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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
Just a couple of links
My friend Pip has a blog called Great Expectations. She’s only got a couple of posts up but she’s asking some really interesting questions: Are there white middle-class butches? If so, where are they? I found Judith/Jack Halberstam’s book, Female … Continue reading →
Bush Threatens to Veto Hate Crimes Legislation (And Don't Worry You're Still Free to Be A Bigot)
The House of Representatives voted to extend hate crimes protections those who are the victims of crimes motivated by gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Here’s a quote from the New York Times: By 237 to 180, the House voted … Continue reading →
Mike Savage Is A Stupid Bigoted Asshat
In San Francisco, a transsexual was brutally murdered. Like all murders, this is tragic; and in this case, it seems likely that the murder was an act of anti-transsexual hatred. So how does Mike Savage — one of the most … Continue reading →
ACTION ALERT: Tell the NY Post to quit its transphobic “reporting”
From AngryBrownButch: An important victory was recently won in the struggle for trans rights, specifically around health care. Judge Sheldon Rand of the Manhattan Family Court found, for the second time, that the City of New York is obligated to … Continue reading →
Largo, Florida Fires City Manager For Being Transsexual
UPDATE 2: The firining “is in direct violation of the city government’s own internal non-discrimination policy,” according to HRC. Curtsy: Pam at Pandagon. UPDATE: There’s a petition you can sign to object to the firing. Led by born-again Republican Mary … Continue reading →
Language around trans, how it works, how it doesn't…
[This is Charles] In the long running previous thread on that started out with Amp’s rebuttal of anti-trans arguments, I suggested opening a new thread to refocus and to make the loading time shorter (425 posts and rising, phew!). A … Continue reading →
Responding To The Feminist Anti-Transsexual Arguments
A recent, much-disparaged thread on I Blame The Patriarchy turned into a reprise of feminist arguments over transsexuality. Because the thread is on the long side, it has the benefit of providing several examples of feminist anti-trans arguments, as well … Continue reading →
Privilege
Amp put up a list of privilege lists on Alas. For those not familiar with the format, most are based on Peggy McIntosh’s White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. When they stick to the specifics these lists can be illuminating … Continue reading →
The Non-Trans Privilege Checklist
[I was following links to different “privilege knapsacks” ((Which are universally referred to as “privilege checklists,” and that’s pretty much my fault, I fear. But McIntosh, who started it all, called it “unpacking the privilege knapsack.”)) (via Shrub.com’s sidebar, and … Continue reading →
Two Critiques Of Ariel Levy's Writing About Bois
I was searching for bloggy critiques of Levy on bois, and was surprised by how little I found. The two best critiques I found were buried in comments; I’m reposting them here, in the hopes of making them easier for … Continue reading →
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…