Happy International Women's Day

Make a difference by celebrating, honoring and acting for full liberation for women. Annually, March 8th is International Women's Day. In particular queer women have been ignored by not only the broader global women's movement, but also within the LGBT movement. It is unacceptable that the Intl Women's Day website fails to acknowledge or mention lesbian, bisexual, queer, and trans women. All women regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression deserve full recognition, respect and equality, and with that in mind here is a video to celebrate the day as well as some queer-centric feminist links.



Lesbian.org - Promoting lesbian visibility on the internet.

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) - Lesbian, feminist non-profit law firm.

The Mautner Project - The health organization for lesbian, bisexual, and trans women.

International Foundation for Gender Education - Advocating for freedom of gender expression and an understanding of all identities.

Lesbian Herstory Archives - A record and collection of documents, photographs and videos containing lesbian events.

Zuna Institute - National advocacy coalition for black lesbians.

To learn more about the day and to get involved goto http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Word of the Gay: "Feminosexual"

A "feminosexual" is a less commonly used word for a lesbian used by people who felt 'homosexual' better describes same-sex attracted males.

Word of the Gay: "Homogenic"

"Homogenic" was a substitute word for homosexual, it was an alternative for people who felt the term homosexual excluded women. The term never managed to successfully catch on.