| In 1988 we started a newsletter called "Out!", a play on U.S. Out (at that time principally of Central America, which our government was in the process of invading -- remember Honduras and Panama?) and, obviously, Out of the Closet and Into the Streets. A few years later, every queer rag in the country was calling itself Out and we decided to change the name. After many long and hilarious debates over what to call it, we settled on UltraViolet - the invisible fringe of the rainbow. It is a forum for discussion of issues important to the queer community, a source of information about political issues and actions you don't hear enough about in the mainstream (and mainstream gay) press, and a place where we get to be wild and wacky and witty on any subject that particularly interests us at the moment. We mail it out for free to over 900 people, including about 300 prisoners, and sometimes people who like it send us money, which we really appreciate. Click here to subscribe or receive a sample issue of UV in the mail. Be sure to give us your real world address! Check out sample articles on our Issues pages Browse the UltraViolet Archives:February 2009 Issue |
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The
Reverend Joseph Ratzinger has been tapped for the new position of health care
czar. This is part of a package of reforms to the nation's health care
delivery system. "We will deliver health to this country the way we
deliver drones to Pakistan," the nominee said. Ratzinger had served as
Director of Dogma in the Bush administration's office of Faith-Based
initiatives. Prior to that he had been pope. | UltraViolet is distributed with another newsletter, Out of Time, which is produced by Out of Control Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners. Prisoners, especially political prisoners, queer prisoners and the death penalty, are a big focus of LAGAI too. Great information on prison activist work is available from the Prison Activist Resource Center. |