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Comic Sans is MIT now
This post is a bit rushed and written with nano directly on the server, as I am on vacation, but when Microsoft published Comic Chat as open source yesterday they also included an era appropriate version of Comic Sans.
It's available directly in the repo, under commit f53e4b6, under "v1.0/shared/comic.ttf".
I've taken the liberty of exercising my rights under the license, and have uploaded a copy, together with the LICENSE, so you can also get a copy even if they remove it. You can download it here.
A quick legal disclaimer, so far, no statement has been made that this was done by accident, and Microsoft does own this font, so they can just release this. IANAL, but if they'd wish to claim this was an accident and that everyone should delete the files, they'd need to inform everyone - copyright law, or even contract law, does not require you to be a psychic, or second guess every license you accept, especially for something as low-value as a font from 1996.
If Microsoft wishes to contact me, the link is at the bottom of the page.
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West Coast Lesbian Conference
Beth Elliott continued her involvement in the women's movement and helped to create the West Coast Lesbian Conference which took place in April 1973.[12] She was on the organization committee and was asked to perform as a singer in the conference's entertainment program.[1] However, she met opposition when she took the stage on the first night. Lesbian separatist group The Gutter Dykes had leafleted in protest of Elliott's presence, claiming she was a man, and approached the stage with hostility.[1][11][13] Other performers including Jeanne Cordova,[11] Robin Tyler, and Patty Harrison,[13] responded by defending Elliott and establishing the need for a vote on whether Elliott's performance should continue.[2][13] It took over an hour to count the roughly 1,300 attendees and resulted in a reported two-thirds in favor of Elliott's performance.[1][14] Some accounts state 3:1 in Elliott's favor while others state it as a bare majority.[11][15] Elliott gave a brief performance and went on to leave the conference.[1] The following day, keynote speaker Robin Morgan gave her address, which she had altered after the events of the previous night.[11] In the speech, titled "Lesbianism and Feminism: Synonyms or Contradictions?" Morgan referred to Elliott as a "gatecrashing...male transvestite"[1] and, using male pronouns, charged her as "an opportunist, an infiltrator, and a destroyer—with the mentality of a rapist."[1][16]
Post-conference
The incident at the West Coast Lesbian Conference left a lasting impression; Elliott was emotionally and socially scarred, and the words defaming her circulated among grassroots lesbian networks and began the 'transsexual rapist' trope.[1]...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jegl5qdhv2obobhr326womff/bafkreig4dmm37czsrcwqruutacwtrgo2gs4qy6fka6ian7fd2l2mt2r2ii)
