Archive for February, 2008
Eating Out: A Guest Review from Michael Cooper
The gay American Pie. (Three Stars)
If you wish for a gay American Pie, I’d bet that you’d get something close to Eating Out. Except this movie lacks the type of character that you want to root for. For a GBLT comedy, it does manage to strike a few more funny bones than most, but sometimes […]Gay Politicians
You love them or you hate them. Maybe you love to hate them. But if the recent news has taught us anything, it’s that politicians make the world go ‘round. So we should give some attention to our gay politicians.
The Times of Harvey Milk
A classic, Academy Award-winning film about the first openly gay […]The Poetry of Black Women-Loving Women
Poetry speaks to the mind. It speaks to the soul. Four women-loving Black women share their thoughts, their hearts, and their politics this week at the GLBTSSS Library.
Oral Traditions: Selected Poems Old and New – Jewelle Gomez
From the same award-winning author of The Gilda Stories, Oral Traditions bring alive a rich storytelling history, focusing on […]Dueling TV Lesbians
If you follow The L-Word, either on TV, or by checking it out at the GLBT Library (we have everything through the 4th season!), you need to check out some interviews over at Curve magazine. Laurel Hollman and Jennifer Beals, notorious lovers/ex-lovers Tina and Bette. Laurel Hollman has been performing s an out bisexual actor […]
New Books and DVDs!
We have some new stuff!
Books
Mists of Avalon - the classic feminist/pagan-inspired retelling of the Aurthurian legend by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Jack and Lem: John F. Kennedy and Lem Billings The Untold Story of an Extraordinary Friendship - JFK’s best friend was gay!
Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Disorders of Sex Development in Childhood - A great […]So long, partner: Tribute to an actor
The death of Heath Ledger meant many things to many people, but thanks to Ledger’s Oscar-nominated role as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, the loss resonated with gays and lesbians in a way that other fans may not fully understand. Not just at Sundance but across the country, we sought each other out for […]
Connie and Carla: A Guest Review from Amy Basham
Connie and Carla is a film about two Show business wannabes who just can’t seem to make it to the top, or even the middle. While singing at an airport they witness a crime that makes them next in line for the bullet. After realizing they have to run, they end up in […]
Blog Profile : Life in a Box
Author and Illustrator of the phenomenal award-winning Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip Alison Bechdel finally has her own blog, Dykes To Watch Out For: Life in a Box.
You can read the latest (and older) “Dykes” strips here, as well as hear about her latest projects (she is working on a second graphic novel […]
Blog Profile : Ex-Gay Watch
Our next blog in the spotlight is a fabulous resource called Ex-Gay Watch.
A blog run by survivors of ex-gay ministries, mixing personal experiences with critiques of ex-gay therapeutic practices, political statements, and (frankly) basic facts of gay life. These guys have their pulse on what the right-wing ‘family’ organizations are doing to individual ex-gays […]
Trevor Project on BloomingOUT
Your favorite local GLBT radio program had a fabulous interview with Charles Robbins, the executive director of the Trevor Project, the first national, 24-hour, 7-days a week toll-free crisis and suicide prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth. And now you can listen to the interview or download it onto your ipod, here. The cornerstone […]
Proteus : A Guest Review from Amy Basham
Proteus is an independent film about a South African island prison that holds two prisoners that are very different from one another. One, a native named Claas Blank, is serving time for the false charges of stealing cattle. The other is a Dutch man by the name of Rijkhaart Jacobsz who is charged […]
Blog Profile : Mombian
Since more and more queer people are having children then ever before, our next blog to focus up is Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms.
This blog may be run by and for lesbian moms, but it is a wealth of information about all kinds of gay parenting. Focusing on the
parenting process including conception, […]Lesbian Superheros at The Advocate
If you’re like me, you no doubt remember the Batman cartoon series from the ‘90s. And if you’re like me, you no doubt remember Renee Montoya, the hot, confidant detective who later became a regular in the comic series. When Renee was outed in Gotham Central: Half A Life, (which we have here at the […]
Hard Pill : A Guest Review from Michael Cooper
Would you take a pill to be normal? Most people do in American society. Everyday Americans take pills to get rid of that nasty headache, heartburn, or love handles, but homosexuality? This idea may be ridiculous to some, but extremely valid to others. Would you do it? Could you do it? […]
Hijras
Many Westerners are unfamiliar with hijras, the neither-men-nor-women that serve a sacred (and sexual) role in South Asian countries like India and Pakistan. Hijras are valued in South Asian culture because they dance at weddings, births, and other ceremonial occasions to bring blessings and good luck. If you want to learn more about […]
Check out our VD display!
I’m sure everyone who has been in a retail store in the last month knows that Valentines Day is coming up. So we have decided to stock you up on dating guides and relationship books. Some of our favorites:
M4M - For an Hour or Forever: The Gay Man’s Guide to Finding Love Online
A […]Latter Days: A Guest Review from Michael Cooper
Finally, a GBLT movie that isn’t predictable! (Four and a half stars)
I was told to pick up this movie because it wasn’t like every other gay movie ever made. Generalizations aside, it was a great movie. The story revolves around Aaron, an in-the closet Mormon, and the ironically named Christian, a stereotypical out-of-the-closet man that […]
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I have this feeling that no one but me might care about this, but this is the kind of thing I personally find interesting. The GLBTSSS Library currently has:
1467 Books
910 Journal Articles
327 DVDs
239 Journal Issues
128 CDs
114 VHS Tapes
And a handful of cassette tapes, audio books, and other ephemera, for a total of 3273 items.With […]