dykeumentary

Go to this show. I’m serious. Go.
(also please notice the the good design of this graphic)

Compare this to these and you will see that its a trend. This style was cute at first, but now its just a boring gimmic, and less uninteresting.
The floating head thing could be read in a lot of ways. I’m glad Linda Simpson at least put Peanuts bodies on them.

If you only knew how much I hated school, and the anxiety that the three little words “Pop Quiz Today” produced, you would be proud of how far I have evolved away from my youth. Well, my mind is still more similar to a clown car than to a database, but anyway…

Here are 4 examples of Gay Graphic Design. For this quiz, smartypants students will comment on the most egregious features, and believe me, there is some egrege-ing gong on.
*************** *************** ****************

Example A (Hint: I swear to god if anyone likes this one (which seems actually more like a still from a girl scout CPR training-video, but TOO LATE, SHE IS DEAD!), I swear I will tie you to an uncomfortable folding chair and make you watch the entire final season of L Word over and over again. I’m serious.)

Example B

Example C

Example D

Some of you might know that there was a big conference last weekend called “Butch Voices”
Some of you might also know that I think that identities should be like a good outfit – you hope to have a good “cost per wear” ratio, but the most important thing is that you look cute and feel confident.

Anyway, here are some gay graphics from the conference. It looks like the big motivator was “Inclusion, goddammit!!!” but they managed to slip in rainbows, illegibility, ALL CAPS, and an outer glow on the dj’s photo. !Que Gay!

Avert your eyes if you don’t like disgusting spiritual (medical) oddities.

Okay, so I slid into second (safely) 2 weeks ago, and apparently I will be sliding into heaven just as smoothly. I seem to have opened up a portal between me and the divine, because the wound produced by that slide fountains forth some sort of “goo” all day and all night. So the questions become “Is this stigmata? (because I always did think Mary was the hottest thing about being Catholic). Also: Should I make myself a destination for dyke pilgrimages– you know, for sports dykes who want to improve their game, they can come touch my knee to improve their batting averages? ”
Wow, I really need to stop studying Torah in my free time.

Glossary for non-Catholics—–>
Saint Catherine Receiving the Stigmata by Giovanni di Paolo 1460 – 61
Marks of the wounds suffered by Christ in his crucifixion – in hands (or wrists) and feet by nails, and side by the piercing of a lance. Those who receive these marks are called stigmatists; approximately 300 have been recorded, 90% of them women. The Church has never issued any infallible declaration concerning this phenomenon.

Look at this fancy photoshop free-for-all happening in gay graphic design!
Just in time for the fall fashioin magazines, finally we don’t have to cringe as we plan our weekends.
Let’s hope humor and legibility become the “the new black”!

Dear Friends,

I am writing to you all in hopes that you will support a fundraiser that Lanka Solidarity is throwing on Monday, August 3rd at the Leela Lounge in Manhattan. The fundraiser aims to raise money for refugees and internally displaced persons that have, since the Sri Lankan government’s declaration of victory in earlier year in the 27 year military conflict, been living in what are now being called “welfare villages” in the North of the island. The UN estimated that even before the conflict’s end, 495,000 people had been displaced. Conditions in these camps remain bleak, with little to no running water, inconsistent food distribution, and a constant state of surveillance by the military.

Without going into much detail, the history of the political conflict has been defined by divisive agendas of ethno-nationalisms, militarisms, and religious exclusion that disables the country from fulfilling its role as a multiethnic state (that which it undoubtedly is and has always has been). This has come at the expense of minority populations who have bared the brunt of exclusion, violence, and discriminatory practices by both the government, as well as the primary rebel group.

For myself and many young Sri Lankans living within and outside of the homeland, these issues are extremely close to heart and most of us have not known a time when there was no war. Lanka Solidarity, formed this year by a group of multiethnic individuals based in North America who discovered a shared interest in understanding ground realities in Sri Lanka. We are fueled by the desire to question exclusionary forms of politics and we saw the need for an organized and safe space to discuss Sri Lanka’s past, present, and future.

For more information on Lanka Solidarity’s Mission & Vision, please see our website: http://www.lankasolidarity.org/

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US:

1) Come to the fundraiser! – It’s at a bar, you know you want an after-work drink! There is a $10 suggested donation, but don’t let that phase you from coming. You can contribute however you can or just come and support us through dialogue and being merry! There will be laptops set up so you can donate directly to charities in Sri Lanka as well.

Location: Leela Lounge, 1 W3rst St
(The closest subways are the 6 at Astor Place or Bleeker St, and/or the B,D,F,V at Broadway/Lafayette)
Date: Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm

2) Spread the word! (Tell your friends by forwarding them this email).

3) RSVP on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=106708149641 OR by sending me an email at thanuy@gmail.com

4) If you have facebook, POST the facebook event link to your facebook wall: http://www.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=106708149641

We look forward to building momentum and creating alliance across struggles!

Thanks very much for your support.

Much love & solidarity always,

Thanu Yakupitiyage

What I did with my summer vacation:

I might have liked to go to this party, though.

Let’s hope there are some gems!