Tag: Inspiration

Gen X Watch Recap And New Adventures!

The June Recap In June the theme was, of course, PRIDE month. As the editor in chief I had concerns on how we were going to approach this month. Striking the balance of making sure our queer readers are recognized properly without performative allyship that is so much the corporate norm today. We wanted to…
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June 30, 2024
Jodie Foster is the Freaky Fem Friday a Fan Wanted!

Was there an actor who was part of my childhood? Did she make movies with important statements? When outed without consent did she take back the narrative of her life? Is she mentor to many? And are there lessons we can learn from a mistake? If we are talking about 2 time Oscar Winner Jodie…
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June 28, 2024
Gen X Music Was The Best Music For Gen X

Was the music of our generation the best? Does today’s music just not connect as well? Kind of. There’s a lot to unpack. When I was a teenager I got to constantly hear Boomers and the Silent Generation tell me that my music was simply noise. Unless that Boomer was Tipper Gore or a Minister,…
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June 26, 2024
Make Your Mark: Contribute to the Next Fem Friday!

One of the most beautiful things about Fem Fridays is the comments you share. Sometimes they are on the article, other times they are in various social media outlets. The fact that so many of you connect with the stories about these amazing women we write about means the world. The point of Fem Friday…
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June 21, 2024
Unveiling the Queer Coding in Miami Vice: A Perspective

Did the 80’s TV show Miami Vice change television as we know it? Was Miami Vice pushing the envelope on many topics? Is there an episode (arguably one of the best according to fans) that is not available on streaming? Did this banned episode have queer coding laced through the episode? Is it possible that…
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June 19, 2024
Tiffany and the Little Things That Mattered in Malls

In August of 1987 I was visiting some friends in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. It is a small town on the East Side of Madison. Everyone I knew was busy one day so I went to the East Towne Mall. I got there early and the mall was not crowded…yet. But it was about to be…
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June 14, 2024
Powerful Work Gen X Men Can Do In #Metoo

Is #metoo necessary? Is there work men should do in response? It the work hard? Yes. And if you do the work it is going to be uncomfortable, but it needs to be done. The work is not for poser wannabe men who are not as punk as Billy Idol. It will take real men…
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June 12, 2024
Freddie Mercury’s Love in Contrast With Christian Hate

Freddie Mercury and Queen helped me see the contrast of the ugly side of the church and the beauty of art. My queer child and I saw the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” together on New Year’s Eve of 2018. The theater was packed. One of the movie’s key moments was the 1985 Wembley Stadium performance of…
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June 10, 2024
Why Fem Friday: Powerful Women’s Stories and Struggles

Why does a guy tell Fem Friday stories? Do the stories matter? And what can we do together? Why Fem Fridays Started After my second Fem Friday, a progressive minister told me that a woman should be writing these stories. I told him that I’m a feminist and intentional representation matters. He then told me…
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June 7, 2024
Pat Benatar is All Fired Up to Be Invincible

Can a bank teller become a rockstar? Can ideals survive realities of misogyny? Is love a battlefield and is hell for children? Pat Benatar’s life and music says yes. Shine Pat Benatar was raised in a home where female empowerment and equality was the norm. She was taught that women were equal and could accomplish…
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May 31, 2024