So, as I’m sure you’re aware, the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy was officially repealed this week! As a result, service men and women will no longer have to worry about concealing their sexuality for fear of being discharged.

If you get a chance, I recommend this moving interview with a brave, gay soldier about the hardships he and his partner endured under DADT (starts about 13 minutes in) http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_092211_full_show.mp3

You might also be interested in this video of a gay soldier coming out to his father.

Aw shucks, this looks adorable.

“Rocket Releasing presents writer-director Celine Sciamma’s multiple award-winner TOMBOY, a truly contemporary coming of age story, scheduled to open in New York on November 16 followed by a national roll out. In Ms. Sciamma’s (‘Water Lilies”) second feature, a French family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure (Zoe Heran) and 6-year-old Jeanne (Malonn Levana), moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her Jean Seberg haircut and tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids and decides to pass herself off as Mikael, a boy like the others but different enough to catch the attention of leader of the pack Lisa (Jeanne Disson) who becomes smitten with him. At home with her parents (Mathieu Demy and Sophie Cattani) and girlie younger sister she is Laure, while hanging out with her new pals and girlfriend, she is Mikael. Finding resourceful ways to hide her true self Laure takes advantage of her new identity as if the end of the summer would never reveal her unsettling secret. Celine Sciamma (“Water Lilies”) brings a light and charming touch to this tale of childhood gender confusion, which is also about relationships between children, children and parents, and the even more complicated one between one’s heart and body.”

Hey folks,

I’m scrambling to get a submission together for the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant, which is due September 1st! As a result, I’m probably going to be late on my next comic. Sorry! Here’s a sketch to hold you over for just a bit.

Oh, and, uh …wish me luck? 🙂

I’ve gone back and added hand lettering to the older BiPE comics! I took the opportunity to tweak the writing too, so why not check them out?

http://www.boyinpinkearmuffs.com/archive/introduction/