July 2011
Teens under the age of 14 are banned from tanning... →
shannonsunrise:
goodreasonnews:
conservativebrew:
And yet the same 14 year old girl can obtain an abortion without informing her parent(s) in California.
When you put it this way it sounds like all is right with the world.
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Damn straight.
June 2011
Across the Border of My Heart: My Transition: Why... →
acrosstheborderofmyheart:
Transgender people are some of the least protected, most persecuted people in the United States. Here are some statistics on discrimination and violence against trans women because of their gender identity or gender presentation:
83% report being verbally abused
37% report being physically…
I. Love. You.
sexgenderbody: Mellisa McEwan, shakesville: The... →
boomvagynamite:
Mellisa McEwan, shakesville: The Terrible Bargain We Have Regretfully Struck
[Trigger warning.] Despite feminists’ reputation, and contra my own individual reputation cultivated over five years of public opinion-making, I am not a man-hater. If I played by…
“No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened...”
– Erin Bow (via writingadvice)
Where are my fucking boobs
see-reverse-side:
The ontological dilemma of trans women summed up.
lizardwalk:
“GSM stands for Gender and Sexuality Minority. It’s an alternative name for LGBTQIA+ community.”
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I really love this concept, but although it’s technically accurate, something rubs me the wrong way about using the word “minority” in all-inclusive terminology; it makes it seem like the focus of non-heteronormative existence is the contrast we make to a majority group....
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My article is on the Front Page at Pams' House...
Barista Laurel Ramseyer has promoted my article, “Flushing the Potty Panic”, which was originally published at Transadvocate, to the Front Page at Pam’s House Blend.
Go on, now…you know you want to read it!
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Thank you, my fellow New Yorkers! Thank you from...
I am crying uncontrollably…Ayes, 33; Nays, 29.
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"GMFS"
Les Gardiennes de Mystique du Féminin Sacré.
Anglais: The Guardians of the Sacred Feminine Mystique. Right up there, and allied with, the TERFs, the Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists
The Knights Protectrix of the Most Illustrious Order of Clackers (Les Chevalières Protectrices de l’Ordre Plus Illustres des Cliquetères) are opposed to these forces! Rise Sisters!
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A Selection of My Comments from the Last Few Days
First of all, my first article as a Featured writer at Transadvocate, Flushing the Potty Panic! On “Term Bender”, at the Baltimore City Paper:
I respect Cathy Brennan as a tireless advocate for women and our safety. Unfortunately, Cathy is fundamentally wrong about her premises here, as is Michi, above. We do not need a better definition of “gender identity”, as the...
Today's Weigh-In: 158.5 lbs.
My weight gain seems to have stabilized?
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Flushing the Potty Panic →
22 June 2011
It is my distinct pleasure to announce that I have been selected by Marti Abernathy as the newest Featured correspondent at Transadvocate. I look forward to providing commentary on our struggle to secure equal rights for all, and doing so in the company of others in our community whose writing has been an inspiration to myself and so many others.
The focus of my writing will...
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Song of the Black Swan, Chapter 1
The air in the forest was thick, heavy with moisture, the earthy smell of leaf mould slowly, inexorably turning to soil. Avaran pushed aside a low hanging pine bough, hoping a better view lay behind it. The cottage was but a hundred yards away, the trees thinning from here on to the clearing where it stood, a thin tendril of smoke rising from its chimney. Unsure how to proceed, Avaran paused for a...
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Honestly, would it have killed my ex to have...
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The Bottom Line.
“Here’s my bottom line: If we truly believe that allowing discrimination based on someone’s failure to conform, physically or in dress, mannerisms, makeup, etc., to sex or gender “norms” or stereotypes is wrong, then there is no principled way to ban anyone from using any sex-segregated facility without violating that principle.
Any such attempt will...
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Dispatches from the Umbrella Wars
18 June 2011
It would seem that the main battles of The Umbrella Wars, the pet name I have for the arguments over whether or not trans people should remain under the so-called “Transgender Umbrella”, whether or not certain members of our community are legitimately transsexual people or are just playing “dress-up” temporarily, whether or not the word ...
Trans Terminology: How I Self-Identify Is Not a... →
violetcrimes:
gemmaseymour replied to your post: Shreds of Violet #7
I’m embarrassed to admit I need to catch up on the rest of this, but I really like this bit. Have you considered submitting to Topside Press?
Oh wow, thanks Gemma. I liked what I saw of that video earlier about Topside, I’ll have to come up with something for them. No harm in trying :)
You’re quite welcome! The thing...
Dear White Guys Who Pretend to be Lesbians on the...
lizardwalk:
mabelleevangeline:
1. It is creepy. Stop lying and then covering it up as activism.
2. If you are sincere, and your only goal is to highlight the blatant inequalities and abuses inflicted on the LGBT community by the rest of society, you don’t have to pretend to be anyone other than yourself. Speak the truth, and people will listen.
3. Except when you’re not being sincere and are...
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Well, that will teach me to eat a meatball sub in...
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Oh, Goddess. I just dripped hot tomato sauce all...
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I never fail amazed extent one butcher rules...
Feminism isn't about women being equal with men,...
That’s not “Feminism”, that’s “Libertarianism”.
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Oooh! I want to play too!
Height: 5’ 13.125”
Shoe Size: US Women’s 11.5
Sexual Orientation: Lesbian.
Do you Smoke? Yes. It’s still bad for you.
Do you Drink? Yes. Goddess, yes. What would life be without fine wines?
Do you Take Drugs? No, but I think they should be legalized.
Age you get mistaken for: 33-34
Have Tattoos? No.
Want any tattoos? Yes. Haven’t...
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Glass & Stone →
From the article by Toni d’Orsay:
I’m told by people that Autumn Sandeen isn’t a transsexual, that Monica Roberts isn’t a transsexual, that Ashley Love isn’t a transsexual, that Hexydezimal isn’t a transsexual, that Donna Rose isn’t a transsexual, that anyone who disagrees withtheir view of who is and who isn’t a transsexual isn’t a transsexual, and they all point fingers and yet all...
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Why the “Transsexual” vs. “Transgender” Debate is... →
From the article, by Toni d’Orsay:
I certainly have my own opinion on the “transsexual” vs. “transgender” debate that has ignited many a flame war on the internet over the last few months between those who want to separate our community based on those who have had or, at least, want to have, SRS, from everyone else, but I’m not going to express that here. Instead, I’m going to take a...
I just noticed I've reached 7 bits worth of...
The T doesn't stand for tomato.
genderbitch:
I keep saying it and cisLGB keeps ignoring it.
“LGBT” is a not a French word. The “T” is NOT silent.
“In the guise of Paula Brooks, Graber corresponded online with Tom MacMaster,...”
– ‘Paula Brooks,’ editor of ‘Lez Get Real,’ also a man - BlogPost - The Washington Post
(via radicallyhottoff)
I think I just threw up in my mouth, a little.
“There is this misbegotten notion that transmen and women are about playing...”
– Allison Cooper, Falling In Love With A Transgendered Man (via superherosky)
Reblog if you're not a white cis straight blogger...
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Prodigal Daughters: A Story of a Homecoming
10 June 2011
(this makes references to my two Facebook accounts, so if you’re not on them, try not to be confused by the references)
Last night, I was looking at photographs with my mother, and I showed her the picture of our table at the Stuyvesant High School Class of 1986 Senior Prom, 25 years ago just the other night. I suppose it probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that I have...
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The Disorder Nobody Wants to Talk About.
Imagine, for a moment, a disease that affects 1 in 10,000 people. That is a fairly common disorder; about the same number of people that are affected by glaucoma or deafness, and three times more frequent than brain cancer. Add to that image a mortality rate of 41%. That’s a pretty serious disease, isn’t it?
Let’s add a bit to that picture. The treatment for this health problem is not...
oestrocastorfiber:
gemmaseymour:
oestrocastorfiber:
zerofailure replied to your post: Alex has just remembered where her carry letter is:
I don’t have a carry letter…or a gender marker change…or a name change. I still need a middle name and want my gender marker to be blank or say “N/A”
UK driver licenses aren’t that bad in terms of gender markers, they have a digit in the “driver number”...
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Jewelry, Jewelery, Jewellery...
My ex used to make such a big deal out of this, insisting that saying anything other than “jewelry” was akin to saying “real-a-tor”, instead of “realtor”. It really used to tick me off, because not only are all three spellings and both pronunciations technically correct, but the icons of fashion who I admire tend to come from the French tradition, where the word...
