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Stephanie Alexis

I am what I am... Gloria Gaynor

About Me

MySpace Layouts You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor ! MySpae LayoutsCool Myspace Comments42 year old femme dyke author/activist out of NY. Most recent publications: "Lay Your hands on Me",Resurrection Day" and "My First", all at www.sapphicvoices.comOther sites/magazines where I've been published that you might want to check out. On our Backs, www.outlookpress.com, www.girlphoria.com www.very-koi.net and Kirsten Archives Check 'em out before free speech is banned in Bush's Amerika...I'm also a free-thinking eclectic pagan ,grateful member of Al-anonProud Italian-American - am finally appreciating my heritage:
MyHotComments :: HotFreeLayoutsfemme, dyke, trans...a domestic abuse survivor a vegetarian...and am not afraid to call myself a feminst.How about you?

My Interests

- Unrepentant Vegetarian and unapologetic feminist.LGBT/Peace/Animal/Human Rights/Sex Workers Sex-Positive activist. If you don't believe in equal rights for women and LGBT folk, if you are sure sex is a sin, if you don't believe in Peace first and think harming animals is justified, would you do me a favor and get the #$@& out of the way? Thanks! For everyone else, we're in this together. If they hurt you they hurt me. "Wake-up, people!" Joan JettI'm opposed to the death penalty, here and abroad, and any torture. If my nation's security is worth another's pain then we don't deserve our freedoms. (By the way, just because you ignore it doesn't mean it's not happening. Stop the killing/stop the torture!)
Tattoos and piercings (of which I now have two new ones - thanks, Aimee!)The Butch/Femme Dichotomy..S/M - free your mind and the body will follow. Trust me.Live performances Rants and Raves. Drumming in circles. Head-banging. Counter-culture (and no, I don't mean hanging out at your local diner, ha ha ha.)Boondocks. Things Japanese. Love books, beach volleyball, dancing, movies, hiking.Places I live to go to: Provincetown, MA:Somewhere just south of Long Island, NY there exists a community surrounded by water and drenched in sun where no motor vehicles are allowed, the streets are boardwalks raised to protect the fragile environment, and the population of queers and straights live and together. Say hello to Fire Island:Places to see before I die: Italy. Italy. Italy:Japan. I *will* get there. I'll send lots of postcards, promise:

I'd like to meet:

Have a partner but am always up for interesting friendships and e-mails/chats. Looking for progressive people or any age, shade or flava. Spirituality over religious dogma; peaceful warriors over military drones; open-minded over close-hearted; wisdom over intelligence. Just because you can intellectually justify something doesn't make you right. Life is not a chessboard and I'm too busy living to think of a counter-move for you.Other people I'd like to meet? Hang out with? Bump into on the dance floor?

Music:

All over the dial.How awesome is this woman? Check out her video and find out. She's been threatened for her fierce message and presentation. I got her back - do you?Deeyah - What will it be
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Add to My Profile | More VideosOne of my favorites artists (and she truly lives up to that title.) I've seen her thrice now, each time a spiritual high (btw, I totally agree with you, Sophie, only for fire and drums!) (Amo l'amore di amore "La Mia Banda Suona Il Rock"!)Spaccacuore
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Add to My Profile | More VideosDue colpi di Laura Bono(perché è che fresco!) Laura Bono - Invidia
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Add to My Profile | More VideosLaura Bono - Tutto ha una spiegazione
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Movies:

Top 10 Fav horror movies

Television:

Not a big TV watcher, but when something comes along that grabs my attention...

Books:

Currently reading: "Venus Envy" - Rita Mae Brown With every turn of one of her book's pages I become more and more a fan of Ms. Brown. I don't have all her works yet but will soon be making that my mission. I love how smart her dialogue is without becoming clever, how real her characters are portrayed without ever losing their unique voice, how true her backdrops are and how organic these plots grow. Full of verve and original thoughts that simmering, she fills my mind with scents and images few authors until now have.Have recently read: "Rubyfruit Jungle" - Rita Mae Brown Such life-affirming literature! I'm loving Molly, who's unapologetically carving her own path through the mainstream with every turn of the page. A great original character in an otherwise painfully homogenized time. (And I'm loving how Ms. Brown touches upon everything from queer marriage to LGBT homeless youth, decades before the community ever thought to.)

Heroes:

Dr. Sharon Mitchell, sex healthcare advocate. Thank you for being out there and keeping it real!Rachel CorrieAudre LordeAnd of course mom who, surprisingly, does not have a photo online.

My Blog

Italian Gov. Says No to GMO’s

(Repost from www.lifeinitaly.com) ITALIAN GOVT LAUNCHES ANTI-GMO DRIVE AT EU (ANSA) - Rome, October 23 - Italian Agriculture Minister Paolo De Castro arrived in Luxembourg this week, preparing to lau...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:51:00 PST

"A Prayer to My Mother Elders"

A Prayer to My Mother EldersTo the temple of my mother elders I come this dayAnd kneel upon your outer steps  "Namaste."II try to enter but find the doors locked from within.Is it to keep me out or t...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:07:00 PST

Womens Week @ Provincetown, 2007

I know I've been pestering everyone about ENDA over the last few days, to the point where I don't even want to subscribe to myself. (Ah, something else to talk to the therapist about!) For all of you ...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:52:00 PST

All these groups oppose a trans-excluding ENDA bill. Do you?

(from www.unitedENDA.org)   National OrganizationsNational Association of LGBT Community Centers National Black Justice Coalition National Center for Lesbian Rights National Center for Transgende...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:35:00 PST

Lambda Legals Take on New ENDA Bill

Lambda Legal's Analysis of Stripped Down Version of ENDA: Gender Identity Protections Gone and Inadequate Protections for Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals 'You can't be fired for being lesbian, gay or ...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:15:00 PST

What the NCLR has to say about a Trans-Excluding ENDA

(Repost. BTW, these guys are great, they've been on the legal frontlines for years now.)   "Further ENDA Legal Analysis from the National Center for Lesbian Rights Statement from Kate Kendell Esq...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:10:00 PST

LGBT Community - Wake Up for HR 2015!

"I believe if I look hard enough I will see/That there can be enough..." Melissa Etheridge/The Awakening Sure, as long as you're not trans or gender variant (butches, effeminate men, etc.). That'...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:06:00 PST

"What it means to be trans..." Advocate Commentary

Repost from Perpetual Transition - thanks!   "[Commentary] October 09, 2007What It Means to Be TransLGBT leadership just went on record in a big way by insisting that ENDAshould be trans-inclusiv...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:24:00 PST

Life After Domestic Abuse

Life after domestic violence: tips for survivors (Repost)   Abuse in the home and dealing with what happens after you are out of the violent situation. Advice for trusting people and growing past...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:21:00 PST

Prevalence of Domestic Violence

..>..> ..> (Repost from You are NEVER Alone myspace page)   "Prevalence of Domestic Violence Estimates range from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former spouse, boyfriend,...
Posted by Stephanie Alexis on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:15:00 PST