In the news in the last couple of days, you may have read about Procter & Gamble’s decision to remove the Venus symbol from their packaging because some transmasculine activists pointed out that not everyone who uses menstrual products is a woman. P&G’s official statement, quoted in the linked article, is a bit of a … More blood and plastic: on periods, packaging and priorities

This week, Autostraddle published an essay by a self-identified lesbian dominant discussing her recent break-up with her submissive. It caused a bit of a stir in the comments section; the editor shut down comment; then a reader noticed the article had linked out to one of my reading lists and contacted me in case I … More on power, heartbreak and the mainstreaming of (only some) kink

I’m seeing a lot of talk right now on the interwebs about who belongs at Pride. And most of it seems to be trying to address at least two separate questions, but mushed together. I’m going to try and disentangle them here a bit. The first question is: Who gets to claim they’re queer? I … More who’s queer? whose queer? on claims, identities and kink (among other things) at pride – part 2

I’m seeing a lot of talk right now on the interwebs about who belongs at Pride. And most of it seems to be trying to address at least two separate questions, but mushed together. I’m going to try and disentangle them here a bit. The first question is: Who gets to claim they’re queer? This … More who’s queer? whose queer? on claims, identities and kink (among other things) at pride – part 1

I just wanna tell a little story about a thing that happened during today’s HotDocs screening of the documentary Killing Patient Zero at Hart House. It’s not about the film exactly, except that it kind of is. (The film is a devastating doc that thoroughly debunks the myth about Gaetan Dugas, supposed original spreader of … More we carry each other