Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Thanks-oh-my-giving

All right, I've at least learned better than to make un-keep-able promises about how often I'll blog. This fall has turned out to be a whirlwind, totally occupied by my five classes, the Trans Task Force, and my beloved Co-op. I do admire people like Alyssa Rosenberg (see blogroll) and others who manage to blog almost daily, but right now I think I'd have to have someone paying me to be able to find that kind of time!

Another issue I grapple with is how personal this blog should be. For instance, in my role as Good Vibes diva (aka brand ambassador), I'm asked to review products that the good folks in San Francisco send me monthly, including porn, sex toys, erotic games, and more. But I know some of you (my potential readers - sister included) might not want to hear about that stuff. That's totally cool, but it's definitely a part of my life and my academic and extracurricular work on female sexuality, gender expression, and trans and queer rights. So I'm starting to think I may just tag and title those entries NSFW ("not safe for work" for you n00bs) or perhaps RAYOR ("read at your own risk"). That way, I can write about whatever's going on in my life and you can just read or not as you wish.

That being said, I promise to make this entry safe for work, if not for family! I want to write about my thoughts on Tim Miller and his latest performance piece, "Lay of the Land." For those who aren't familiar, Tim Miller is a middle-aged, gay, white performer who has staged a number of one-man shows about his own experience. He is most famous for his membership in the "NEA 4," a group of artists de-funded (and thus effectively censored) by conservative senators in the early '90s for their works' content. This case resulted in the NEA changing its funding policies and Miller and his three peers (two of whom are also queer) gaining notoriety.

Since then, Miller has taken his censorship case to the Supreme Court and kept writing and performing shows across the country. He and his partner of 15 years, Alistair (an academic), live in LA, although they will have to leave the country next year since they are not eligible for federal protections that could make Alistair a citizen by marrying Tim. And that, my friends, is where Miller's latest show begins.


TO BE CONTINUED!
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