[Friday Link Round-Up]

1. PERUSE Le Wedding Party: One of my favorite bloggers, Elsie of A Beautiful Mess, has a new wedding blog. I now have my entire wedding planned; I just need a groom... takers?


2. READ "Bold Crossings of the Gender Lines" : Fascinating article from the New York Times about the "year of the transexual."


3. READ this post: Heartbreaking article proving that despite the "year of the transexual," Americans still have a long way to go regarding acceptance and openness. The article discusses the case of Akasha Adonis, a transexual woman who is standing up to police bullying.

4. LISTEN to the solo work of Julia Stone: I think she sounds like Ingrid plus Lykke Li with a touch of CocoRosie.