\u2023 By Kellie B. Gormly Smithsonian Magazine<\/em> About Edythe Eyde \u2014 also known as \u201cLisa Ben\u201d \u2014 who founded America\u2019s first lesbian magazine in 1947, when homosexuality was criminalized under state sodomy laws:<\/p>\n
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Eyde, a 26-year-old lesbian, recently moved to Los Angeles from Northern California to escape her oppressive family. She uses her free time from work to write about vice versa<\/em>She used carbon paper to copy the typed pages, printing only 12 copies of each issue in total.<\/p>\n
The free, rather plain publication had no byline, no photographs, no advertising, and no masthead. It had a blue cover and consisted of typed pages stapled together. Ed passed it around to friends, who in turn passed copies around to other friends. She also mailed copies to a handful of people and distributed them in gay bars. Overall, vice versa <\/em>Feldman said there were probably no more than 100 readers.<\/p>\n
The magazine’s articles ranged from book and film reviews to poetry and readers’ comments. Cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter wrote in a 1998 journal article that Eid sometimes adopted a proto-feminist tone, praising “time-saving innovations such as frozen foods and electrical appliances that made it easier for women to live independently of men.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u2023 Reflecting on the 2016 treaty unveiling at the National Museum of the American Indian, scholar Olivia Chilcott (San Luis Rey Indian Mission) delves into the lack of federal recognition for California\u2019s Native American tribes, including her own. Los Angeles Times<\/em>:<\/p>\n
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I was honored to be a part of the unveiling and proud of my California Indian identity. But I also felt very uncomfortable as I was surrounded by delegations from federally recognized tribes. I felt uncomfortable thinking about how no one had invited me or my tribe to participate in this historic moment.<\/p>\n
The treaty was a stark reminder to me that despite our negotiations during the Gold Rush, the United States does not recognize the inherent sovereignty of the San Luis Rey Indian Mission. I wondered why the museum had not informed my tribe of this, and I couldn\u2019t help but think that my community\u2019s lack of federal recognition might be the reason. I looked at the treaty and saw the X mark of Ka-wa-wish alongside the X marks of the signatories of Luise\u00f1o, Cupe\u00f1o, Cahuilla, and Serrano. One hundred and sixty-four years later, I stood with representatives of the same group of people.<\/p>\n
My experience attending the unveiling illustrates the complexity and contradictions of California\u2019s unrecognized tribal status. The failure of the 18 treaties set the tone for the federal government\u2019s long history of unfair treatment of California Indians and tribes. At the same time, the treaties became key to strengthening California Indian activism in the early 20th century, leading to contemporary tribes seeking federal recognition.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u2023 ‘Science opinion’ may be dangerously close to ‘science journalism’, journalist Gregg Gonsalves and virologist John P. Moore write in nation<\/em> Right now New York Times<\/em>Recent opinion pieces are undermining our understanding of the coronavirus:<\/p>\n