Queercents Weekly Roundup: Happy New Year!
Welcome to the weekend readers! I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year's celebration full of fun times and fun people. I spent my evening making delicious food and playing…
Debt Happens: living beyond your means and unexpected expenses
Everyone has their own money story. The basic principle of personal finance is that it's, well, personal. What works for one person doesn't always work for another. The most important…
News Bites: Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 and what it means to same-sex partners
Thanks to Mombian for pointing out that Bush signed a gay rights bill: Call it a Christmas present for gay and lesbian couples. President Bush signed the Worker, Retiree and…
Ask the Readers: If you pay for dinner, should you get sex?
Planet Out has a rather fun writeup on common gay dating myths. My favorite is here: 2. If you pay for dinner, you should get sex. Unless you are dating…
Happy New Year: Queerfiction giveaway from Queercents
A Happy New Year to all the supporters of Queercents! We'll be back tomorrow with our regular scheduled programming. In the meantime, Kensington Books provided us with four titles from…
Are Weight Loss Programs Worth the Money?
It's officially a New Year, and many of us are setting goals for ourselves. Aside from the financial goals I've set (save more, cut my food costs, plan my wedding…
Playing to Win: The Importance of Perspective
From the time I was a small child I've had what my mother has always considered to be uncanny luck. On a trip to visit my grandparents at the shore,…
Binding Methods: an expensive process for trans folks and butch women
For many trans folks and butch women, binding is an every day process, one that can be expensive and sometimes painful. Many folks start out binding and later have…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: How Do I Set a Food Budget?
For the past 6 months, we've been talking about different ways to stretch your food dollar. But I have been remiss at actually sharing any tips about how to set…
Queercents introduces Tamara Boynton and Dwayne Briscoe
We're doing our best these days to cover a wider range of topics at Queercents. Two new writers have joined our fold'¦ one to address the 'œpersonal' part of personal…