June 2012
311 posts
ask reposted from my personal blog!
transboyfemmes:
Hey! I just had a question about the transboyfemmes blog. Is there a reason that it’s important to have that seperate space instead of just moving our business, if you will, to the already existing fuckyeahtransfemmes blog? I guess sometimes I wonder if there’s transmisogyny at play when we make dfab-specific spaces when they don’t necessarily need to be dfab specific? I’m not...
“I do think there are a great portion of American cis-men who like to pick and...”
– JerseyGrrrl on jezebel. So, so, so, so true. (via shortbreadsh)
Preeeeetttty much how I feel about some male-feminists.
(via genderfuked)
why the specification of “cis men”?
trans men are not the “diet” version of cis men. they’re not “men lite”. trans men can be just as misogynistic and fucking...
I just did a lot of math.
tranqualizer:
dionthesocialist:
In America, we spend 3.6 billion dollars a year in border control.
Still, there are 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
The cost of naturalizing one person is $655.
Now, let’s say there are 2,750,000 families worth of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. (based on taking the 11 million people and dividing it by four).
It would cost...
“What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title—whether...”
– Matt Bomer on why it doesn’t further any LGBT cause to refer to him as a “gay actor.” Full story here - do you agree? Are labels unnecessary? (via gaywrites)
I feel like this is comparable to the color-blind line of thinking in response to racism, which doesn’t help any oppressed groups....
From one white person to another:
moniquill:
spiffykt:
alasihavetransfiguredmyfeet:
tahyesimo:
WE DON’T EXPERIENCE INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM, EVER. Maybe a person of color personally hates all white people—yeah, that kinda sucks and it might sting knowing that someone out there hates you because of your race. BUT GUEEEESS WHAT?! As white people, we don’t have to experience wide-spread discrimination or disadvantage because...
Watch
adailyriot:
First Native American tribe approved to operate guardianship, foster care and adoption program | Administration for Children and Families
For the first time in U.S. child welfare history, a tribe will have control over the process for evaluating child abuse and neglect allegations, determining whether children need to be placed in foster care, and finding permanent homes for...
Trans Health As It Should Be
fuckyeahfeminists:
tal9000:
Considering the recent issues the trans women’s community has had with FWHC, and how issues like these are not uncommon (“trans inclusion” at a women’s clinic means inclusion, and the provision of care no woman needs, for trans men, while excluding trans women), it is important to have a statement of how things should be. This is a very rough draft, and I’m sure it...
fuckyeahsexeducation:
youcankissthatonegoodbye:
fuckyeahsexeducation:
youcankissthatonegoodbye:
fuckyeahsexeducation:
I know that a lot of you don’t like it when I do posts about language and I PROMISE my next post will actually be about sex education.
we all know that the asterisk after trans* denotes inclusiveness. That it can be basically anyone who isn’t cis; transgender,...
An open letter to Atlanta’s Feminist Women’s... →
cisnormativity:
Your treatment policy and core values at the Feminist Women’s Health Center were recently brought to light online before several feminist communities — including fourth-wave trans feminists like me — on how your clinic adequately treats cis women and trans men.
Your clinic, in contradiction to its name, the Feminist Women’s Health Center, categorically treats men (trans men are...
Lessons From Lakeview: Families and Students of...
peopleofcolor:
A small but dedicated group of parents, young students, teachers, families, and community members have seized Lakeview Elementary School in Oakland, CA, in response to the Oakland Unified School District’s decision to to proceed with closure. Lakeview, Maxwell, Marshall, Santa Fe, and Lazear have been on the chopping block all year long. School activists within the Santa Fe...
What do people mean by ''the cotton ceiling''?
genderbitch:
smart-sauce:
anasovillano:
smart-sauce:
anasovillano:
I’ve been looking through some tags and I saw this phrase pop up, my understanding of it is that it’s the word angsty men use to describe the fact lesbians won’t sleep with them, but something tells me it can’t be that stupid
Unless it actually is, can someone explain this to me?
The cotton ceiling was a workshop held...
What do people mean by ''the cotton ceiling''?
genderbitch:
starlingswarm:
anasovillano:
I’ve been looking through some tags and I saw this phrase pop up, my understanding of it is that it’s the word angsty men use to describe the fact lesbians won’t sleep with them, but something tells me it can’t be that stupid
Unless it actually is, can someone explain this to me?
It appropriates a feminist phrase that refers to hitting a “glass...
“The funny thing about arguing that same-sex couples will damage the lives of the...”
– an incredible point which i have been trying to put into words for years
via TheLWire
(via bilvum)
well the problem here is that we’re assuming that there are no same sex couples in which one partner produces sperm and one partner produces eggs… and can get pregnant.
I get the point but we...
“Feminism should, by default, include trans women. I’d go so far as to say that,...”
– Why Cis Attendees of Reclaim the Night are Letting Trans Women Down (via slutgrrrlinternational)
Watchthepinesaredancing:
Top five favorite things in the entire history of the Internet.
An always reblog, for sure.
When someone says "check your privilege" the...
oppressionisyucky:
bonesandbirch:
I have freedom of speech
You’re just stating your opinion
Stop harassing me
I’m not sexist/racist but…
Stop being such a bitch
Everything you say is just opinion anyway
well you’re just wrong
omg bitch
The correct response is:
Thank you for pointing that out
I will work on that
Can you point me in the direction of some articles or resources?
I’ve...
Media Ignores Rash of Assaults on Transgender... →
LGB SURVEY
sociolab:
Hi!
I am currently a student at Loyola Marymount University. I am doing a study on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual young adults and I am trying to find as many lovely people as possible to take it! If you identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual please help me out by taking my survey! If you have friends who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual it would be awesome if you could share the link to my...
Things parents parents don't teach you that your...
fuckyeahsexeducation:
Bodies are hairy. No matter the gender, your face will have hair and that is more than okay. Your butt hole is going to have some hair too. And maybe your nipples. And your tummy. And where ever else. Stretch marks. Those are a thing. Everyone gets ‘em. If you don’t, you probably don’t have skin. Vaginas smell. Every vagina has a scent. Don’t worry about it! (Unless...
bell hooks resources
mmmajestic:
grim-dark:
themindislimitless:
If you have any more, or alternate links just in case these ever get removed, feel free to add to the list. Pass the resources along!
Understanding Patriarchy (pdf) (from erosum)
We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity (pdf). Also here.
Where We Stand: Class Matters (pdf)
Feminism Is For Everybody (pdf)
Remembered Rapture: Dancing With Words...
“If in the beginnings of history the feminine woman was defined by physical...”
–
Brownmiller, Susan. Femininity. Linden Press, New York. 1984.(pg. 16-17)
ok no. All women have not been defined this way. Does this narrative ring true with certain women in certain social classes and groups? yes. But what about women who’s histories and legacies fall outside of this reality? In...
“The only reason white people think being called a ‘white person’ is racist, or...”
– Omar Sankofa (via ceedling)
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
– e. e. cummings (via gaywrites)
Anonymous asked: i'm confused... are you gay or bi or transgender???? whaaaat?
Trans "People": Intersectionality and the...
pansexualpride:
http://freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed/2012/06/06/trans-people-intersectionality-and-the-distribution-of-risk/
(sumbitted by mx. punk)
Mod note: This article is really good and talks a lot about how trans rights are homogenized to appeal to all trans people, rather than the specific subsets of people, of whom oppression affects much more greatly.
(a booklet for people who are questioning their... →
Scholarship Opportunities for Gender-Confirming...
girlebony:
harmreduction:
Check out these two scholarship opportunities for transgender people who need financial assistance for gender-confirming surgeries:
CK Life surgery Scholarship Fund application cycle open until May 1st, 2012
Jim Collins Foundation application cycle now open until August 10th 2012.
Trynna boost the signal.
QPOC In Like →
safespacenetwork:
An all-inclusive, body positive, sex positive, and generally people positive space for queer people of color to get relationship advice, navigating the all-around confusing intersecting identities from other queer people of color because frankly, we need it.
This is possibly the most beautiful blog on Tumblr.
“Racism, sexism, heterosexism, and class exploitation as systems of oppression...”
– Patricia Hill Collins (via thesociologist)
“I’ve always said it isn’t who you love, it’s how you love. Genitalia is just...”
– —Sharon Gless as Debbie Novotny
Queer As Folk (US Series)
