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Also.Also.Also: First Kill’s Sapphic Teen Vampires Will Take a Bite Out of Summer (Sorry, I Had To)

Carmen Phillips
May 12, 2022
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I know it’s been a few weeks since we had a good old fashioned news link round up, but….

In a gif from RuPaul's Drag Race, a black gay man in tan baseball cap says "Baby We Are Back!!" in front of a pink background wall.


Queer as in F*ck You

We don’t always put trailer drops in this column, but look at this?? “First Kill” looks like Buffy had a baby with the good seasons of Pretty Little Liars, and that’s extremely my shit!

How the Reversal of Roe v. Wade Could Impact the Transgender Community (also, not to be biased, but this pairs very well with the excellent and thoughtful explainer that KaeLyn did for us last week, The Fall of Roe Is For All Of Us)

“My barometer for acceptance begins and ends with Black queer femmes because the care, time, and love that goes into our physical appearance is a political act.” How Black Queer Women Are Finding Agency in a Full Set

Demolition of Long-Abandoned Medical Center Could Leave Queer Beachgoers Exposed. “Those who flock to the sands of Bay 1 on Riis beach — including a historically Black and brown community of trans and queer sunbathers — fear tearing down a long-abandoned medical center that acted as a shield will ruin their ‘utopia.’”

Meg wants to make sure you know about this: “Angela Chen (author of Ace) is sponsoring five creative writing scholarships for ace/aro writers”: Aspec Creative Writing Scholarship

WELL THIS IS CUTE! “Pauline and Trixie are in their 80s. Despite enjoying a long-term relationship in their 20s, they parted 35 years ago, because they felt it was impossible for them to live openly as a lesbian couple. Having watched Gentleman Jack, Pauline was spurred into action to track Trixie down.” BBC Factual announces new BBC One documentary, Gentleman Jack Changed My Life

Halsey Opened Up About New POTS and EDS Diagnoses


Saw This, Thought of You

Canada and Mexico Prepare to Accept Americans Seeking Abortions (related: What Latin American Feminists Can Teach American Women About the Abortion Fight)

Researchers Pinpoint Reason Infants Die From SIDS

Leader of Pussy Riot Band Escapes Russia, With Help From Friends

What Should I Be Doing About My Student Loans Right Now? Sometimes I think about when federal loan repayments start back again, and hahahahhaaahahaaa


Political Snacks

The Horrifying Implications of Alito’s Most Alarming Footnote. “A ‘domestic supply of infants’ is exactly what the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment intended to abolish.” This is something that, on top of all the other abject horrors of the last week, I have thought about a lot.

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