June 2012
1 post
May 2012
10 posts
“I’m so tired of trying to say things to people and having them not listen, and...”
– Fiona Apple (via thechocolatebrigade)
Fuck No, Dan Savage!: The Top 6 Reasons Why You... →
forgetpolitics:
1. Dan Savage hates trans people and uses transphobic slurs.
“Children have a right to some stability and constancy from the adults in their lives. Perhaps I’m a transphobic bigot, but I honestly think waiting a measly 36 months to cut your dick is a sacrifice any father…
Son of Baldwin: Gay Is NOT the New Black →
sonofbaldwin:
As a man who is both black and gay, I can tell you, with all certainty, that gay is NOT the new black. If it was, racism would be a suitable word to describe the discrimination I face as a gay man and homophobia would be a suitable word to describe the discrimination I face as a black man.
“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– Shakesville: Rape Culture 101 (via loudandsoft) (via ratsandcandy666) (via penismonolog) (via sexismandthecity) (via that-neffster) (via desordremuetprecaire) (via rararara) (via fuckyeahfeminists) (via survivorworld, amberlrhea) (via sezakiza)
come on up to the house: and FFS, "check your... →
so-treu:
it means, stop and think about how your privileges are affecting your experiences and thus your thoughts and opinions on the issue at hand.
and i have my issues with #racism101 language and the over-use of the term “white privilege” (cause naw son, some of that is just straight up white…
Watchsending all my love to chloe. and beyond too.
thespiritwas:
Last year during Chloe Dzubilo’s memorial Antony Hegarty of Antony & the Johnsons (named after Marsha P Johnson) performed Rapture and then broke into an impromptu political speech about the diminishing circles of healthcare for trans people & long term survivors of HIV/AIDS, which contributed to Chloe’s death. Really...
April 2012
8 posts
to my ribs:
“what I mean to say is: standing so small and looking up into my body, at my ribs so carelessly handled, I am humbled by their capacity to guard my heart, flesh, innards even while broken. I am humbled by my bones ability to crack and heal even as I continue to throw them to the wolves, wild eyes shut to their strength. ”
-from a writing class Fall 2011
The Trans Women's Anti-Violence Project: Feminism,... →
transfeminism:
The “echo chamber effect” is a process by which trans-misogynist “feminists” perpetuate misinformation about trans women. Like-minded trans-misogynist “feminists” then repeat this misinformation, which is then spread to more self-identified “feminists.” This misinformation is further exaggerated…
Interpretive Screaming: Catharsis: Trans Women's... →
interpretivescreaming:
Call For Submissions 4/3/12 **Please Share & Repost!**
Catharsis: Trans Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence is seeking written submissions from trans women who are willing to share their experiences of sexual violence and assault. The goal is to create a book-length collection of personal…
March 2012
5 posts
“you have to stand alone to observe it.”
Racialicious: Racialicious Crush Of The Week: Son... →
THE TOPS.
racialicious:
This week we’re crushing on the brilliant mind behind our fave online reads, Son of Baldwin’s Robert Jones, Jr. (pictured below). On the R tomorrow he discusses his life, including his life of the mind.
To quote his favorite author Toni Morrison, he’s a friend of the R’s mind, which is…
“I am an unapologetic marriage abolitionist, which means that I believe that the...”
– Alexis Pauline Gumbs (via feministquotes)
February 2012
1 post
January 2012
1 post
“You see it is important to understand how damaged people don’t always know how to say yes, or to choose the big thing, even when it is right in front of them. It’s a shame we carry. The shame of wanting something good. The shame of feeling something good. The shame of not believing we deserve to stand in the same room in the same way as all those we admire. Big red A’s on...
October 2011
5 posts
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AfroLez®femcentric Perspectives: DSK AND JUSTICE:... →
afrolez:
DSK (Dominique Strauss Kahn) AND JUSTICE: THE POLITICS OF GETTING OFF IN A RAPE CULTURE
CONNECT NYC and Columbia Law School’s Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies and their Center for Gender and Sexuality Law are hosting an Open Forum on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 at…
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AfroLez®femcentric Perspectives: "Am I Troy Davis?... →
afrolez:
Sister/Comrade Stephanie Gilmore, who spoke at SlutWalk Philadelphia, is, to the best of my knowledge, one of the ONLY anti-racist White Feminists who has PUBLICLY SUPPORTED the IDEA/PREMISE of SlutWalk while PUBLICLY CHALLENGING its CURRENT RACIST REALITY.
With her FULL PERMISSION, I have…
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“…I do not dig debating with young white feminists late into the night about...”
– READ IN ITS ENTIRETY HERE
http://bit.ly/qRf9kK
(via afrolez)
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AfroLez®femcentric Perspectives: Woman is the "N"... →
afrolez:
In 1969, Yoko Ono coinded the term and I quote “Woman is the N****R of the World.” Shortly thereafter, she and her husband, the late John Lennon, wrote and he recorded a song with that same title.
According to Wikipedia (which is ALWAYS questionable), at that time (don’t know where…
Audacia Ray: SlutWalk NYC Speech →
audaciaray:
Here’s what I said this afternoon:
Like many people who lay claim to the word feminist, I am a white cisgender woman. I am also a sexual assault survivor, and I am a former sex worker, and so I want to complicate a few things for you.
I stand here with a great degree of ambivalence, because…
September 2011
5 posts
5 tags
FY Lesbian Literature!: Call for submissions for... →
welovezines:
Cis white lesbians do not own dyke or queer women’s culture. This is about rejecting transphobic pseudo-radical feminist discourse. Let’s imagine what a truly radical inclusive queer dyke culture could look like. Submissions can take any form. Rants, raves, poems, personal…
“(TW: rape) If the occurrence of rape were audible, its decibel level equal to...”
– Patricia Weaver Francisco (via sexismandthecity)
An interesting analogy.
(via mssswitch)
I think this is really beautiful
(via letstalkaboutrape)
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August 2011
4 posts
BAD MANTALITY: VISUALS →
amanaday:
I was using this thing we in the biz call a “shotgun” at work the other day while i was partnered with this guy who wears like wrap around tinted safety glasses with that weird safety cord dangling from the back. I don’t particularly love this guy I’m working with for a few reasons, one being that…
“Just this past Thursday, I heard a fellow college professor say that she tells...”
– Quoted from Sister/Comrade/Friend Stephanie Gilmore’s speech at SlutWalk Philadelphia.
You can read her fiercely beautiful words in their entirety: http://afrolez.tumblr.com/post/8575563959/stephanie-gilmores-powerful-speech-at-slutwalk
(via afrolez)
“There’s an ongoing war against women and Trans people; we are definitely on the...”
– Aishah Shahidah Simmons on SlutWalk Philadelphia on WHYY-FM Radio Times interview with host Marty Moss-Coane
If you missed the program with co-guest Rebecca Traister, you can listen to it:http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2011/08/04/slut-walk-feminists-fight-back-against-rape/
(Thank You, Valerie...
“So really, is the penalty RAPE? We really should interrogate that. Even if you...”
– Aishah Shahidah Simmons on SlutWalk Philadelphia on WHYY-FM Radio Times interview with host Marty Moss-Coane
If you missed the program with co-guest Rebecca Traister, you can listen to it:http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2011/08/04/slut-walk-feminists-fight-back-against-rape/
(Thank You, Valerie...
July 2011
4 posts
“Dear Susan,
I, also, left her.
I left her on the floor in my own house.
Cooperative girls, they stay where we leave them.
She sits there still on debris colored carpet in her pretty dress.
Her face, turned toward the window, sees nothing.
We abandon ourselves. Name this survival.
And the planet litters with women abandoned women.”
-Frances Driscoll, “Dear Susan”
GSM? Gender and Sexuality Minority...
food for thought:
Rule #1. Anyone can be queer.
Yup. You heard me. Anyone. Straight, white, cis-gender, non-disabled, monogamous, vanilla, rich, stereotypically fit and attractive frat boys can be queer. Stop freaking. Read on to rule #2
Rule #2 Being queer is political, behavioral, as well as community based.
I will consider you queer if you a) support queer politics through words and...
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is...”
– Audre Lorde (via feminismistheshit)
June 2011
10 posts
“I recognize that there aren’t any clear-cut lines in the struggle to eradicate...”
– —Aishah Shahidah Simmons. (via theredtree)
“They’re squares — what can I say? They’ve always been around. Square...”
– http://www.sfbg.com/2011/06/21/bright?page=0,0
