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Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. Is the guy in…
Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. For some reason, my…
Good point, Dianne. Although to my eyes panel 2 isn't necessarily rich - he could easily be working class. I…
there’s no reason to suppose the people in this cartoon are conservative, for instance FWIW, my impressions and/or implicit biases…
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Category Archives: Transsexual and Transgender related issues
Why the Media Depicts the Trans Revolution in Lipstick and Heels
Via Ldragoon, an essay by Julia Serano, “Skirt Chasers: Why the Media Depicts the Trans Revolution in Lipstick and Heels.” The essay is long and all of it is excellent, which makes picking a few sample paragraphs while doing justice … Continue reading →
Fragile Masculinity and Murder
From a post I wrote several years ago: From early boyhood, men are taught that their masculinity must be protected above all else, or else it will be lost. Men who have lost their masculinity are objects of contempt, derision … Continue reading →
A few other responses to the murder of Larry King
From Patricia Nell Warren: The fact is – when school administrators find bullying going on, they often refuse to see the speeding train coming straight at them. Yet they usually get advance warning on a bully or clique of bullies … Continue reading →
Intersectionality In Action: Driving While Black & Trans & Male
Via Fetch Me My Axe, this interesting article in Colorlines Magazine: Trans people of color are finding that they have an extremely different relationship to gender transition than white people. London Dexter Ward, an LAPD cop who transitioned in 2004, … Continue reading →
Every Faction In Iraq Can Agree On Hating Queers
From Rozk: All of the religious factions and militias and Kurdish nationalists and government police in Iraq have one thing that they can agree on, which is killing queers. Most weeks, three or four people are hacked, stoned, burned or … Continue reading →
Queer Rights Groups To Congress: "None Of Us Without All Of Us!"
From today’s SF Chronicle: “Leading gay rights organizations, with the pointed exception of the Human Rights Campaign, withdrew their support Monday from a landmark gay civil rights bill after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco and Rep. Barney Frank, … Continue reading →
Mandolin Responds to Seelhoff: Gender Is a Constellation.
In her response to Barry’s cartoon, Seelhoff writes, “To compare radical feminists to the Religious Right is propaganda, it is a smear campaign, it is disingenuous, and it is transparently and hatefully misogynist.” I disagree. In some discussions of transphobia, … Continue reading →
Some Responses to the "Easy Mistake To Make" Cartoon
(The cartoon these folks are discussing can be read here.) Laurie and Debbie at Body Impolitic (a blog I’m a fan of) argue that the cartoon is “the politics of hypersimplification.” …The reason the two characters in the cartoon appear … Continue reading →
Cartoon: Such An Easy Mistake To Make
Click on the image to see a larger version. (I think the drawing is nicer than my usual on this one). (Of course, it’s still new; in a month I’ll probably hate the art.) Comments will be tightly moderated on … Continue reading →
All Our Rights
I attended the launch of All Our Rights – a campaign to repeal the “Homosexual Panic” defence. This defence is used by straight men who murder gay men. The argument is basically that for some straight men, the mere existence … Continue reading →
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…