No, it’s not a new “reality” show airing network tv this fall (though we shouldn’t give anyone any ideas). It’s the subject of a piece by Daniel Nassar in today’s Guardian, and it’s really worth reading in its entirety. He walks us through the real struggles that the lesbian community has to deal with in Syria, from family estrangement to the threat of prison, and makes clear just how wrong MacMaster was in his details and how dangerous a game he was playing with other peoples’ lives. Go read the whole thing.
Also, I’ll be on Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan this afternoon to talk about the piece I wrote for The Rumpus on male privilege. I’m the closing bit of the second hour, scheduled to go from 3:40 – 4:00 p.m. EST. I’ll try my best to not make an ass of myself.
