THE SPRING EQUINOX ACCORDING TO THE N.O.T.: A celebration of difference, new memes, and new visions

HALLMARKS OF THE SPRING EQUINOX AS REVELATED WITHIN THE N.O.T.

Birth
On the Spring Equinox the sun is born and immediately begins to influence our day-to-day activities. People start looking forward to picnics and parkside cook-outs. The thump-and-boom of dancehall auto speakers ushers in what promises to be another outdoor summer, while the unraveling of scarves allows our throats to breath once more.

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JODI LOVES PACO: The marriage of one person’s selves

“This is normal in zomba,*” I said, beginning the wedding in my home a few weeks ago. The bride stood before me, my 46-year-old friend Paul (not his real name) as his cross-dressing persona Jodi. Paul explains it best:

“Before I started cross-dressing, there were things I didn’t like about myself—things that I thought were too feminine about me. I thought my chin was weak, so I grew a goatee to give it a more masculine look. I was embarrassed about my wrists—too thin and delicate for a man. My voice, although deep in a way, also had a feminine touch to it.

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EUNICHS GET RIGHTS IN PAKISTAN: New Old News Feed (January 4, 2010)

Iran sends New Year’s Greeting to Israel By Mistake
“It was a big mistake sending an e-mail to Israel’s football federation,” Ali Kaffashian, president of the Iran Football Federation, said …. “However, I am sure the director of the foreign relations office didn’t do it on purpose.” Measure twice. Cut once.

Plus: Snowballs, Hummers, Eunichs, and Nipples… Crazy week!

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