Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
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Deadline: March 1, 2008
Kicked Out is a new anthology to be published by Homofactus Press, which uniquely seeks to tell the tales of former queer youth and current queer youth who were forced to leave home because of their sexuality and/or gender identity. This anthology will tell our collective stories of survival, weaving together descriptions of abuse, and homelessness with poignant accounts of the ways in which queer community centers offered sanctuary, and the power and importance of creating our own chosen families in the face of losing everything we have ever known. Kicked Out offers advice and wisdom to the queer youth of today from those who have been in their shoes. Additionally, it provides the opportunity for readers to get a glimpse into the world of those queer youth who as a result of circumstance have to leave home, while simultaneously shattering the stereotypes of who queer youth are, and what they have the potential to become.
Kicked Out is a collection of stories of those of us who have survived the experiences of having to leave home as minors as a result of our gender and/or sexual identities; and it tells the tales of our queer survival. These are the stories of overcoming obstacles, not simply surviving but thriving in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity. Kicked Out will explore the diversity of our experiences across lines race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and geographic region celebrating our differences, and showcases the ways in which they have contributed to our unique experiences.
Possible topics include, but are not limited, to:
How being forced to leave home as a minor continues to impact your adult life.
What happened to you when you left home and how you survived.
Words of wisdom for today’s homeless queer youth—what you wished someone had told you.
Survival through the creation of “chosen family.”
Challenges of dealing with CPS or other agencies.
Success through adversity- overcoming a troubled past.
Submissions should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words in length and previously unpublished. Submit your piece via e-mail in .doc format to KickedOutAnthology@gmail.com. Multiple submissions per contributor are welcome. Please include a short biography and contact information with your submission. Submissions must be received no later than March 1, 2008; contributors are encouraged to submit early. Rights revert to the authors upon publication. Contributors whose work appears in the anthology will receive TBA free copy(ies) as well as ongoing royalties. Visit us online at www.myspace.com/kickedoutanthology
Sassafras Lowrey is a high femme writer, artist, and activist. Ze was forced to leave home as a teenager after suffering physical violence after coming out as queer. Sassafras found hir way to queer youth organizations and movements, which quite literally saved hir life. As an adult ze has never forgotten the impact those groups had on hir life and has volunteered regularly with the queer youth of today. Sassafras lives with hir partner, two cats and a dog in New York City. Hir first book GSA to Marriage: Stories of a Life Lived Queerly is scheduled for release Summer 2008.
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
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Don't be an Americant, he told his student, be an American!
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/americant.jpg
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
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Fantasies of the cat's demise beseiged his waking hours.
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/cats-demise.jpg
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
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He bolted upright in bed. The only thing shorter than his to-do list was his penis.
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/short-to-do-list.jpg
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
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The origins of his problems: his teeny dildo.
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/tiny-dildo.jpg
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
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Wanting What I Have [2]
Originally uploaded by Jay Sennett [3]
A man says "wanting what I have is my mojo, baby!!"
This is a better pickup line, than most, I think. But then I've never tried it ;-).
[1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/1497248201/
[2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/1497248201/
[3] http://www.flickr.com/people/85559923@N00/
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
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Art of Pilgrimage [2]
Originally uploaded by Jay Sennett [3]
A red cross is in the foreground of the picture. Behind the shadow of the cross runs off the page. An arrow points to the center of the shadow of the cross with the words "the art of pilgrimage is found here."
[1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/1497189405/
[2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/1497189405/
[3] http://www.flickr.com/people/85559923@N00/
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
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Plastic Pops [2]
Originally uploaded by Jay Sennett [3]
This cartoon was in the final rounds of my book Self-Organizing Men [4] but ultimately got cut.
The basis of this cartoon required some understanding both of the environmental impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals as well as a belief that science is as socially-constructed. I thought at the time that most american readers wouldn't grasp the finer points of this cartoon.
I've found that folks who handily declare that gender is socially constructed come up short when it comes to science. Klew phone. Scientific knowledge can and does change over time.
Don't believe me? How about Ptolemy? Galileo's house arrest for daring to undermine the Ptolemaic worldview? Newton? Einstein? Quantum Mechanics?
Einstein himself thought quantum mechanics a load of crap. "God doesn't play dice with the Universe." In fact, god probably does play dice, alot.
So how is that biology is exempt from the same changes, heresies and disruptions as other branches of science? And why are we so invested in locating gender in our biology? Intertwined with these questions is another one: why does stating that gender can be self-determined act astonish and frighten some people?
[1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/1476991152/
[2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/1476991152/
[3] http://www.flickr.com/people/85559923@N00/
[4] http://www.selforganizingmen.com
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
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Stupid [2]
Originally uploaded by Jay Sennett [3]
I'm often asked if taking testosterone has changed how I look at women. Curiously people rarely ask if I've changed how I look at men, but maybe they are just not talking the real talk. So I created this cartoon as a way of thumbing my nose both at the people asking that particular question as well as to those people who think becoming a man makes one inherently stupid.
[The cartoon reads I used to be really smart. Then I started testosterone and...Wow! Look at the buns on that one...]
[1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/99261898/
[2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/85559923@N00/99261898/
[3] http://www.flickr.com/people/85559923@N00/
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
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Only as I drew this cartoon did I realize all the connotations of xBox....(for non-English visitors box is a slang term to describe a vagina)...I think I should get out more or something...
[The cartoon reads "She loved her. But she loved her xBox more." A cartoon man says, "But I thought lesbians didn't play video games." Another cartoon man responds, "who says she's a lesbian."]
[1] http://jaysennett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/xbox-more.JPG
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