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  • Black to the Future | Bitch Media
    http://bitchmagazine.org/article/black-to-the-future-afrofuturism-feminism-music-janelle-monae-kelis-e

    How women in pop are carrying the mantle of Afrofuturism
    Maps & Legends
    illustration by Pam Wishbow

    When my brother and I were young, our parents would build us igloo forts out of blue sheets in the living room before putting us to bed. They would turn off all the lights except for a string of white Christmas lights that looped through our plants, and turn on the jazz-fusion, African-rhythm synthpop of Afro-Parisian Wally Badarou, creating an icy new world for us. What I now recognize as a way to calm two small children before bedtime felt like magic to me then. Our living room was transformed into a timeless space that felt simultaneously prehistoric and futuristic.Grace Jones’s “Slave to the Rhythm” was in heavy rotation in our household. I remember poring over the cover art—her fierce eyes; her avant-garde high-top fade; her open, extended mouth like a chomping cyborg or an insect mandible; and her glossy brown skin. All this, paired with her booming and distorted voice over African percussion and synth, made her a mesmerizing figure to my 7-year-old ears and eyes. I had never heard music or a voice like hers, and although I didn’t completely understand her or the world she was creating with her music, she would go on to influence my ideas of womanhood, blackness, and the performative nature of identity.

    #musique #afrofuturism

  • GayStarNews 11-16-2012 « MasterAdrian’s Weblog
    http://masteradrian.com/2012/11/16/gaystarnews-11-16-2012

    GayStarNews 11-16-2012
    November 16, 2012

    Hobbit star Ian McKellen narrates gay bullying video

    Young people tell their stories in Stonewall video as Ian McKellen tours schools to tackle bullying of gay, lesbian and bisexual students

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    ‘Kill the gays’ Jamaican singer Beenie Man faces ban

    US gay rights activists protest Beenie Man concert in Chicago over history of homophobic lyrics

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    Christian wins court case over gay marriage Facebook remark

    Housing manager Adrian Smith was demoted and had his salary slashed for saying ‘marriage is for men and women’ on Facebook

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    Freddie Mercury is the Queen of Lego

    Ever wondered what a Lego Freddie Mercury, Quentin Crisp or Grace Jones would look like?

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    Will gay marriage come to Australia before 2014?

    Gay Star News asks five of the key players in the Australian marriage equality debate if gay marriage will come to Australia before 2014. The one-word summary answer is ‘unlikely’.

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    Boy George, Elton John, Jane Lynch, David Hockney among the Out 100

    But Anderson Cooper conspiciously absent from annual list this time around

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    Fijians end roof-top protest in Sydney

    Protest that began over gay rights and other alleged human rights abuses in Fiji ends safely

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    Gallup Poll: 76% of gays voted for Obama while 22% supported Romney

    Among straight voters, each candidate received 49 percent of the vote

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    Gay couple consummate relationship on US soap Days of Our Lives

    But complications arise before they can even put their clothes back on

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    See gay TV stars Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen handle a giant candy python

    The Party Python is made of gummy and feeds up to 300 people

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    Gay stars represent in People’s Choice Awards nods for television comedy

    Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch, Jim Parsons and Neil Patrick Harris get nominations

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    Gay icon Cher calls Donald Trump a ‘flaming asshole’

    Pop superstar apologizes for calling The Apprentice star’s hair a ‘cheap rug’ but stands by her call for Macy’s to ‘Dump the Trump’

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    Death of Northern Ireland gay rights veteran is ‘sad loss to all’

    Tributes pour in for PA Maglochlainn, an ‘eccentric’ and ‘tireless’ campaigner who has been at the forefront of NI’s gay rights movement for 30 years

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    Phillesbian’s gay girl guide to Philadelphia

    It’s the City of Brotherly Love but queer girls as well as boys will love discovering Philadelphia. Digital magazine Phillesbian shares top party tips and how to get a kiss from Walt Whitman’s ghost

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    Dan Savage thanks straight allies for gay marriage

    Creator of It Gets Better campaign Dan Savage launches Straight Up Thanks, a photo website recognizing straight people who actively pushed for marriage equality in America’s latest election

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    Nigeria backs law to jail all gays and those who hide them

    Nigeria’s National Assembly has voted for a law to jail all gay people and anyone who fails to report a homosexual to the authorities

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    Gay slur Italian politician wants to lead Berlusconi’s party

    Andrea Di Pietro, local councillor in Vigevano, is now running for the primaries of Silvio Berlusconi’s PDL party

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