I Can't Think Straight Pt. 3

Seems there's a new trailer out for the movie as well as a new poster for it. I promised I'd post something new about the movie every week and here is this week's installment. Unfortunately, because I write some of my blog entries in advance by the time you read this the trailer will be over a week old. The new trailer seems to give away a great deal of information, which might make watching the film a let down of sorts. I, however, am still looking forward to watching the story in it's entirety. Please support the movie when it comes out Nov. 21 as queer women of color are hard to come by at the theaters.

Half Penny post: Visiting folks and QOC support group

I went home to OH this past weekend and can say with relative certainty that I had fun. It was nice to hang out with my bro and sis as well as see old friends.
Now I do need to mention that home is in rural OH and the photo on the left demonstrates what I had to dodge as I was driving to and from. It's harvest season so we share the roads with combine harvesters which require both lanes of the road.

I stopped by my alma mater to see a few old friends. One of the folks that I saw was very suprised to see me on campus. I haven't been to campus on a weekday since I left OH eons ago. The way I looked threw her off. She thought I was new student and was about to tell me that I looked like a past student when I greeted her and she figured out who I was.

What threw her off you might wonder ... Well I've been gone for a year and a half and in that time my hair's grown out quite a bit. I now have locs which further threw her off. I used to be notorius for wearing jeans and sweaters, even when I was in grad school. This time around I'm more into khakhis (courtesy of having a job). She kept going on about how different I looked and the how the prep look was really in agreement with me. Now said lady was one of the many moms that I had out there. As I was looking around her office I saw a button that made me smile. It was for Christian LGBT youth.

One of the ladies' that I visited asked me if I had a boyfriend. Did she not see the rainbow bracelet on my hand? Everyone else was astute enough to ask if I was seeing someone special.

Recently I attended a support group for queers of color in Chicago. Most of the queer student groups that I know of in town are geared towards our caucasian brethren and it was a change of pace to attend one with more darkies than not. I connected with another staff member from our university and hopefully something can be put together on our campus for queers of color, with an invitation extended to students from the campus which hosted the last support group.

Teach Tolerance!

Ty

I Can't Think Straight Pt. 2

Video 2 based on the movie I can't think straight. It's a condensed 'Making Of' video. Please go out and support the movie when it comes out in November.

I Can't Think Straight - Making Of(Condensed Version)

I can't think straight pt 1

A while back I heard about the movie I Can't Think Straight and have been dying to see it since. The soundtrack is to die for as well. I have been waiting rather impatiently for the song Little Feeling by Leonie Casanova to show up on iTunes so that I can get it. The video below is the first in a series of videos that I'm going to post about the movie.

Leonie Casanova for I Can't Think Straight

Half penny post: This and that

First off thanks to all the kindly folks who frequent this blog. You have given me a sense of community and family. I have also been blessed to learn from those who have blogs of their own. So thank you to all.

To the kindly folks who have also taken time out of their days to let me know that gays are going to hell, thank you as well. This clip is for you... Rowan Atkinson does one hell of a monologue. Please note it is in jest and is not meant to offend anyone.


I have been reading on queers of color with a particular interest in Africans or immigrants. If you have any resources that you think might be of use, please put them into comments section.

On a different note, welcome to fall in Chicago. 80 degrees one day 50 the next. Today I began layering clothing in earnest. Layering included a waterproof jacket as it's raining as well. The leaves have turned and that has prompted me to take a trip back to OH to see the Fall foliage, so this weekend I'll be blogging from one airport or another.

Ty