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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
Hell Yes, TransGriot: Cisgender is Not an Insult
Damn. A while ago, after reading on Questioning Transphobia about something that happened on Pam’s House Blend, I wrote a whole, lengthy post trying to say what TransGriot says so succinctly here: Cisgender is a neutral term that doesn’t have … Continue reading →
Equal vocabularies: Why we need the word "cis," and a new word for "normal weight."
On another thread, Ron asks a 101-style question about the term “cis”: So “cis-gender” would be that your physical and your … what, mental? … gender are the same… Not mental and physical. Rather, it’s that the gender you were … Continue reading →
Freedom of speech isn't freedom from criticism. And it's not freedom from consequences.
On another thread, Amy wrote: If you don’t like freedom of speach then TURN THE STATION! Oh my god! I do not agree with most of Rob or Arnie’s mentality but I do agree that they have the freedom to … Continue reading →
Rob of "Rob, Arnie and Dawn": "We have simply failed on almost every level"
Last week several blogs, including Alas, posted about the vicious, bigoted on-air attack on trans kids by some DJs at KRXQ. The blogging was part of a wave of revulsion, which included nine advertisers — really huge advertisers, like AT&T … Continue reading →
KRXQ radio hosts attack trans children
TransGriot (via Womanist Musings, who calls this “cisgender privilege on crack”) quotes from a vicious attack on trans children, broadcast on May 28th on the “Rob, Arnie & Dawn in the Morning” show, on KRXQ in Sacramento, California and also … Continue reading →
The Big Fat Gay Youtube Collab, and other LGBT related links.
Via conservative David Link, who liked it despite himself. Demand Respectful and Accurate Reporting on Lateisha Green. Lateisha Green, a murdered trans woman, is being persistently referred to by mainstream news sources by her prior name and gender. This is … Continue reading →
Please don't.
I like BitchPhD’s blog, and I’m sure I’ve linked to it many times over the years. I think being an ally is sometimes hard. There’s a lot to keep track of. A lot to think about. Sometimes things seem gray … Continue reading →
Possibly my favorite post I'll read this year
From Little Light: This is how we internalize the lies. This is how we accept the yoke of oppression. By living in a world where the truth that we are beautiful and worthy and lovable is even more painful to … Continue reading →
What We Talk About (And Don’t Talk About) When We Talk About (And Don’t Talk About) antisemitism and Israel – 4
Author’s Preface: GallingGalla’s comment on the third post in this series has made me think I should add this preface: I see each post in this series as one section of a single piece of writing, not as a discrete … Continue reading →
Seda’s Coming Out Story
From Fannie’s Room:
All that remained was coming out to my kids. We did that after Christmas 2006, about the same time I started hormone therapy. They were six and three at the time. My eldest is fascinated with science, so we put it in terms of clownfish and parrotfish, both of which sometimes change sexes […]
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I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…