May 2012
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“Our bodies have learned their place in a system of power and privilege and are...”
– Tomi-Ann Roberts, “The Woman in the Body.” (via lulu-lolita)
May 31st
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A third of women have considered quitting work... →
40% have been touched in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable, such as a slap on the bottom or hand on the thigh Please excuse the fact this comes from The Mirror.
May 31st
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May 30th
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Tenacious: A zine of art and writing by women in...
Tenacious: A Zine of Art & Writing by Women in Prison notyourkinddear: If you don’t know of the work Vikki Law is doing, you should. If you care about women in prison and their voices being represented in discussions of prison abolition etc., you should check out this zine. If you want to know about the struggles that women go thru in prison, what prison is really like, and how women...
May 30th
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May 30th
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May 29th
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Coming Out as Trangender, Genderqueer, and/or...
gqid: I’ve been getting lots of questions on Genderqueer Identities in regards to coming out lately. I continue to welcome questions, but I would also like to make a masterpost of resources I tend to recommend to people - this is a work in progress. Please note, you should not feel obligated to come out. Furthermore, you may want to come out to some people, but not to others - this is a very...
May 29th
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May 29th
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May 29th
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May 28th
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Teaching Trans: A tear for Chloe Sevigny. →
I’m starting to realize that widespread representation doesn’t do any good at all if actual trans realities aren’t represented in an accurate way. In fact, having cis actors portray trans characters seems like a recipe for utterly trans-ignorant people to think they know more than they do, and then get super defensive if anyone tries to imply that they’re wrong. … So,...
May 28th
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Remember that time we said we were going to BE ON... →
*************** 20th June at 9pm *************** Put it in your viewing diaries/Sky+/video recorders and what-have-you because we’re going to be on BBC3 chatting body hair and feminism on a new show, “Cherry Healey - How to get a life”. Eek! Tune in for: Frequently flashed hairy bits! Swimming pool japes! Challenging of stereotypes! And our shiny, pesky faces in...
May 28th
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May 28th
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Diane Abbott lands Labour in hot water with UK... →
May 27th
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Newark Man Acquitted in Murder of Transgender... →
A New Jersey man was acquitted Friday of the 2010 murder of transgender lingerie model Victoria Carmen White. A jury in Essex County, N.J., found Alrashim Chambers, 25, of Newark, not guilty of murder, bias intimidation, and two weapons charges, New Jersey’s Star-Ledger newspaper reports. Chambers, who took the stand in his own defense, denied having anything to do with the killing and...
May 27th
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May 27th
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May 27th
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“We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it’s like how can you...”
– Will Smith On Allowing Willow To Cut Her Hair: ‘She Has Got To Have Command Of Her Body’ (via theseasonofthewitch)
May 26th
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“Any alleged “right” of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights...”
– Ayn Rand (via istormedthebastille)
May 26th
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Pick up lines for feminists // Lesley Kartali
Pick-up lines for feminists by Lesley Kartali making the move at the bar the club the pro-choice rally or the conference on women’s rights in the 21st century is no easy task for feminists young and old. how do you subtly ask for digits while still making it perfectly clear that you are fine being alone and are certainly not buying into the idea that women are worthless...
May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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The Safe Space Network
stfuconservatives: safespacenetwork: Links This List will be updated as we find, receive or create new resources. If for any reason you would like to voice a complaint, or a concern over the behaviour displayed by these blogs, I direct you to our ask box: Trans*: http://www.transhousingnetwork.com/ http://genderedintelligence.tumblr.com http://t-r-a-n-s.tumblr.com/ ...
May 25th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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Kids These Days: Check Out the Horrifically... →
This week, the father who blogs at “Adult Onset Atheist” got a phone call that his 14-year-old daughter had been sent to the principal’s office, a punishment that meant she had to miss at least one class period and wait in an office with large windows, on display to all of her peers who would know she was in big trouble. What was her crime? Dressing inappropriately. What was she...
May 24th
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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Femmagic: Thoughts →
femmagic: I cannot condone people who promote hate against other human beings. I cannot stand with them and say “well, I agree with this part of what you’re saying, but the other part I’ll pretend I never heard”. This thing with RadFem seems to be one of those times. Yes, I consider myself to be a…
May 23rd
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“It’s a sad irony that we promote self-defense...
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Gender Nonconformity, Transsexuality and Eating... →
Too many people still mistakenly believe that eating disorders are for the Mary-Kates, Nicole Richies and Lara-Flynn Boyles, or vain adolescent and teenage girls aspiring to be just like them. Actually, as I’ve blogged earlier, even male veterans in late middle age are not immune to struggling with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. All in all, males make up ~ 5-10% of all eating disorder sufferers. ...
May 22nd
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May 21st
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Arm of the World Health Organization Takes Stance... →
projectqueer: The group is part of the World Health Organization, representing WHO in the Americas. BY Neal Broverman PAHO director Dr. Mirta Roses Periago The Pan American Health Organization came out strongly against “ex-gay” programs that attempt to turn gay people straight. The PAHO is the oldest public health organization in the world, and the group serves as the World Health...
May 21st
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‘Minorities’? It’s Not Even Accurate. Try ‘People...
Editor’s Note: Rinku Sen is the President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and the publisher of Colorlines.com.  By Rinku Sen, Special to CNN (CNN) –With the news that, for the first time in U.S. history, the majority of American babies are not white, it should put to rest use of the term “minorities” as a reference to America’s black, Latino, Asian and Native...
May 21st
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May 20th
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May 20th
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May 20th
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May 20th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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trigger warnings on abortion posts
lifeaccordingtomorgan: I am sick to death of not seeing them. I do not care how fucking pro-choice you are, you NEED to acknowledge that abortions are not always pleasant experiences. I am 100% pro-choice, I know that the option to have an abortion is a human right, but I also understand completely that it may not always be an option someone is 100% positive about for any reason. I also...
May 18th
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