Eaton Hamilton

the problem with being trans is cis people. The problem with being queer is straight people. The problem with being disabled is abled people. The problem with being Black is white people. In other words, prejudice.

It’s time for queer Canadian poetry

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sketch: Jane Eaton Hamilton 2015

Yay, Canadian poetry!

From Scott Dagostino of Glad Day Books in Toronto comes a round-up of Canada’s queer poetry scene.  Besides me, Canadians mentioned are Amber Dawn, John Barton, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Horlick, , Ben Ladouceur, Jeffrey Round, Marcus McCann and Shannon Webb-Campbell.

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Make sure that’s a white sand beach you’re lying on this summer

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Thank goodness we have people that will mock idiocy like this.  But why do we have idiocy like this to begin with?

NY Times summer reading list:  ALL WHITE

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