June 2012
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Jun 1st
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May 2012
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“I’m so tired of trying to say things to people and having them not listen, and...”
– Fiona Apple (via thechocolatebrigade)
May 31st
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May 25th
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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…
May 23rd
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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.
May 23rd
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“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)
May 21st
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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…
May 11th
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May 11th
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WatchWatch
sending 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...
May 9th
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May 8th
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May 2nd
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April 2012
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Apr 26th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 12th
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
Apr 10th
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Apr 6th
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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…
Apr 4th
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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…
Apr 3rd
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Apr 3rd
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March 2012
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Mar 27th
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Mar 27th
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“you have to stand alone to observe it.”
Mar 20th
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…
Mar 16th
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“I am an unapologetic marriage abolitionist, which means that I believe that the...”
– Alexis Pauline Gumbs (via feministquotes)
Mar 4th
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February 2012
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Feb 4th
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January 2012
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“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...
Jan 20th
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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…
Oct 10th
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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…
Oct 9th
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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)
Oct 7th
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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…
Oct 4th
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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…
Oct 1st
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September 2011
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Sep 23rd
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Sep 21st
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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…
Sep 21st
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“(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)
Sep 10th
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Sep 10th
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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…
Aug 11th
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“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)
Aug 9th
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“‎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...
Aug 4th
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“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...
Aug 4th
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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”
Jul 18th
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...
Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is...”
– Audre Lorde (via feminismistheshit)
Jul 6th
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June 2011
10 posts
“I recognize that there aren’t any clear-cut lines in the struggle to eradicate...”
–   —Aishah Shahidah Simmons. (via theredtree)
Jun 28th
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“They’re squares — what can I say? They’ve always been around. Square...”
– http://www.sfbg.com/2011/06/21/bright?page=0,0
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Jun 13th
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