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JC Penney’s new ad for Father’s Day
The text reads:
“First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver—all rolled into one. Or two.” The text at the bottom reads: “Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason.”
Well done JCP, well done.
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My cape is in the cleaners…
Photo courtesy of Alexander Dobson Media 2012
Bakari Jones is a native Baltimorean committed to reshaping the landscape of her hometown.
Bakari grew up in both Baltimore city and county and after pit stops in Philadelphia and New Orleans decided to come back to her home town. In January 2012 she founded Bois of Baltimore with the goal of creating safe spaces for alternative masculinity. Bois of Baltimore aims to organize women and trans men that identify along the masculine spectrum.
The mission of Bois of Baltimore is to create safe spaces for alternative masculinity. This is accomplished by uniting those that identify along the masculine spectrum (Boi, Stud, Butch, AG, Lesbian, Trans, Dom, and Masculine of Center) through a diverse offering of group activities, community service projects, local partnerships, discussions, and educational programs. By harnessing the creative, social, and economic capital of this collective, and that of our allies, we improve the socio-economic condition of queer persons of color in and around Baltimore thereby empowering them to create their own spaces for alternative masculinity and any other form of gender expression!
By cultivating an environment that encourages collaboration and demands sustainability, the Bois of Baltimore define what it means to be a progressive, queer person of color living in the greater Baltimore area.
In just a few months, the group already has over 20 PAID members and aims to have close to 50 by year-end. For more information on how to get involved with the group, please email BoisofBaltimore@gmail.com
bonvoyagebrianna asked: Just stumbled upon your blog/ group and although I don't identify as masculine, I am a lesbian from Baltimore and I just wanted to say that all of your events and postings are so inspirational! Keep up the good work in the Baltimore community:)
Hi,
Thanks so much for your support. Although many of our events are for “Bois only”, we’ll be hosting events open to everyone in the very near future ;).
Please continue to share our event with your favorite Bois.
Peace,
Bois of Baltimore
Connecting with all of the Masculine of Center Women and Transmen entrepreneurs. Building community for all of us.
On Monday, May 7, 2012, the Bois of Baltimore teamed up with Marylanders For Marriage Equality and Rainbow Soul at Morgan State University for a Voter Registration Drive and Marriage Equality pledge push. In just 2 hours 88 students signed a pledge to defend Marriage Equality in Maryland and 40 students registered to vote!
On to the next…
Did you know the Bois of Baltimore are doing sushi happy hr this Wednesday?!?! You should come join us because… well, you just should!
- May 23rd
- 5:30-7p
- Minato (1013 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21202)
Email BoisofBaltimore@gmail.com if you have any questions ;)
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*This is a Bois only event.*
Peace,
You’re invited to the next Bois of Baltimore brunch! It’s already time for #4! In addition to the reports from our Directors, I’m looking forward to sharing feedback from my meeting with the Deputy Executive Director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force.
Please allow yourself more than enough time to travel and park as we will start promptly at 12noon. As always, cash is the preferred method of payment since we are splitting the check so many ways. Also, this will be our first meeting where membership/dues will be recorded. Remember, dues are $2/mtg or $17 annually (pro-rated for the remainder of the year).
Details for the next brunch are as follows:
Date: Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Time: 11:45a-1:45p
Location: The Point located at 1738 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21224
RSVP deadline: Friday, May 19th, 2012 at 5:00p
RSVP instructions: Email BoisofBaltimore@gmail.com with the subject line “Bois of Baltimore Brunch: 5.20.12” and your first & last name if you will attend.
If you don’t consider yourself a Boi, but know someone that might enjoy the group please forward them this email.
Hope to see you there!
Bakari
Julie Goldman on being butch …
”Being butch doesn’t mean you want to be a man. You’re a woman—you’re just a butch woman. Butch indicates a playfulness with gender, and that’s just fucking cool.”
And that’s why you’re FUCKING AWESOME!!!
(Source: autostraddle.com, via blackintellectunrefined)
