Queer Holiday Survival Guide Ah, the holidays, that time of year when we drag our asses home for a few days of polite grimacing around people we don’t like that much. Ok, that’s harsh. My parents are lovely human beings and very accepting of my queerness, but I decided last year that I am done...
Category: Identities
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Fashion Police: Slut-shaming the Next Generation
So unless you’ve all been sleeping under a rock for the past year or so, you may have realized that there’s an entirely new slew of celebrity “it” girls slaying the scene right now, all under the age of 25. Like most of us, celebrities too often like to experiment with new looks. However, unlike...
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7 Early Warning Signs You’re In An Abusive Relationship
Featured photo via Creative Commons Flickr user Hibr When I first saw the video of then Baltimore Ravens runningback Ray Rice knocking unconscious his then fiancé Janay Palmer to the ground, dragging her motionless body across the floor, I was horribly mortified. I too had been a victim of domestic violence and watching the clip...
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Top 5 Femme Beauty Tips
Tips for Looking Fabulous from an Oakland Femme 1. How to get the perfect cat eye. The best piece of makeup advice I ever got was from a fellow femme: “Save time on cat-eye eyeliner by accepting that your eyes will never match.” I repeat this mantra to myself every day as I coat my...
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Busting the Top 5 Lesbian Myths
In the decade I’ve been out as a queer-gay-lesbian-dyke-type-person, I’ve encountered many lesbian stereotypes. But all the straight people reading this are better than that, right? You know by now that queer women comes in all different shapes, sizes and flannels? Right? Please tell me I’m right. Oh, you still have some misconceptions and misplaced envy?...
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Oakland Indie Awards ‘Behind the Seams’ Live Photo Shoot
Wear Your Voice chose the Oakland Indie Awards for our official launch because what is WYV about if not supporting indie business owners, artists, and people doing their thang in our beloved Oakland?! So how did we present ourselves to the great indie folks of Oakland? With a live photo shoot, of course, because what...
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A Preview of New Collections by Clothing Designer Gina Di Girolamo and Goldsmith Tura Sugden
Two weeks ago, WYV founder and Editor In Chief, Ravneet Vohra, and I visited clothing designer Gina Di Girolamo’s home and studio for a public preview of collections by her and goldsmith Tura Sugden, and I must say, the location, crowd, and both collections were quite lovely. Hailing from a long line of sewers,...
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ZSFG Showcases Oakland Indie Designers: Lashan Goodwin and Tasleem Lee
As we arrive at the Zarif Soulye Fashion Gallery (ZSFG), we’re greeted with a live band and the exciting sight of live mannequins posed and still in the gallery’s tall glass windows. In one window they are clothed in jewel-toned, beautifully cut women’s spring wear. In the other, sexy crocheted bikinis, intricately woven in various bright...
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Behind the Scenes at the Oakland Indie Awards
Last Friday was the Oakland Indie Awards, and if you missed out, I’m advising you to start retroactively kicking yourself. It was a blast, filled with attractive people all trying to out-dress each other, free (FREE) food and cheap booze, and dozens and dozens of Oakland designers and artists. Wear Your Voice was there with...