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More than Original: a Q & A with the men behind ORIGINAL PLUMBING

Social Commentary post by Kjerstin Johnson on December 22, 2009 - 2:04pm; tagged independent magazines, magazines, media, ORIGINAL PLUMBING, trans identity, trans men, transgender.
Amos Mac and Rocco K smile at the camera. Amos reaches around Rocco's neck to playfully straighten his bow-tie.
Original Plumbing, a new magazine published and distributed out of San Francisco, is a fresh new publication dedicated to FTM sexuality and culture. Made for trans men by trans men, its first issue ("The Bedroom Issue") came out in October and features voices from five rooms and a couple different continents, with content ranging from interviews to fiction to a detailed summary of how Germany's health care system helps transitioning. They're off to a great start, and I asked editor-in-chief/photographer Amos Mac and assistant editor Rocco Kayiatos (who raps as Katastrophe) a few questions about future plans for ORIGINAL PLUMBING.
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On The Map: Capitalism + Feminism = True Luv 4Eva

Social Commentary post by Mandy Van Deven on October 8, 2009 - 9:45pm; tagged Brigitte, Campaign for Real Beauty, capitalism, Dove, Germany, Glamour, Lizzie Miller, magazines, media.

Is capitalism helping feminism or is feminism helping capitalism--or both?

Photo credit: Glamour

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