by Jackie Lezette (Out Impact on Facebook, Out Impact on Twitter) We all have those habits we’d love to kick and routines we’d like to pick up. Some people want to quit smoking, biting their nails, or eating 1000 calories worth of junk food before bed (Ok, maybe that last problem just applies to me). Some people want to work out each morning, floss nightly, or read for an hour everyday. With the technology and applications that we have access to regularly, wouldn’t you think that there would be something to get us on the right track to these goals? ...

Picture: protesters at today's 'Hardest Hit' march, carrying a sign which is partly written in Braille. It reads "We're being ---- by the government." Someone has written a translation of the Braille word below it: "shafted". Photo copyright Lisa Egan.Yesterday's discussion on the BBC's You and Yours was about disability, cuts and welfare reform, and featured Where's the Benefit's own Bendy Girl. Some contributors' comments offered a clear example of how attitudes to disability haven't really changed much since Victorian times - if not before. Some academic research recently published has been talking about how these ...

A ...

My belongings are all but packed. When I moved to the lodge, I had little. Now I have even less. This upsets me. It's strange, though. A huge part of me doesn't want any of it at all; not my job, not my "things", not even my car. I do want my bicycle and what few clothes I have left, but the rest... I have contemplated giving it all away. The lot. Just discard the old baggage and start again. I have that opportunity, so what's stopping me? Wanting to be normal? The lodge was never what I expected it would be. ...

View the story “We Happy Trans” on Storify The post We Happy Trans’ Jen Richards: ‘We have to address the divisions in our community’ appeared first on Gay Online Magazine | Out Impact. ...

Hablando con un amigo, me dice que aunque digo no querer etiquetas identitarias y no hacer políticas identitarias, con el cambio de mis blogs, he hecho precisamente esto: tres etiquetas que se corresponden en su opinión a tres identidades.  Mi reacción inmediata fue decir que no es así, que el blog no está dividido en identidades, sino en temas, además de explicar que yo originariamente no quería dividirme en temáticas, y que por eso había creado mi blog de la forma en la que lo había hecho, pero que acabé rindiéndome ante tanta queja después de años de cabezonería.  Ahora, después ...

Playtime The baby ducks were very playful for their photo session yesterday.  Reminded me of the days when I was a child and all there was to do was play and have fun. These fluff ball babies are probably around 14 days old. The post Playtime appeared first on regarding neth. ...

I stood with 48 other people from all across North Carolina as we were arrested for second degree trespass and loud singing.   This was the third “Moral Monday,” in which demonstrators go into the NC Legislature Building and refuse to leave. Two weeks ago, there were just a few demonstrators, and 19 were arrested. The action, led by the NC NAACP, is to protest the avalanche of backward legislation coming out of the General Assembly. Many of us have tried to talk to our legislators and have gotten nowhere. We’re met with lies and half-truths about the laws they’re passing — ...

by Stephanie Tumbaga (Out Impact on Facebook, Out Impact on Twitter)   New Delhi-born chef Suvir Saran (Twitter) has nurtured a lifelong passion for the traditional flavors of Indian cooking to become an accomplished chef, cookbook author, and organic farmer. As Executive Chef of Dévi, Saran shared the authentic flavors of Indian home cooking in an inviting restaurant in the heart of New York City. Under Saran’s leadership, Devi consistently received popular and critical acclaim, earning three stars from New York magazine, two stars from the New York Times, and the first Michelin star ever awarded to a U.S. Indian restaurant. Saran serves ...

We have been getting flurries for hours now, but I guess the ground is too warm for much accumulation. Here's hoping that I wake up in the AM to ten feet of snow!  But I kinda doubt it.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

by Miriam Kamil  (Out Impact on Facebook, Out Impact on Twitter) Rhode Island has just become the tenth state to legalize gay marriage, and more are expected to follow. In this exciting time in history, one company is leading the way in gay wedding planning. Bernadette Coveney Smith is the creator and president of 14 Stories (Facebook, Twitter), the first wedding planning firm to specialize in gay and lesbian weddings in the country. Bernadette is the nation’s leading expert on gay wedding planning. I got to talk with Bernadette and she explained more about ...

By Laura Zaepfel (Out Impact on Facebook, Out Impact on Twitter) Held Saturday, May 4th at SIR Stage 37 in New York City, the “Fashion Loves Animals” benefit fashion show and cocktail party honored Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgart for her Vaute Couture work, an animal free line of clothing. She made history earlier this year with the first all-vegan fashion label at New York Fashion Week, which placed her on the news pages of places such as CNN with her cruelty free couture. Launched in the summer of 2009, the goal of Hilgart’s first project, and what started the Vaute ...

OPENING SEQUENCE is a simulation of the beginning of a film. Narrated by info, some content is found and some content looks like found content. The main character is an architect. She is married, she has morals. She is into dramatic simulation as a way to work out obstacles in her reality or shared realities.Leilah Weinraub, born 1979 in Los Angeles, is an emerging director currently working in New York City. She is an MFA Candidate at Bard College in the film and video department. Awards include Frameline Grant recipient 2009, Wexner Center for the Arts, Art and Tech residency ...

• Crafting Your Blog's About Page

...

• 10 steps to building successful online communities | Community Management | Blaise Grimes-Viort An overview on strong, successful, community management

...

• Eight steps to community engagement | WiserEarth Blog This long time favorite of mine truly gives the best eight steps to engaging your community.
• Ten Things Social Media Can't Do - Advertising Age - DigitalNext I love social media and while it can help save the world; it isn't the solution for everything. Social media isn't the answer for everything.
• eModeration Blog: Roundtable on Communities of Purpose (8) - Share and Help Teaching members to share and help each other in online communities creates the magic that you need for a healthy, growing community. How? Read these experienced community managers' thoughts on

...

by Cindy Xie (Out Impact on Facebook, Out Impact on Twitter) View the story “Major League American Sports: The Final Frontier ” on Storify The post Major League American Sports: The Final Frontier appeared first on Gay Online Magazine | Out Impact. ...