Category Archives: Feminism

Marriage Equality: It Matters

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Cheryl

I keep an eye on the authors I’ve contracted with at Wizard’s Tower Press. You never know when one of them might do something newsworthy. Juliet, of course, is buried in convention work as she’s chairing this year’s Eastercon. Lyda … Continue reading →

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How To Fail at PR and Lose Customers

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Cheryl

As many of you will know, one of my favorite things in life is shopping for clothes. I do it lots, and probably have far more clothes than I actually need. I have been very fortunate in life in that … Continue reading →

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Gender Difference Follow-Up

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cheryl

Further to my remarks about gender earlier today, you may find this article interesting. Part of me wonders how anyone can get any academic credit for stating something so obvious, but of course what these people have done is get … Continue reading →

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VIDA Follow-Up

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cheryl

I was reminded by a conversation on Facebook triggered by my earlier post today that there is a big positive feedback loop operating here. If the only books people hear being talked about are books by men, then those are … Continue reading →

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VIDA-Style Numbers For Us

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cheryl

As with last year, the LadyBusiness blog has produced a VIDA-like analysis of reviewing in the SF&F community. The post is here. The numbers are not surprising. It is a valuable service they are providing, though doubtless depressing to actually … Continue reading →

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Some Progress on #TransDocFail

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Cheryl

I spent much of yesterday at a conference in London dedicated to the health issues of trans people. (Thanks to the Bristol LGBT Forum for sending me as their representative.) One of the main things to come out of the … Continue reading →

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Got Radio (with added Tim Maughan)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Cheryl

As I said yesterday, there’s a problem with the Ujima website, as a result of which the Women’s Outlook shows do not appear in the Listen Again section. However, the shows are online, so with the application of a little … Continue reading →

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The Finkbeiner Test and Default Status Characters

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Cheryl

One of the more interesting things I found online this week was the Finkbeiner Test. Inspired by the Bechdel Test, this is aimed at journalists who cover women scientists. It’s very nice for women to have articles written about their … Continue reading →

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Female Invisibility – Some Numbers

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Cheryl

Yesterday’s tweet stream was full of this article by Alison Flood at The Guardian, which is based on the 2012 data from VIDA regarding male domination of literary review magazines. I wish I could say I’m surprised that no progress … Continue reading →

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New From Aqueduct

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Cheryl

Fresh from their triumph in the Tiptree, our good friends at Aqueduct Press have sent us four new books. They are: Gaia’s Toys a dystopian tale of eco-terrorism by Rebecca Ore Necessary Ill by Deb Taber, which apparently envisages a … Continue reading →

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Tiptree Winners Announced

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Cheryl

In my email this morning was the announcement of this year’s Tiptree Award results. There are joint winners: The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam. As you probably know, I love The Drowning … Continue reading →

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Yes, This!

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Cheryl

I’ve re-tweeted a link to this, but I think it is worth a blog post as well. Here Foz Meadows takes on the fairly common view that because a book portrays the world the way it is, then it is … Continue reading →

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By Popular Demand

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Cheryl

Our little LGBT History Month exhibition in the M-Shed has proved so popular that it is being extended for a further two weeks to March 17th. I am very happy about this. By the way, we now have a nice … Continue reading →

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Gay Cartoon History

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Cheryl

Last night I attended a talk by my colleague, Robert Howes, at Bristol City Library. It was titled “From Scandal to Domesticity: Cartoon Images of Homosexuality”. Basically the idea was to trace the changing public attitudes towards LGBT people through … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Radio

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Cheryl

Yesterday was Ujima Radio day. I very nearly didn’t make it, as the train I was planning to catch was cancelled. Fortunately I don’t trust FGW and there was a later train that, with the help of a taxi, got … Continue reading →

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Harlots, Housewives and Heroines

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Cheryl

This post will, I hope, come as no surprise to UK-based readers, especially the female ones. If they haven’t been watching Lucy Worsley’s series, Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls, then they have been missing out. … Continue reading →

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New Feminist SF Study

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Cheryl

Last night I got email from Lyda Morehouse drawing my attention to Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction: A Critical Study by Carlen Lavigne. It sounds very interesting, and Lyda understands that it mentions the AngeLINK series quite a bit. … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Radio

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Cheryl

My appearances on local radio yesterday are now available as podcasts. The Ujima Radio show was all about China, in honor of the Chinese New Year. In this segment, around 23 minutes in, you can hear me enthusing about Ken … Continue reading →

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A Mention in Parliament

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Cheryl

Today the House of Commons was debating the second reading of the putative marriage equality bill. As usual with Parliament, a lot of hot air was spouted. However, a significant number of British MPs are openly gay. Many of them … Continue reading →

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In The Papers

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Cheryl

We have some media coverage of the LGBT History Exhibition today. The Bristol Post‘s website has a general article up, and a more specific one about Michael Dillon. I understand that there will be coverage in the print edition today … Continue reading →

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