February 2012
22 posts
Paper Umbrellas: Re: ProTryndamere's Post On The... →
fivethingsunmixed:
“In no way was Rosemary McLeod attacking transgender people. She merely pointed out that Men cant have babies.”
…Except they can. Because they have.
These people tick ‘Male’ on the census forms. They have male-gendered names. They identify as men. They refer to themselves as men. They lack…
Official QA response to McLoed's bigotry →
Edit: link now points to a site that isn’t owned by Fairfax.
http://transgenderuk.org/2012/02/protesters-storm-p... →
“Intersectionality is not optional. It is not something you can take off and put...”
– Intersectionality Is Not Optional (via satifice)
“Intersectionality is not optional.” There should be shirts that say these. I’ll SPECIFICALLY wear them to my womens studies classes
(via newwavefeminism)
Paper Umbrellas: Yes, You Are (Or: That Little... →
fivethingsunmixed:
We’ve all encountered it. We’ve all used it. ‘I’m not saying that she’s unpleasant, but…’ ‘I’m not saying he’s a boring teacher, but…’ ‘I’m not saying that it’s a bad food place, but…’
Whether for the purpose of comedy, to excuse ourselves from insulting a person or just because we don’t want…
“In August of 1990 I found myself laying on my stomach in the woods with a pair...”
– Kathleen Hanna, Our Hit Parade (via grrrlstudies)
The Wellington Young Feminists' Collective: EVENT... →
wellingtonyoungfeminists:
As an alternative to protesting Germaine Greer’s upcoming talk in Wellington, a panel discussion is being organised by an amazing local activist with the support of the WYFC. The panel will be made up of a broad spectrum of feminists of different gender identities and will be centered around the…
http://workersparty.org.nz/2012/02/24/fairfax-repor... →
