December 2011
130 posts
Single-shaming
thesoapboxist:
Definition: verb; the act of stigmatizing someone by approaching him/her with pity or scorn because he/she isn’t in a romantic relationship.
Can be benign (“I can’t believe a pretty girl like you doesn’t have a boyfriend!”) or aggressive (“See, maybe if you weren’t so smart/outspoken/opinionated, you’d be able to find a man”).
Also filed under: every conversation I have with...
polerin:
Fuck Yeah FTMs of Color: New Trans Health Clinic in NYC
fuckyeahftmsofcolor:
APICHA, one of New York’s most progressive community health centers, officially opens the doors to a Transgender Clinic. Designed to accommodate the distinct needs of transgender and gender variant/genderqueer individuals with particular focus on communities of color. The groundbreaking APICHA…
i just think all the queer spirited, bodily and... →
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Queer Fat Femme Guide to the Net: January 15 - 21,... →
queerfatfemme:
January 15 - 21, 2012 femmes across the lands are invited to create and participate in local events during a Femme Week of Action!
This Call to Action invites self-defined queer folks on femme/inine spectrums to get together during the week of Jan 15-21, 2012 to share and generate ideas and…
“Try standing at a party of queer friends and charting all the histories, sexual...”
– Michael Warner (1999) The Trouble with Normal (via bodkins)
i don’t actually want to take on the task of teaching people how to define and/or expand their language and experiences concerning relationships, connections, and bonds but i like this quote. it makes me think of how intentional i have...
“FAAB is not being “appropriated” by the WBW community. It is an evolution of WBW...”
– twiggy
It wasn’t “appropriation” when Bitch made FAAB the focus of her trans-misogynist open letter in March. The community that Bitch is a part of has been using FAAB for years. So it’s no surprise that Bitch suggests that the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival start using FAAB in place of WBW....
re/write:: on spelling yr women's with y's (womyn) →
miswritten:
or, a-qwoc-checkin-that-turned-into-twitter-vomit-that-turned-into-a-tumblr-post.
written for all the women of color i love and hold dear to my heart. written for myself too. and in hopes that thing can change. in hopes of being heard. from love and with anger.
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“radical” men who spell women…
fuck yeah sex education: thecsph: Letters from Men... →
ok now. how many people who don’t identify as “men” go to strip clubs? i do. maybe i should write a letter.
thecsph:
Letters from Men Who Go to Strip Clubs
Letters from Men Who Go To Strip Clubs is an online project that launched on October 26, 2011. It was created by journalist and blogger Susannah Breslin, and consists of anonymous letters submitted by men who share their...
Esu Travels: In my opinion, Samcedes is... →
liquornspice:
cheekie:
How is the OP racist? She said they’re disgusting but not why. Stop being simple and assuming.
It’s code. No one is going to say they hate the idea of Mercedes and a white boy together because they hate Black women or think fat, brown-skinned, Black women are inherently unattractive. No. They’re just going to use words like “weird” or “gross” or “disgusting” to...
Fuck Yeah FTMs of Color: National Queer AAPI... →
fuckyeahftmsofcolor:
SAVE THE DATE and Request for Proposals!
Join us JULY 17-22 in Washington, DC!!
Presence Power Progress A National Conference of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and TransgenderAsian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders to network, organize, agitate, educate, and build…
The Saartjie Project: Wangechi Mutu’s imprint on... →
saartjieproject:
“Feminist Intervention” via Womanist Performance
(I just stumbled across this text from a contest that we were not chosen for but I feel like this should still be visible somewhere.)
Black women’s bodies are wrapped up in complex cultural, political and social subtexts. These elements lend…