Also.Also.Also: Digital Drag, Socially Distant Lesbian Weddings and Wow We’re All Homeschooling Now
feature image from Jinkx Monsoon’s “Just Me (The Gender Binary Blues)”
I’m pinch-hitting for Carmen this week as she gets a much-deserved respite. I hope that you’re finding a way to give yourself a break too… watching some new TV (the new season of One Day at a Time premieres tonight!) or reading a new book.
Or, you could just check out all these links!
Queer as in F*ck You
Amid coronavirus, West Hollywood’s LGBTQ community hears echoes of the AIDS crisis
I understand the impulse to draw a connection between those two moments — both driven by government incompetence and indifference — but that parallel is fraught and highly revisionist. AIDS Activist Mark S. King penned a compelling response: Stop Comparing Coronavirus to Early HIV/AIDS. Just Stop.
The Right’s New Target: LGBTQ Children
How Drag Queens Are Going Digital in the Wake of Coronavirus
Rapper Chika is here to take over hip-hop. Her strength? Vulnerability (ICYMI: Abeni’s review of Chika’s debut EP, Industry Games)
More Chika, from NPR’s famed Tiny Desk:
Saw This, Thought of You
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety
An Oral History of a Socially Distanced Wedding
Could Hip-Hop’s Next Global Superstar Emerge From India?
Coronavirus: Germany plans €40 billion ‘rescue package’ for freelancers and small businesses
Oh, did you think you’d get an Also.Also.Also from me without sports links?
This explains why Liz Cambage’s WNBA contract hasn’t been finalized: Las Vegas Aces star Liz Cambage believes she had COVID-19 while playing in China
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is A Disaster For Women’s Sports
From the newly minted AP Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley and the sting of losing a championship season
A wild proposal for salvaging the NWSL season
Saw This, Thought of You: Homeschool Edition
Coronavirus has forced me — and, I suspect, some of you — to become homeschool teachers… and, lemme tell you, it has been tough. I am not sure how the Kentucky legislature can possibly be considering raiding teachers’ pensions when, after just a week of trying to do their job, I want to give teachers whatever they want.
At any rate, I thought I’d take this opportunity to share some resources that I’ve found useful. If you’ve found good resources, please share them in the comments.
How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids
Resources for Parents during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Resources for Learning at Home When Schools Close
Political Snacks
Biden has talked with Obama about possible vice presidential pick – NBC News reports that seven women are under consideration for Biden’s VP slot. Any predictions?
Joe Biden names Reggie Greer director of the campaign’s LGBTQ vote effort
Colorado Abolishes the Death Penalty and Ends Prison Gerrymandering
Bloomberg sued by aides for stiffing them on yearlong pay promise