This past weekend, I went to Amp’s Cut and Paste Rock and Roll in Long Beach. Unlike Orange County Pride, when I was in reporter mode, I went to this event for enjoyment. I wore my patch pants, boots, and studded vest covered in queercore bands. I saw some old acquaintances and made some new friends. Overall, it was an awesome time.

I went to Orange County Pride this past weekend that was held at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine. Out of all the Prides I went to this year, Orange County was at the most commercial venue. It was also the smallest Pride of the bunch. I think Orange County Pride also has the most potential to grow but it just needs the community support.

Jess Five, a Californian, talks about if gay marriage is really progress or digression with the Prop 8 ruling.

Kaucylia Brooke’s artwork; entitled “Tit for Twat”, was censored at the Bucharest Biennale 2010. It was meant to be the centerpiece of the show but ended up not being show at all. The piece has gay and lesbian themes. It is an ongoing project and not meant to finish. “Tit for Twat” is meant to be a master narrative about the origin of everything we know. It addresses the questions, “How do we know what we know?” and “How we decide what we know?” The piece was started in 1992.

I had previously arrange to interview Alex Davis, a musician who was selected to play at Trans Unity’s opening, and event which occurred on Thursday June 3rd.

I made my first pilgrimage to Long Beach Pride this year. I almost felt alienated by the entire event. I don’t fit the standard gay or lesbian mold. I am a genderqueer punk and there was no “genderqueer punk” stage. However, there was a transgender stage which made the whole event worthwhile. It was a breath of fresh air amongst the Stepford Gays.

It’s near impossible to find a date with another butch with being a butch. It’s taboo in community and I don’t really know why. It just has always been. When I used to go out to clubs and hit on other butches, they treated me like dirt and weren’t always kind with their rejections. Femme on femme is completely accepted but butch on butch is almost unheard of.

I am straight edge. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink. I don’t take drugs. Sometimes I get hassle by my peers about it. Some people take it as a personal offense that I don’t drink when I am out at a bar. What they are forgetting is that it’s a personal choice. Sometimes, it feels like being straight edge is anti-queer because most of the queer scene is focused around bars.

Mission Accomplished is a great album for almost any situation. It makes decent background noise as well as commands a serious listen. The band show real depth in the issues their songs cover.

Dottie the Sock: How I Found My Pair by Christine Gayle is a children’s book about a lesbian sock. It is about Dottie the Sock not having a pair and going looking for them. It is a cute tale that is geared towards young children of love, tolerance, and acceptance.