February 2012
118 posts
Gay Judge Refuses To Marry Straight Couples →
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 law to one group of...
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Trans-bashing in feminism – as constructive as... →
Robbie Vane makes some great points about the problems with cissexism/transphobia in the feminist community. Excerpted from their article:
You cannot shout about how you are smashing the patriarchy and demanding respect for your gender whilst kicking down at somebody fighting for their own gender to be validated and respected. That is not equality, it is hypocrisy. If you truly do not believe...
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FYI I immediately and with gusto unfollow you if...
ftmfeminist:
even if you’re a trans* individual that I thought was pretty cool
Intersectionality exists. Our experiences on different axes of oppression do not eclipse the benefits of privilege that we experience on other axes. Denial of privilege is an abuse of privilege.
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Ask Matt: Why Do We Mistreat Our Allies? « Matt... →
yukib1t:
I have seen allies torn to shreds over a simple misstep or slip of the tongue. I have seen allies dismissed out of hand because they asked a simple question, made an innocent assumption, or misunderstood what someone was talking about. I have seen them belittled or mocked for not knowing everything there is to know about one person’s trans experience (because not everyone’s...
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Autostraddle — This Transphobic UK Ad Will Enrage,... →
transgenderexpress:
I shouldn’t be surprised by blatant transphobia and transmisogyny on television by now. The past year alone has brought us an SNL skit mocking Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), aninvasive and judgmental Frontline ”documentary” on trans* youth, drummed-up controversy over Chaz Bono’s appearance on Dancing With the Stars, and ABC’s Work It. At this point, I really should...
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So You Think You Are a Good Ally?
racismschool:
That is super fantastic, wonderful and dandy.
Really it is but that’s all you get. You know why?
No one should get rewarded for simply doing what is right.
I don’t like you more because I know you are one of the good ones. I expect you to be one of the good ones anyway. Doing what is right is not some sort of pass, authority or even something to be celebrated. You are doing the...
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What do you do with a vile advertisement? →
David Allen Green wrote an excellent article about Paddy Power’s cissexist ad. Excerpted below:
Paddy Power may not have thought they were promoting bullying; they may well have been “only joking”. But for them to seek some commercial advantage by stoking an already hostile environment for trans people was a vile and shameful exercise. Trans people surely have enough to put up...
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Anonymous asked: um not that douchey anon, but I...
148km:
Nonhuman Identity: A Guide to Otherkin, Theriantropes and Other Nonhumans for the Social Justice Community
That was going around a couple months ago and is probably still applicable for general knowledge. Gonna take this opportunity to remind everyone that you really shouldn’t have to “get” something in order to abstain from being a belligerent douchebag about it.
Bolded for emphasis.
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“The slaves are taught that petitions or elections, or lobbying for this or that...”
– Larken Rose (via liberationfrequency)
What even is to be civilized.
(via scarlet—-skyline)
to be “civilized” is to act according to how your colonizers want you to. in other words, to grovel at rich white mens feet and let them keep their boot on your neck.
(via baddominicana)
Whoa. WHOA. We...
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Coming Out (Part Three Of Four): When I Actually... →
Natalie Reed keeps hitting hard. My childhood story is very similar to hers. Excerpted from her blog:
In childhood I knew that I was different from other kids, and from other boys, since I first was able to articulate a concept of difference. But there were lots of things that were different about me, and my head was always cluttered with a thousand concepts, and a thousand means of iterating...
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“Trans people are told by the law, state agencies, private discriminators, and...”
– Dean Spade, Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law, p 41
I mean, basically, yeah.
(via funkyfest)
Read this three times through for maximum benefit.
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Do not call me "man", "dude" or "bro".
rebelpachelbel:
cctcd:
kiriamaya:
I realize that a lot of people have come to think of them as non-gendered colloquialisms, but they are still obviously rooted in maleness, and thus I don’t want them attributed to me.
Please and thank you.
Or mate or lad or any other designator that has a history of association with men.
As a person who uses those three terms a lot I will say that I am...
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Do not call me "man", "dude" or "bro".
kiriamaya:
I realize that a lot of people have come to think of them as non-gendered colloquialisms, but they are still obviously rooted in maleness, and thus I don’t want them attributed to me.
Please and thank you.
Or mate or lad or any other designator that has a history of association with men.
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Ben & Jerry's launches campaign to assuage my... →
jonathan-cunningham:
There’s way too much money in American politics. It’s drowning out people’s voices, especially since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision gave corporations the green light to spend limitless sums of money to influence our elections. We are building a movement of engaged citizens and responsible business leaders working together to oppose this decision and Get the...
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Coming Out (Part Two Of Four): Spooking,... →
Natalie Reed has another excellent post. Her articles are long, but worth the read!
Excerpted from her blog:
One of the many problematic aspects of treating gay and lesbian (mostly just gay) experiences and narratives as the archetype against which all queer experience is measured is how it causes particular models and tropes of queer lives to be applied indiscriminately across the many varying...
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Lucas Silveira of The Cliks is an unapologetic,...
pumpkinpeach:
A friend of a friend of a friend of someone on my facebook recently uploaded this picture. And tagged a trans girl as the bottle. The girl asked to be untagged and the picture taken down. Because she’d experienced hate and violence associated with that word. Which is totally reasonable. Unless you’re Lucas Silveira of The Cliks! Who seems to think that since ‘tranny’ is a word...
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You Know You're Trans* When: #2288 You’re not...
thecradlewasrocked:
And I’ll find strength in pain And I will change my ways I’ll know my name as it’s called again
…so I’m not the only one who found that meaning in this song!
<3
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motoroladroid:
After 5 hours of strenuous, sweaty, labor, a woman finally gives birth. Her red, crying face smiles weakly as the doctor presents her child to her. “Congratulations, he’s a boy!” says the doctor.
The woman sits up suddenly, her soaked hair falling over her shoulders. “YOU CISSEXIST PIECE OF SHIT!” she screams at the doctor. “WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN HE’S A BOY? HOW THE HELL DO...
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We're all Human
dank-potion:
Please refrain from saying this when I’m discussing racism.
I’m aware that we’re all human. You don’t need to tell me that, I’m not the one treating people like they’re sub-human. That’s a very mediocre and condescending way to respond when someone is discussing a serious problem that’s affecting the quality of peoples’ lives around the world.
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I really hate the phrases "Well you have a right...
deliciouskaek:
todiedreaming:
Nah, nigga.
I have a right to complain when I go to Wendy’s and they get my order wrong.
I’m entitled to my opinion when people ask me whether or not I think Beyonce uses lace fronts or Malaysian weave.
I am not complaining or simply stating my opinion when talking the racism.
I am talking about my rights as a human to not be persecuted and exploited.
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I was Just Struck by an Interesting Idea
You all know how cleverbot works, right? It’s a chat bot that utilizes user input as material for chats. It “learns” appropriate responses based on user interactions well enough to fool a human being into thinking another human being is on the other end of the conversation. In a sense, another human being is on the other end, just not in real time.
ANYWAY. What if we had a clone...
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pussyp0wer asked: What are yr preferred pronouns? :)
Oh, right. TMI Tuesday and junk. →
thisgingersnapsback:
Anon’s even on.
Have at.
I’ll do it if you do it. :P
[Edit: FIXED THE LINK *HEADDESK*]
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A Quick Vent
ahousingjourney:
When I take a stand about issues of gender, it isn’t about, “politics.” There isn’t some secret, invisible party line I’m adhering to. When I say, “I find that phrase problematic / misogynistic / transphobic,” it’s not because like the sound of my own voice (or the clacking of my keyboard). If I suggest a different phrase for someone to use, it’s not that I’m ceaselessly...
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Am I allowed to use this word to describe myself?
jonathan-cunningham:
iamateenagefeminist:
1. Has this word been used against a specific group of people in the past or is it being used against a specific group of people in the present?
If no then you are allowed to use that word to describe yourself.
If yes then move onto question two
2. Are you a part of the group the word has been used against?
If yes then you are allowed to use that...
Anonymous asked: Also, there's no *need* for you to justify your beliefs to anyone else. They're your beliefs and they're for you only, on a subject so personal and so determined by one's own experience.
mynameislyddy asked: You are so brave, always defending yourself against the anti-queer or the anti-religious. Both groups always insist the Bible says this, and the Bible says that, but they never show up with quotes, do they? They just vaguely say things, or when pushed, mention quotes which don't quite fit the meaning they insist upon. -hugs-
mynameislyddy asked: Hey, I was just wondering, as you seem to have grown as a person or something recently. IDK how to say it, but it's a compliment. Anyway, do you still ID as an androgyne, and what pronouns do you prefer now? I can't remember your pronouns, anyway, and refer to you in my head with they/them. I think of most people as they/them, anyway.
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Grey Gendernaut: writeoutoflove replied to your... →
Warning: Some hateful commentary on religious beliefs lies within.
christgoldman:
cctcd:
writeoutoflove replied to your post: I like your blog and you seem like a cool person, but I don’t understand the cognitive dissonance that must be required for you to be christian. How do you rationalize being a part of a movement that in its own text, explicitly states that the way you…
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“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain...”
– Thomas Jefferson (via reformparty)
Jefferson is my second favorite founding father.
(via jonathan-cunningham)
478) I take correctly gendered insults as...
And then point out how a gendered insult can actually be extremely sexist and is still inappropriate.
fyeahcarlsagan:
http://carlsaganseyebrows.tumblr.com/ is up and running! I’ll need submissions and recommendations if I’m going to keep it running though!
[Submission from deadpanawesome]
Earthlings take note.
I strongly condone and encourage submitting photos of Sir Carl Sagan’s eyebrows to this highly professional blog.
…I strangely have an urge to make an apple pie from...
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Bill Maher: transmisogynist →
Fucking hell.
