January 2011
104 posts
LONDON FEMINISTS: marxist feminist group meeting...
the hit of light i long for: songs i need to... →
claraengel:
more a mental note for me, and a spirit booster. to remind myself of all these songs waiting to be recorded. i’m tired of being broke. things are very slowly getting better. and i might even find a way to get software to record at home, although i prefer getting an engineer to take care of the…
ATTENTION: Transgender is not a noun. Someone...
Amadi Talks: H.R. 3 Co-Sponsors on Twitter →
amaditalks:
For those taking part in the #DearJohn campaign on Twitter, here is a list of the co-sponsors of H.R. 3 who are on Twitter, if you wish to direct @ reply tweets to them regarding this monstrous piece of legislation: This list was compiled from the list of co-sponsors of the bill as found here…
Women of Egypt: Images of Protest →
newwavefeminism:
indianajosh:
A friend of mine on Facebook, spurred by recent questions as to the role of women in the protest movement in Egypt, recently began to compile a collection of photographs of women involved in the pro-democratic (Reuters needs to correct their “anti-government” wording) protest movement. It’s a really great album, and she continues to add to it as new images of...
Suggested Sunday reading (1/30/11) →
rosietint:
Weekly roundup of feminist news.
this ain't livin': Today in Irk: Podcasts and... →
And it irks me to see people now relying on crowdsourced transcripts made by people who really really like content and want to share it but can’t until it is transcribed. Transcription work is time consuming and taxing and there’s a reason it costs money, because it is work. When your content is inaccessible and other people have to make it accessible for you, you really ought to be paying them....
The Watchers by LaurenSara (music) →
Daily Fact:
thecurvature:
I don’t like misogyny.
EVEN WHEN IT’S DIRECTED AT WOMEN I DON’T LIKE!
Sady Doyle: #DearJohn: Prep Time →
sadydoyle:
Okay. So, for those unaware of context, here is what is going on. In the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which is reprehensible on its surface, there’s a special surprise clause that seeks to limit the definition of rape and incest. In order to qualify for the exception to rape and incest…
Rabble: NEWSFLASH FOR REPUBLICANS →
the-madame-hatter:
If an individual does not want to or can not legally or physically consent to sex, then it is RAPE.
Fuck off with your “forcible rape”. ALL RAPE IS FORCED.
If someone is drunk and passed out and someone has sex with them? RAPE.
If a 13 year old is impregnated by a 21…
Rags 'n' Bones: The House GOP's Plan to Redefine... →
emilyswash:
[trigger warning]
rabbleprochoice:
corruptpolitics:
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for…
You need to read this now, whether cis or trans. →
genderbitch:
cartographies:
Nearly half of living trans people–surviving trans people–have attempted suicide. Nearly half of those of us who did not succeed in killing ourselves have tried. Nearly a tenth of us will be murdered. Nearly half of us will be raped. Most of us will experience violence from loved ones and almost all of us will be denied homes and jobs. This is not hyperbole. ...
TransGriot - The International Bill Of Gender... →
the people i follow on tumblr give me hope.
Make a joke about rape and you are deleted from my...
Deconstructing the Fairytale - a new blog! →
samsanator:
Hey feminists! There’s a new feminist blog on the market. Rosie, Jillian, Safa and I will be blogging all about having feminist weddings and being feminist wives! So come, follow along, ask advice, and help us on our quest for feminist partnership in a patriarchal society!
What A Feminist/ Lesbian/ Vegetarian/ Atheist: And... →
veggielezzyfemmie:
Here’s the thing. You wouldn’t make a joke about murder, robbery, arson, or gun violence in front of someone if you knew they had just experienced or knew someone who experienced one of those things. One of the problems with making jokes about rape is that no one thinks that they’re offending…
this ain't livin': Fatty McFatty FAT! →
The way we think about fat in pop culture translates to the way we see it in the media. Fat characters are defined solely by their fat, and thus, when we see reports about fat and fat issues, they almost always feature the ubiquitous headless fatty. Why would you need to see a person’s face? The body, the fat body, the terrifying jiggling rolling smelly spongy soft squishy fat body, that is the...
Selling England by the pound? →
helenbop:
UK government plans to sell off publicly owned forests to private organisations despite massive opposition.
Suggested Sunday reading (1/23/11) →
rosietint:
Weekly roundup of feminist news; includes stories on the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
cone sold stober: In Case Anyone Needs... →
ouyangdan:
Calling someone a “token” or making reference to them being so, is a racist act.
Erasing the work of non-white people/people of color irrespective of the space in which they do the work, is a racist act. All of us have a right to do our work in the spaces we choose, and have that work valued…
cone sold stober: Why Chally Is AWESOME, The... →
adorianmode:
ouyangdan:
terajk:
ouyangdan:
She chimes in with a good word to make you feel better about yourself, just when you need it.
She is as awesome as melba toast, if I knew what the fuck that was, but I swear one day I will visit her and she can fill me in.
She works very hard at what she does.
She is always watching out for…
She loves guinea pigs.
She broadens my brain on a...
“Freedom to choose. Freedom to live out my destiny. Freedom for my body. Freedom...”
– (via jennedeau)
Several student organizations launch a campaign... →
Sleater-Kinney - #1 Must Have
“But they took our ideas to their marketing stars and now i’m spending all my days at girlpower.com Trying to buy back a little piece of me”
Shelby K.: Violence Against Trans Women is... →
shelbyknox:
BY Frowner, on Twin Cities Indy Media
Krissy Bates was found murdered in her apartment last week, in all likelihood by someone she knew and feared. She’d appealed to her landlord to fix a broken window so that she’d be safer, but the landlord told her that she’d have to pay for the repair…
Berkley Considers Some Trans-Specific Health Care... →
So basically, even if this proposal were passed, trans people would have to race each other to claim the woefully incomplete benefits, the inadequacy of which any cis person who is supposed to be receiving health care through their job would rightly throw a temper tantrum over. Trans folks, on the other hand, not only have to fight tooth and nail for these minimal benefits and defend themselves...
Tired of the idea that, since I don't make sense...
kiriamaya:
I mean, cis people don’t make sense to me half the time, but you don’t see me arguing that cis people’s healthcare is a waste of my tax dollars.
Hospital visitation regulations go into effect... →
bibliofeminista:
This policy will allow patients to designate who may visit without regards to the designee’s sexual orientation, gender or legal status in relation to the patient.
“Don’t ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn’t fall in love, I rose...”
– Toni Morrison, “Jazz” (via ancestryinprogress)
Rape Suspect Cross-Examines Accuser, Then Asks For... →
Having already been subjected to the trauma of being questioned directly in open court by the man she has accused of raping her, this woman must now give her testimony again, for the lawyer that Harris has finally decided he wants with extraordinarily convenient timing.
The article notes that the judge, who it seems has advocated for the accuser as best he can throughout the trial, is...
“Less talented men get away with shit because the audience have instant...”
– Miranda Hart (via norfolks)
Merf. Thinking is Hard.: While a hostile relative... →
leslie-feinberg:
[please reblog]
by Leslie Feinberg In autumn 2010, Knopf published a “transgender” themed young adult novel. The author, Catherine Ryan Hyde, is an estranged relative of mine. The analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Hyde’s young adult fiction novel will come from…