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Also.Also.Also: Get Your Engine Going for Queer & Trans Mechanics

Natalie —
Jul 23, 2020

Straddlers! I am super-excited to report that your regular steward for AAA, Dr. Carmen Phillips, will be returning to the helm next week. Thanks for hanging out with me the last few weeks and indulging all my sports commentary. Let’s do one more for the road, shall we?

Queer as in F*ck You

+ Wheeling elects 1st transgender person to public office in WV; the LGBTQ reps say it’s a sign of a changing tide

+ First Transgender Mayor in France Marie Cau Makes LGBTQ History

+ Trans Educator Named Michigan Teacher of the Year

+ Casita Del Campo an Iconic Queer Space in Danger of Closing

+ How queer and trans mechanics find community in a male-dominated industry

+ Israeli parliament bans LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’ in preliminary vote, risking coalition crisis

+ COVID-19 is quietly ravaging the LGBTQ community

+ How Trans Queer Pueblo Fights For The ‘Radical Well-Being’ Of LGBTQ Migrants Of Color

+ Apparently, there were still people doubting the existence of male bisexuality?: Study Sheds Light on Male Bisexuality

+ A Federal Prosecutor Resigned After Using Anti-Gay Slurs And Asking “Do You Know Who I Am?” During A DUI Arrest

Saw This, Thought of You

+ “We’re all gonna have some serious PTSD from this shit one day:” I Know How to Cover a Portland Protest. So Why Am I Shaking?

Related: Portland mayor tear gassed after speaking with protesters on presence of federal agents

+ Better late to the party than to never show up, right?: Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics

+ A Rush to Use Black Art Leaves the Artists Feeling Used

+ Latino journalists at the L.A. Times pen open letter for better newsroom representation

+ The Daring Feminist Writer Who Inspired Manga

+ Racism in Trader Joe’s products? How a Bay Area teen fired up the nation

+ Basit from Are You The One? is launching a black queer production company: Black Queer Production Collective Up-start

Saw This, Thought of You: Sportsball Edition

+ This is awesome: Alyssa Nakken made MLB history as the first woman to coach on the field during a major league game

+ After a frustrating set of quarterfinal matches, the semis gave NWSL fans something we’d been sorely missing: GOAL SCORING. In the first semifinal, match-up, the Houston Dash were able to put one in the net, defeating the Portland Thorns. Then in the second semifinal, Chicago looked set to walk into their second straight NWSL final — thanks to three early goals — but then Sky Blue FC slotted in two goals and made a game of it. In the end, the Red Stars prevailed and our final was set:

+ The NWSL will crown a first-time champion on Sunday: Unlikely NWSL season will have an unlikely Challenge Cup champion

+ NWSL’s Future in Full Focus, But There’s a Title to Be Won

+ Houston Dash Gain the Respect They Sought En Route to NWSL’s Challenge Cup Final

+ This sounds like a great idea: Sky Blue FC’s Midge Purce opens up about playing outside back and her plans for NWSL’s Black Players Coalition

The 2020 WNBA Season kicks off this weekend from IMG Academy in Florida. Ginger, get the popcorn!

+ Unfamiliar with the WNBA and looking for a team to cheer on this season? Matt Ellentuck has you covered: WNBA Beginner’s Guide Part 2: Picking which team to root for

+ As WNBA Prepares for Restart, Players’ Kids Are Stealing the Show in the ‘Wubble’

+ Napheesa Collier over Arike Ogunbowale, again? Satou Sabally over her former Oregon teammate, Sabrina Ionescu? Some choices were made: WNBA 2020 — Best 25 players age 25-and-under

+ WNBA 2020 season predictions — Best- and worst-case scenarios for each team

+ NBA and WNBA players’ decade of demanding justice

+ The latest effort from WNBA players, benefitting the Breonna Taylor Foundation:

In “Men Also Play Sports” news: The weirdest MLB season ever is about to start. Here’s how baseball in 2020 could play out

+ A new franchise is set to join the MLS. I am unimpressed with the team’s name and crest:

+ Thomas Beattie: ‘The Next Cristiano Ronaldo’ Could Very Well Be Queer

Political Snacks

+ Corporate Hypocrisy: Corporate Political Donations Clash With Company Causes

+ A blatantly unconstitutional order that, before it is struck down, will dissuade people from participating in the census and stroke the president’s xenophobic base… which is exactly what they wanted: Trump Endorses a New Three-Fifths Clause

+ Who will Biden pick for VP? 9 choices and their LGBTQ backgrounds

+ AOC Upbraids Republican Ted Yoho After He Denies Vulgarly Insulting Her

+ If you haven’t watched Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s brilliant response to the offensive attack from her colleague, Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), make some time for it today:

+ Senator Kyrsten Sinema Wore a Mint Green Wig. Cue the Stupid Sexism.

+ How fucked up is 2020? It’s got me agreeing with Liz Cheney. GOP Trump allies urge Liz Cheney to step down from leadership over her criticisms of the president

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