Category Archives: Teh Ghey

A few more thoughts on rape culture (and the importance of naming it)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So I was chatting again with my friend from the West Coast today, and he’s still upset about the incident from the other day. He wonders if he was really sexually assaulted, and he’s beating himself up over it. Does … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts about rape culture

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

This evening, just after supper, I was chatting on Facebook with a friend of mine who lives on the west coast. And he told me a story about how he was speaking out at a rally following the SCOTUS decision … Continue reading →

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The Bolivarian campaign against homophobia

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I am gay. I am lesbian. I am bisexual. I am transsexual. I am heterosexual. I am like you. I am human.” Add another stripe to that banner, one that reads “I am Bolivarian”. The LGBT movement in Venezuela has … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid goes hardcore

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Just think, people…perfectly capable gay couples are being denied the right to adopt while heterosexuals like this are…well, just READ: A Washington state man accused of putting his infant daughter inside a freezer long enough for her body temperature to … Continue reading →

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The new pope…and the Argentine junta

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The two Jorges: Bergoglio, now Pope Francis I, and General Videla, chief of the Argentine junta…face to face*. And, according to the UK Guardian, they were once hand in glove, as well. To the judicious and fair-minded outsider it has … Continue reading →

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Hello, Charles McVety? It’s me, your aneurysm.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, I guess you’ve all heard by now that our fair province, Ontario, has a new premier-designate. Her name’s Kathleen Wynne, and she’s apparently from the liberal wing of the Ontario Liberal party. That’s nice, eh? I think so…especially since … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Al Sharpton on same-sex marriage

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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Photo du jour

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Gotta love that Macy’s parade! Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the US.

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There is NO such thing as “ex-gay”.

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Wouldn’t it be nice if such a switch existed? If you could go from Gay to Not Gay as easily and painlessly as turning off a light? Sadly, it doesn’t exist. And being gay doesn’t work that way. And trying … Continue reading →

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The Translator’s Tale, or What I Learned From Lupita

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, today it finally became real. I have incontrovertible evidence that yes, I’m a professional translator now. And that makes me, in a sense, a published author with a byline, too. My contributor copies (ten in English, plus one of … Continue reading →