February 2012
231 posts
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ftmark:
This afternoon I happened to be sitting on a train on the way home from a conference when I overheard a conversation. My friends and I tried to ignore the people who were talking loudly, until we heard one of them nearly shout, “We’re not transphobic!” A silence fell over me and my pals as we hushed ourselves and listened in. The people I was with were all cis women and...
Request for Submissions for a French/Arabic guide...
poemsofthedead:
queermuslims:
Hi! I’m a Moroccan lesbian studying in the US, currently working on a project you might find interesting : a French/Arabic guide to coming out for Moroccan babyqueers. I was wondering if you would be interested in contributing something/might perhaps be willing to ask your followers if they’d be willing to contribute ? The idea is that it would be a ...
A Guide to Safe Sex for Trans-Identified People... →
A Wish List for Trans-Inclusive Sex Ed
thesexuneducated:
transcending-anatomy:
I wish for no one to be labeled as a “(wo)man”, or even as “(fe)male-bodied”, because of their anatomy. I wish for the chance to describe my own body and to name my own parts.
I wish for discussion about how to come to terms with my body, how to ease the pain of dysphoria (mine or someone else’s), how to be connected with the parts that change and how...
Gay Judge Refuses To Marry Straight Couples →
thealiensmadethisblog:
Dallas judge Tonya Parker says she won’t conduct any marriage ceremonies until she and every other gay person in Texas have the same right to marry. When she turns straight couples away, Parker tells them: “I’m sorry. I don’t perform marriage ceremonies because we are in a state that does not have marriage equality, and until it does, I am not going to partially apply the...
Tough Love: Being Gay In The South Bronx →
yosimar:
Being gay in the South Bronx isn’t easy. The moment you step out your door, you’re often defined by your neighborhood, your peers and by tradition. The struggle with self-identity and social acceptance is always there. That’s the premise of ‘Chulito,’ a new novel written by Puerto Rican-born author, Charles Rice-González. It tells the story of 16-year-old “Chulito” who’s in love with a...
Queer, Gifted & Black: Transformation →
bklynboihood:
*snap, snap*
“But you don’t have anything to worry about, Angry White People. We’re right about the white privilege, the whiteness of society, the racism, the interracial racism, the colorism as a subset of racism—we’re right about these things, and you’re angry because you think it’s your fault.
It’s not your fault, but by continuing to allow yourselves to remain ignorant of...
Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National... →
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
This study brings to light what is both patently obvious and far too often dismissed from the human rights agenda. Transgender and gender non-conforming people face injustice at every turn: in childhood homes, in school systems that promise to shelter and educate, in harsh and exclusionary workplaces, at the grocery store, the hotel front desk, in doctors’ offices...
Raising Queer Kids: Coming Out Too Early? →
raisingqueerkids:
That just isn’t the right question to be asking. I just read this really great article: Are Kids Coming Out Too Early. E. Winter Tashlin writes:
The Huffington Post ran a piece a few days ago from Amelia, a mother whose 7yr old son recently declared that he was gay. It was a lovely essay about love and acceptance, with a bit of parental concern in there too. The parents...
Watchgaywrites:
In which former Republican senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming says that Rick Santorum is homophobic.
Simpson recalled a Santorum interview that he felt was most disappointing: “[Santorum] said, ‘I want a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage,’ and they said, ‘Well, what about the people who are already married?’ And he said, ‘Well, they would be nullified.’ What’s kind about...
“I saw with so many of the gay couples, they were so devoted to another. I saw so...”
– A chance shake-up of Maryland House of Delegates seating assignments brought Republican Wade Kach face to face with gay couples who had come to make the case for a gay marriage law, and might have proved decisive in its final passage through the state’s General Assembly on Thursday. Kach, who had...
Trans* protections pass in Baltimore council →
gaywrites:
The Baltimore County Council yesterday passed legislation protecting people from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The bill passed 5 to 2 and will protect trans* people “in housing, employment, education, financing or public accommodations.” Next week the bill will go to the Senate.
The bill comes about one year after the beating of...
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just hit 200 followers!
i’m not sure who was the 200th, but yay!
So something really amazing happened today.
pissedofftranspeople:
Mid-DnD I went out for a smoke break. My character was meditating and I really didn’t need to be there for a few minutes. As I lit up, 2 people left. One of them I knew through a person in our campaign, the other was a boy that was with her. She walked passed like nothing is different, but he muttered “faggot” as he looked at me. Whatever, I’m used to it. She heard him and...
“Queer doesn’t mean “don’t label me,” it means “I am naming myself.” It means...”
– What Queerness Means to Me | Tranarchism (via doxian
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: On Privilege and Erasure in... →
mylifeasafeminista:
Hi Tumblr!
I’m currently working on my senior thesis, a critique of queer theory and queer studies that focuses on the ways in which these disciplines presume a singular queer person/experience, which ultimately centers white gay men and subsequently erases people of color, trans* men and trans* women, non-binary folks, and more.
Although this wasn’t my original...
BYE GIRL! Moving beyond Capitalism & Gay Rights...
gentlemanjigger:
*A post I wrote over on an older blog.
Over here at “… or does it explode?”, we take much inspiration from the radical queer militants and organizations of the past and seek to begin to expand upon the discourse around what queer liberation means in the context of the larger class struggle. As movement against the ills and oppressive regimes of White supremacist patriarchal...
ASEXUAL POC BLOG MADE!
femmesandfamily:
fivelettered:
http://asexualpocsunite.tumblr.com/
Follow, plz! :3
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U G H - I am going to swear a lot right now.
blacksheepboy-:
thecuntmentality:
solemnhypnotik:
Why does so much transmisogyny and privilege-denying bull shit exist within the trans* guy community? This bull shit is ESPECIALLY exhibited by well-off white dudes who are supposed spokespeople for ‘our’ community.
(I.e. Buck Angel, Ryan Cassata, Lucas Silveira, etc.)
Yes, I am calling people out here. Why? I am sick of seeing this...
I Look Forward to One Day Performing as an FtM...
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I'll make a man out of you.
justabitradical:
Culturally, socially, and physically, we assign humans a gender based on appearance. Popular culture has very rigid definitions of ‘male’ and ‘female’ and imposes them on today’s youth at any costs. Seventeen, Teen Beat, the list goes on. How to make the cute boy in homeroom notice you with this new pair of jeans, this new brand of makeup, and so forth. Or, for the boys…If you...
Green Your Period: DivaCup Review and Giveaway
becauseiamawoman:
I finally did it! I used my DivaCup, and let me tell you- there is no going back. For those of you who aren’t familiar with what it is, a DivaCup is a menstrual cup that you insert when you have your period. It catches all your menstrual blood, and when it is full you simply dump it in the toilet, rinse it out, and re-insert it!
According to their website, the DivaCup may be...
thtqueerlyfe:
I am tired of my life being revolved around what society thinks of me or how I am seen in society, rather. Society has so many opinions about my life - who I have sex with, who I marry, what kind of clothes I wear, what I should be doing with my life. I just want an entire day where I don’t have to care about what society thinks of me. I just want an entire day dedicated to being...
CALL FOR PHOTO SUBMISSIONS: Challenging... →
mylifeasafeminista:
Hi everyone!
I’m currently working on my senior thesis, a critique of queer theory and queer studies that focuses on the ways in which these disciplines presume a singular queer person/experience, which ultimately centers white gay men and subsequently erases people of color, trans* men and trans* women, non-binary folks, and more.
Part of this includes a photographic...
“White queers, including white trans people, are at the LOWEST risk for pretty...”
– DTWPS (via zorascreation)
Truth! Fuck the ‘it gets better’ campaign!
(via kenzmirage)
THIS!!!
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Media FAIL in Coverage of Study on Gender... →
butchbyproduct:
pansexualpride:
“Gender Uncertainty Risky for Kids.”
“Child Gender Nonconformity Linked to Higher Risk of Abuse.”
“Kids Who Veer From Gender Norms at Higher Risk for Abuse.”
“Gender identity issues can harm kids’ mental health.”
These are just a few of the headlines that have been used in pieces referencing a new study on gender conformity in children and risk factors for...
