February 2012
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FAAB trans* folks,
iragray:
I notice that a lot of you refer to your chromosomes (ie “xx boys” and such), and I ask you this:
How many of you have taken a test to prove it?
Rarely does anyone take a test to prove it despite gender assignment, and the existence of intersex persons proves genitals don’t necessarily coincide with a specific chromosomal set.
I’m not trying to burst anyone’s bubbles. Just asking a...
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kiriamaya:
eateroftrees:
> See picture of naked person with breasts.
> Get confused as to why no penis
lol, I do this too. ‘s what happens when all your girlfriends have penises and when you follow naked trans lady tumblrs. :)
I linked @ksej to a pic of a naked cis guy the other day and he was confused as to what that was between his legs. So it seems to be a trend with trans...
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The Power of Cis-Only Rituals?
I don’t talk about it lots but I am a pagan. And trans. And while pagan spaces tend to be some of the least transphobic, most trans-inclusive spaces that exist outside of spaces created by trans people, there are problems as well. Which has been shown in the continuing problems of PantheaCon with scheduling a Dianic, cis women-only ritual led by Z Budapest. It also shows the lack of...
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why trans men shouldn't be lionized for repeating... →
mattachinereview:
This is a really great piece by Jack Radish about how whenever trans guys speak up about misogyny, we’re lauded as sensitive, clever, and innovative. But actually, we’re just repeating what we hear from trans women in our communities.
I really feel Jack on what he’s talking about in this piece. He articulates the mid-to-late 2000s shift in the trans community from...
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“Sandy” had a common experience: She is a 35 year-old transgender woman from...”
– Human Trafficking of Immigrant Transgender Women: Hidden in the Shadows (via thetart)
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punctual
milkeemountainmama:
james-bliss:
I think it’s worth pointing out that, while it took about 8 days for feministx to wend its way to, you know, the women of color it is directed against, some medieval historian from pasadena was hip to it well before everyone else.
oh, yes, he was right up on that shit—when his last blog post was A MONTH AGO. it makes a LOT OF SENSE THAT HE INSTANTANEOUSLY...
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sanaa-tamir:
So You Think You Are a Good Ally?
talldarkbishoujo:
jolly-dolly:
southcarolinaboy:
ellierantsforever:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
twistedelle:
wtfwhiteprivilege:
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...
How to delete your Google Browsing History before... →
jessaetcetera:
With just a week to go before Google changes to its new privacy policy that allows it to gather, store and use personal information, users have a last chance to delete their Google Browsing History.
I did this. While I’m not ashamed of my history, I’m not thrilled about having it connected to me personally now and forever.
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guerrillamamamedicine:
What is cultural appropriation « The Long Way Home
jhameia:
ardhra:
O hai! I finally finished writing this! After starting it more than two years ago {facepalm}. There is more to come that I’ve worked on & researched. Hopefully responses to this won’t be so faily that I’m unmotivated to finish the rest.
Excerpt:
There are a number of issues around cultural...
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“I don’t take hormones and I haven’t had surgery. I’m not less Trans than anyone...”
– Tristan Skye (via laughdancedream)
For my beloved @ksej
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Dear CAFAB people,
autumn-and-eve:
Please tell us more about how much you are marginalized for presenting femininely. Really, just keep talking. Love, Trans women
Yep.
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arewomenhuman:
Feminist X: We are a group of established feminist activists, educators, writers,…
blackamazon:
feministx:
We are a group of established feminist activists, educators, writers, bloggers and lecturers. We are speaking out as the result of the behaviour and posts coming from some of the online feminist community, which we view as unhealthy for the movement. After some...
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blackamazon:
milkeemountainmama:
come on up to the house: in summary
muckrakingiswomenswork:
thetart:
We the not signed at all except when we get a little clumsy with the reblogs would like you all to know that we are very important and established and words and buzzwords. Our mommies told us that we were very special, and every time you disagree there are rifts and call-outs and…
this...
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I need a stiff drink.
thecurvature:
1. We are still talking about Hugo.
2. People are still refusing to center the conversation on WOMEN’S SAFETY, instead opting for, and I fucking quote, “our reputations.”
2a. OUR REPUTATIONS. THEY ACTUALLY WROTE THAT, DIDN’T EVEN BOTHER TO USE FANCY LANGUAGE TO PRETEND THEY MEANT SOMETHING ELSE.
3. While reasonable people can indeed disagree on tactics, if your “disagreement” on...
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Hey LGBT Activists,
ethiopienne:
fetchingwretch:
ethiopienne:
You do know that it’s possible to fight for LGBT rights without appropriating the Civil Rights movement, right? And that the Civil Rights movement is not yours to appropriate? And that dismantling homophobia can be done without perpetuating racism? And that—huge shocker here, I know—some people are both black and queer? Just checking. Because it...
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I want to do filthy, filthy things to David...
You and me both.
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“But understand this: the feminist blogosphere isn’t here to encourage and enable...”
– Hugo Schwyzer, offering advice to Kyle Payne which he just as easily could be offering to himself.
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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)
The more I read by Dean Spade, the more I’m liking him.
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Reblog if you want Anons to tell you who they ship...
genderbitch:
talldarkbishoujo:
yourpatronsaintofdenial:
consultingcocktease:
This is a bad idea but I am just bored enough to reblog it.
come at me heauxs!
Okay I’ll bite.
People never respond to these so sure, why not.
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“When the woman answered the door, she looked at my daughter and said, ‘We don’t...”
– Girl Scout troop leader Kim Douglas • Discussing a recent situation her 10-year-old daughter faced when going door-to-door to sell cookies. Douglas’ daughter, by the way, didn’t know what abortion was. “It left my daughter very shocked, confused,” Douglas said. “She said, ‘Mommy, something creepy...
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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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Sylvia Rivera 10 Year Memorial
thespiritwas:
“I was a radical, a revolutionist. I am still a revolutionist. I was proud to make the road and help change laws and what-not. I was very proud of doing that and proud of what I’m still doing, no matter what it takes.” Sylvia Rivera to Leslie Feinberg
(Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P Johnson, photo by Leonard Fink)
Tomorrow marks the 10 year anniversary of Sylvia Rivera’s...
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“St. Paul was a cockblocker. A huge cockblocker. A blocker of huge cocks.”
– lunasspecto (via metapianycist)
I have rants about Paul.
Long, rage-y rants often featuring the word “fuck”.
(via blinkpink)
I may have referred to “Paulianity” in a scathing voice when talking about how St Paul screwed up on sex when talking to my mother, the Christian.
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That Awkward Moment When
you’re a lesbian turned non-binary femme queer dyke and you realise that while you’ve had sex pretty regularly (if not regularly enough) recently, it’s been more than a few months since you last had sex with a woman. Not that I have anything against my more recent sex partners (obviously!) but it really is just weird to me considering how long I was a lesbian and how much I...
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I made the mistake of going to ryan cassata's...
boyqueen:
note-a-bear:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
note-a-bear:
Clearly I am a masochist, because I knew there was no way this was gonna end well.
Among the reiteration of “every race has privileges” he threw out this gem “….I believe that anyone can be a trans representative. You do not even need to fall under the transgender umbrella to be a trans representative.”
I’m going to fucking...
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