Happy Forced Affection Day! My Reasons for Loathing Valentine’s Day.
Dakster and Karen share their reasons for loathing what they call “Forced Affection Day.”
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Geeky Women Do Talk About Sex (NSFW)
Let’s talk about sex. Let’s talk about education and enjoyment. Let’s hear it from geeky women.
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Fangasm: The Curious Case of The Supernatural Fangirl
Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls is the story of two university professors, Lynn S. Zubernis and Katherine Larsen who also happen to be devoted Supernatural fans. The book follows them as they attend multiple conventions across the US and Canada, indulging in their passion whilst researching the subject with the intention of writing a book on fandom.
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Planning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: The Location
We had the wedding and reception at a beautiful Tutor-style mansion bed and breakfast called The Quamichan Inn.
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Why Doctor Who Would Never be a Woman
GeekMom Sarah takes a hard look at the in-canon evidence and concludes that while the Doctor could be a woman, he doesn’t want to be.
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Planning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: Last Names and Culture
There are many differences between marriages in the United States and Canada. I explored some of these differences in an earlier post about the ceremony. The change of last name after marriage is another one of those differences.
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Saga: The Book Club
This week I attended a book club where my friend Karen and I recommended a comic series for our “book.” We are both fans of Saga by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples. For the seven women there, Karen and I were the only ones who read comics or graphic novels on a regular basis. Our previous book was The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love. This month’s selection of a science fiction comic book rated Game of Thrones level NC-17, was a bit of a departure from the norm.
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Planning My Geeky-Queer Wedding Reintroduction
With just over three months until the big day, and with GeekMom moving to a new home, I thought now would be an excellent time to reintroduce my geeky-queer wedding planning series to existing GeekMom readers, while giving new readers an opportunity to easily catch-up with the series.
Continue ReadingPlanning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: The Reception
When planning our geeky-queer wedding, Andrew and I had to make up a lot of things along the way, while balancing some of the traditional aspects that we find appealing. Sometimes, creating a new guide for our circumstances has been a little difficult. Other times, it was as easy as figuring out what aspects we really do not like in traditional weddings, and simply eliminating them; sometimes replacing them with our own special touches. The reception is another one of those situations where the end result is due to a process of elimination and supplementation, balanced with a couple traditional elements.
Continue ReadingPlanning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: The Ceremony
In this latest geeky-queer wedding post, we will explore the ceremony, including vows and legalities; the type of ceremony we will be having; and the process of going through a legal name change, and the reasons behind that need.
Continue ReadingPlanning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: The Wedding Party, Family, and Guests
When you are planning a wedding, tradition and etiquette will tell you there are many things you must do. You must select a wedding party. Traditionally, there are also rules about whom you should choose. Traditionally, the parents of the individuals getting married must assume certain responsibilities. The guests are also seen to have specific roles within the whole affair. But, what if both parties have already been once married and divorced? What if one of those individuals is a trans man? What if the people getting married have different cultural backgrounds? What if a geeky element is being added? These questions are only a small fraction of things Andrew and I had to sort out as we began to plan our geeky-queer wedding.
Continue ReadingLana Wachowski’s Moving Speech on Being Transgender
On October 20, 2012, Lana Wachowski did an amazing and brave thing. She gave a speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual gala dinner about her own struggles with what it is like to be transgender.
Continue ReadingPlanning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: The Outfits and Wedding Attire
The most difficult decision Andrew and I faced when planning our wedding was answering the question, “What are we going to wear?”
Continue ReadingStar Trek Week: How Star Trek Enabled my Relationship to Boldly Go
We may have made our way to each other by some other means, but Star Trek: The Next Generation made it very easy for us to find an excuse to truly talk with each other. It provided the path to boldly go into the next phase of our journey together — Marriage: the final frontier.
Continue ReadingPlanning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: The Proposal and the Rings
So, who did the proposing and how? The answer is no-one. In fact, had he proposed, automatically my answer would have been, “No.” You now may be wondering, “Wait, so how are you engaged?” You may also be curious as to why I would have said no, had he asked. The answer to these questions, and more, is very long and complicated.
Continue ReadingPlanning My Geeky-Queer Wedding: Introduction
My partner and I have been learning many things as we begin this next chapter in our lives, and have begun planning our geeky-queer wedding.
Continue ReadingGender Identity, Chaz Bono and Ellen DeGeneres
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, the news world was a-buzz with a decision out of Australia that allows intersex individulas to select “X” as their sex when applying for a passport. People who are transgender are not allowed to choose this option, however it is an important step in combating some of the issues surrounding […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Sexuality and the Geek Week at GeekMom!
Things are heating up over at GeekMom this week, as we tackle an appropriate subject for this time of year. Yes, Sexuality and the Geek Week is upon us, and we’re throwing open the covers on the subject. Who would …
Continue ReadingHow To Get Laid in Every RPG Session
I refer to role-playing, not actually having sex with your fellow gamers (unless it’s a whole different kind of role-playing group.) I played a character for about a year that had had sex every single gaming session (not alone), and you can do it too! I did not set out to make such a stud, […]
Continue ReadingTime for the Big Sex Talk
Picture this: A beautiful, 16-year-old girl, a bright A-student, a good kid, my daughter. Her main extra-curricular activities are the marching and jazz bands, and now she’s been dating her first love, another band geek, for almost one year. He’s adorable, funny, and a true gentleman. What a relief that my girl is sweet on […]
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Sex & The Ditty
Erotic tunes suggested by Geek Mom.
Continue ReadingReview: Project: Happily Ever After
I consider myself to be happily married. Even so, there’s been a time or two I would have liked to throttle my husband (and in fairness, he’s probably felt the same about me). Author Alisa Bowman took her marriage difficulties a step further: She actually planned her husband’s funeral. Hoped for it, even. Things were […]
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Sex Ed Books for Kids: Our Picks
You may remember GeekMom’s rollicking sex ed day a couple of weeks ago. Andrea and I posted our respective views on talking to kids about sex, which is way more openly than the average mom, judging from the comments. (Here is Andrea’s post, and mine.) Several commenters on those posts asked for or suggested good […]
Continue ReadingGeek Candor: The Vlogbrothers Do It With Animals
Let’s talk about sex. Yes, again! That’s the thing about ‘the talk’ – you can’t have just one. Because this is a geeky blog, I did a little research into how other geeks have been talking about sex lately, and I discovered something very interesting. The Vlogbrothers do it with animals. Talk about sex, that […]
Continue ReadingGeek Lifts Off On Lemon Education
Education systems are a mess the world over. We know this, but we are dauntless geek parents. When we’re given a lemon situation, we don’t just make lemonade; we make rocket fuel! I don’t actually know if it’s possible or wise to launch a rocket using citrus, but if that’s what it takes to keep […]
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Go There: Talking About Sex With Your Kids
Over at GeekMom, both Andrea Schwalm and Kate Miller have quite a lot to say on the subject of talking sex with kids. Their humorous, and poignant, takes on raising kids in this day and age is a must-read for …
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