February 2012
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Feminist X: We are a group of established feminist... →
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We are a group of established feminist activists, educators, writers, bloggers and lecturers. We are speaking out as the result of the behaviour and posts coming from some of the online feminist community, which we view as unhealthy for the movement. After some thoughtful consideration, we can…
lanussssss asked: Are you going to go to the As Yet Unnamed: Queer Theories and the Nineteenth Century conference at Pomona College?
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The Orthodoxy of Embodiment: Gender Heresy &... →
Or: The Shifting Roles of Gender-Benders, Crossers or (insert other verbal noun here) in the Ongoing Drama of Civilization, and the phenomenological “Which-craft” of the Destabilization of Fundamental Ontological Categories That Such People Perennially (and with a multitude of variable effects) Enact Within Their Mother-Cultures
…In which I discuss the strange, magical and often...
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ArcheDream for Humankind →
This is a completely one of a kind—or at least pioneering, as more such groups may have sprung up by now—black light mask and dance troupe based in Philly. This is iconography for the modern age. I’ve seen them perform a couple of times, once at Gaian Mind which was one of the main gatherings for the psytrance community on the east coast for nearly ten years. It’s pure magic. If you...
My Life as a Feminista: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: On... →
Signal boost, for the love of all things queer, feminist, inclusive and academic!!!
mylifeasafeminista:
Hi Tumblr!
I’m currently working on my senior thesis, a critique of queer theory and queer studies that focuses on the ways in which these disciplines presume a singular queer person/experience, which ultimately centers white gay men and subsequently erases people of color, trans* men...
radicalasaradish asked: you are very beautiful!... not really a question.
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My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village... →
Now that I’m finally reading Susan Stryker for a Feminist and Queer Theory graduate course, I’m just beginning to realize how many radical queer warrior-poets she’s influenced. This essay is simply iconic… and totally transcends the boundaries of academic writing… as it very much should.
For anyone not familiar with this groundbreaking essay, it is a very moving...
The Paradoxes of Post-Industrial Individualism →
A recent post on my Farmpunk blog that may be of interest to some folk here who are into queer things and deconstruction. It’s the usual iconoclasm—ranging from thoughts on capitalism, the family, sociobiology, cities, ancient civilization, and of course, Constantinople…
What follows is a hopefully minimally disjointed series of thoughts about capitalism, American society, and the...
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Someone once said that ‘discontent is the beginning of freedom’, and it definitely holds quite true for me. Discontentment is not sadness or unhappiness. It’s possible to be both discontent and happy at the same time. Discontent is more political and ideological, “happiness”—contrary to how it is often framed in political rhetoric—is to me merely a dynamic state of...
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Of Never Feeling Hot: the missing narrative of... →
a must read (an interesting perspective and discussion, read the comments as well!) apparently among his greatest hits.
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So many straight men have no experience of being wanted. So many straight men have no experience of sensing a gaze of outright longing. Even many men who are wise in the world and in relationships, who know that their wives or girlfriends love them, do not know...
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Music is like religion. Everyone hears the rhythm...
fancygendered asked: to add to your anon question about T turning you gay I think another important point is around being perceived as being publicly queer. I know for myself and other friends, our desire to be with people who were read as men increased as our appearance as men increased, because we had always been super huge flaming homos and didn't want that to disappear into a world of being perceived as...
justiceforsaira asked: Hi Justice For Saira is a campaign against the child marriage that affected my mum, that I would like to invite you to join.We've over 8000 supporters now & I hope you'll look through the blog & support us. If you have anyquestions please feel free to ask! All the best, Sami Ahmed
Anonymous asked: Hi, i'm trans and i'm not on t and haven't had any operations. i'd like to get t, but i heard that it often turns you gay. i don't mean to be offensive or anything, but this scares me. i guess i just really love women and i don't want to be gay because i don't want to be solely into men and it also makes everything that much harder, do you know if there's...
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Feminism, Impasse and the Redemption of Hugo... →
You go girl. I’m proud to be in the same graduate program as this woman. The post is at CGU/CST’s Feminism and Religion blog — you all should check it out, there’s like one post per day and there are always really interesting discussions! It brings together an amazing amalgam of communities.
In Constance FitzGerald’s article Impasse and Dark Night,* she draws from...
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The Roots of the Modern Gender Gap (Why do more... →
Interesting op ed piece by Hugo Schwyzer. I have to say, this guy is pretty brilliant and has a keen grasp on the role of men in feminism. I would argue that this is partially because of his controversial past. Reason being—the truth of the matter is, as another prominent male feminist/anti-sexist activist Jackson Katz emphasizes—the role of male feminists is to engage other males and to...
zazzlepony asked: enjoyed yr most recent video update! i relate quite a bit to yr circumstances (am also in my first year of grad school, figuring out how to incorporate gender transition into that). anyway, best of luck with yr term!
butchbyproduct asked: Not really a question, but a wise person once told me that someone probably has at least 100 good stories to share a day. I believe this to be true. Stories are important, they're a cultural right, a form of heritage. So while you may not really see all that much in your personal narrative just yet, I can promise you it's there. Already it has surpassed the realm of potential, and...
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Anonymous asked: Do you ever get to the Northampton, MA area? Great place!
nocturnal-fox asked: Hi :) I'm sorry of this is somewhere on your blog already, but I was wondering if your parents and family support you?
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The Wilder Coast: "Crazy Bitch" →
One of my best friends from back home in Vermont is also one of the best storytellers I know. She runs a really great blog, and her most recent post touches on some really important issues about essentially the not-so-fine line between an “open” relationship and being emotionally abused by a benevolently misogynist dude. You gotta be careful for those. She also really succinctly...
January 2012
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Birthing While Black: An Experience I'll Never... →
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There are a ton of things I’ll never forget about the first time I gave birth — showing up with a Donny Hathaway CD in one hand, a beautiful “going home” dress and blanket handpicked special for my daughter in the other, being scared to death of the epidural needle but grateful that it smoothed me out almost immediately, waiting for what seemed like an eternity to...
ladylovesunique asked: Hello! Handsome. I want your opinion about something: What is the difference between bisexual, and pansexual? I don't like putting a label on my sexual preferences, but I think I can relate more to pansexual, because I'm not attracted to a man for his masculinity, or to a woman for her feminism; I'm attracted to the spirit, and eroticism within a person. What are your thoughts?
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Reading "The Believing Brain" by Michael Shermer
For one of my classes at CGU, co-taught by Dr. Paul Zak and Michael Shermer. Two badass dudes—Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and is one of the scholarly authorities on the science and psychology of belief, and Dr. Zak is the founder of one of the first departments of Neuroeconomics in the country, and studies the effects of oxytocin on trust and morality. (link to his TED...
Anonymous asked: Hi! I'm the anon with the ridiculously long ask from before (the one from around Jan 22). Your answer was incredibly helpful in so many ways. It's not easy to find good info on this, as most info out there regarding the subject immediately talks about sex changes and doesn't seem to cover how a person actually *feels*. Thank you so much!!!
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Art manifesto poem by artist Riva Lehrer →
Indeed, I agree that body is the first (“primary”) text. §§
The body is the first story; our text of first meeting. I see you, you see me, skin, bone, eyes, hair: assumptions pour forth like a rip in a dam. See the thousand imprints of sex, nation, money, clues to the familiar and exotic. We read and decide in eyeblink time. When bone and blood show an unfamiliar shape, the judgments...
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Male geeks reclaim masculinity at the expense of... →
Really insightful essay (and you could spend hours perusing the comments, also very interesting with the exception of a few trolls)
Most male geeks* believe that they are subverting traditional masculinity by reclaiming and self-identifying with the term “geek”. For most male geeks, geek identity is defined partly as a rejection of the “jock” identity. According to the traditional high...
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Fuck Yeah FTMs!: to the guy asking about... →
Well said. I know this is a point of curiosity for many. This person pretty much described how I feel, which I’ve written about here previously.
fuckyeahftms:
You’re right, a lot of guys to start dating men once they begin transition. A lot of trans men (while still identifying as female or genderless early on) tend to suppress sexual attraction to men, often unconsciously. This is...
Anonymous asked: How do you finger a girl? I've always wanted to know? is there like a video that teaches that stuff or somewhere you could show me? finger her/fuck her.. eat her out..
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Anonymous asked: Hi! I'm so glad I found your blog. I was just wondering - when I was little, I acted like a boy, wanted to be a boy, people thought I was a boy and when they mistook me for one that made my day. In my teenage years it seems to have dropped off my radar, but I did know that I was into girls. So I went through the whole bisexual thing and then the whole gay thing, but now I don't feel gay...
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Fuck Yeah FTMs!: Crossposted from my personal... →
I really like this!
fuckyeahftms:
This is something I decided to write tonight after a great conversation with a friend. I hope you all like it, and I hope it helps some people to think of themselves in a new way:
I am not someone who “wants to be a man.” I already am a man, and I always have been. Preconceived notions about my…
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QueerBOIS on Fitness #89
so truu. Pushups 4 ever.
queerbois:
QueerBOIS, It is important to strengthen surrounding muscles. Incline pushups will target your Serratus Anterior known as the boxing muscle. This muscle is not challenged enough by regular bench press, but incline pushups may give you the workout you need.
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Liturgical Naming Rite for a Transgender Church... →
This is just absolutely amazing. Way to hack/own Christian liturgy! As a fan of DIY ritual and half-Orthodox by blood, I just admire everyone involved in making this happen so, so much. You guys are pioneers! The blog entry of the transgender guy for whom the rite was held is also linked to below, definitely check it out.
This week one of my parishioners, Asher O’Callaghan wrote a post for the...