http://drivingequality.com)

Since this journey began, I have received a ton of email from supporters and well-wishers. But I have also received hate mail from folks who disagree with the idea of equal rights for LGBT people. It is always a shock to receive an message like the one below:

"Gays deserve… Continue

Update: What a surprise. Wendy Ho performed with the blackface drag queen. For another view and more insight see Brian's post "Another view of Wendy Ho."

"Wendy Ho" is a character created by… Continue

Update: Pam's House Blend is reporting some possible funny business surrounding the $1M dollar donations for last nights fundraiser. So we'll have to wait to find out whether that total really includes donations from the LGBTQ community or whether it's been inflated by DNC insiders.

If you haven't heard the sickening news,… Continue