posted by zavi
Space Needle has pride!
We at genderpanic are in Seattle and Seattle Pride is here! There’s a rainbow flag flying on top of the Space Needle for the first time ever, and there have been parties and events happening all over the city this past week.
We’ve been all over the town, walking in the Dyke March, cheering at the Pride Parade, and browsing the booths at Capitol Hill Pride and the Seattle Pride Festival. We’ve seen the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, naked rainbow men on bicycles, lesbrarians, a 10-foot wide replica of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Batman on roller skates wearing a g-string, lesbians lube wrestling on a float, and much, much more! It’s been a good week to have fun, to be proud, and to give one’s lover boo an extra squeeze while out in public. We’ve seen so many cute couples, of so many different gender combinations, and are truly delighted by this year’s outpouring of pride in diversity. Kudos to you, Seattle, and to all the excellent …
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posted by zavi
Yesterday, I was walking home from work, listening to Athens Boys Choir and thinking how super awesome it would be one day to see him in concert. Imagine my surprise when I came home and saw an email in my inbox that he would be playing in Seattle next week – I almost exploded with the sheer squeefulness of it all. Everyone in the Seattle area should come!
Another thing that made me squee a bit this week was my discovery that Express now carries a men’s XS size. Other small-framed genderqueers probably understand my excitement; it’s very hard to find well-fitted men’s clothes when you are only 5’4 and 125 lbs (which is my case, anyways). Express is admittedly a bit expensive (I only buy from the discount bins), but they generally have good sales. Ditto for AE, one of the other few men’s stores that consistently stocks XS sizes. And when buying clothes online, always remember to check out sites like retailmenot, where you can always find discount codes!
Another exciting discovery was learning that Original Plumbing Magazine had released its first edition of …
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