January 2012
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December 2011
6 posts
it's so funny
snuffboxisdead:
and by “funny” I mean “fucked up and dismissive”
when people act like some people are trans as some kind of trend, or because they want to feel special (the “snowflake” thing) or different or (vomit) invested in some kind of victimhood or whatever
like fuck
You want to know when I DID walk around feeling sorry for myself? You want to know when I DID feel alienated and like...
A Note About Cissexism...
indigofer:
manybothans:
I had a really great pride this year, but I was also troubled by comments I heard over the last week from a lot of people in both the mainstream and radical queer communities. I want to say a few things about cissexism, specifically towards trans women and other MTF spectrum folks.
1) Gay sex does not require genital symmetry.
Most people in the community realize...
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Embracing ourselves is harder than it looks.
kiriamaya:
Here’s something that I’ve known for a while, but have been loathe to really accept (and btw, please hear me out before you decide I’m wrong and bad):
The fundiegelicals kinda have a point when they say that us queer folks are “destroying” marriage, gender, and the traditional family. Yes, it’s true that gay marriage won’t cause straight divorce, and that transitioning won’t suddenly...
November 2011
7 posts
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Dear everybody who helps make/post porn with trans...
kiriamaya:
Stop third-gendering us. Trans women are women. Trans men are men.
Stop reducing us to our genitals. Trans women are women even if they have penises. Trans men are men even if they have vaginas. Nonbinary people are whatever they say they are regardless of genitals.
If you’re concerned that people looking for cis porn will run across trans porn accidentally, don’t misgender us in...
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Huffington Post calls the shit out of LGBT... →
assholedansavage:
i-ate-jims-crow-with-hot-sauce:
iragray:
TW: CISSEXISM AND BRUTAL VIOLENCE
… imagine a 19-year-old girl being dropped off at an acquaintance’s home by a taxi on a Sunday night and finding three men on the lawn waiting for her. Imagine them kidnapping, torturing, decapitating, dismembering and burning her alive for sport, as young, raucous boys would to a Barbie doll....
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Types of cis bigots I am quite tired of (a bit of...
kiriamaya:
[warning for cissexism]
The Fundiegelical: “You may think you’re ‘happy’ by wearing the clothing of the opposite sex, but you’re living in sin and you’re going straight to hell! Jesus loves you.”
The “Enlightened” Liberal: “But gender doesn’t even matter, because deep down, we’re all the same. So why is it such a big deal what I call you?”
The TERF: “By embracing a gender role...
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WHY WON'T I JUST ADMIT ALL MY MALE PRIVILEGE?
indigofer:
ireallyhope:
Maybe because none of these apply to me.
And for those of us who unquestionably DO have male privilege, it’s still not an on/off switch. Thanks to the JOYS OF CISSEXISM and other delightful bigotries, we can receive masses of male privilege (internal or external) in one area and be denied it in another. I’m really tired of the way this discussion gets simplified -...
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Hacking Gender →
pinebark:
One fascinating discussion that came out of THATCamp PNW this weekend (full post to come) was around gender as data online, and the ways in which gender systems are encountered, understood, manipulated, and queered by users. Comparisons were raised between Facebook (forced-choice M/F system), G+ (M, F, “Other”), and Diaspora (which gives users a blank text field).
I’m still thinking...
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If You Are An Ally, Advocate & Hold A Position of...
nuestrahermana:
An Open Letter To Buck Angel:
The fact that you are in a position of power because you are so well known and regardless of whether you like it or not, you have media attention and people look to you as an important voice for the queer community. I am stating this because this is vital to what is happening right now.
It’s offensive and extremely disappointing to watch someone...
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fuckyeahfeminists:
FEMINISTS AGAINST CISSEXIST FEMINISTS
Please like this facebook page I created and spread the word. Everyone is welcome to add their own input with articles, zines, videos, comment - anything that challenges anti trans* bigotry within the feminist community.
After the cissexism and outright hate shown by people attending this feminist event, I decided to create this event as...
October 2011
2 posts
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Time to Tumblr swarm this poll on Gender neutral... →
jadelyn:
fluiddragonfly:
The Winnipeg Free Press is having a poll asking whether Universities should have gender neutral wash rooms.
Currently 73% saying no
Please scroll down the page and vote yes.
Currently 54% YES, go go gadget tumblr-bomb. The poll is a little box in the right-hand sidebar. Scroll down a bit to see it.
“I am not a woman trapped in a man’s body. This body is no man’s; it is mine, it...”
– little light, the seam of skin and scales (Taking Steps)
September 2011
4 posts
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Anonymous asked:
I have a question, and I apologize ahead of time if I don’t explain myself very well;I’m really awkward. I’ve always questioned my sexuality and gender. I used to identify as bi, but I’m not so sure that’s accurate, since now I don’t really think about gender when it comes to liking someone. I’m female(?),but sometimes I wish I wasnt.I...
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Call for Submissions
> SEEKING PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, TRANS WOMEN AND POOR/LOW-COME > FOLKS FOR A NEW RESOURCE GUIDE BY AND FOR TRANS PEOPLE > > A new resource guide by and for trans people is looking for people > of color, immigrants, poor/low-income folks and people on the > feminine spectrum who are interested in sharing their stories, > expertise and experiences for this...
June 2011
22 posts
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“Remember: gender is not a test. And nobody else gets to say whether or not you...”
– Asher Bauer - Pass Or Fail? (via frass)
“I used to (silently) think that triggers for common words were a little useless....”
– Joe, here (via whatfreshhellisthis)
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“[TRIGGER WARNING for the t-slur]
I just don’t feel that it’s all that sexy....”
– lady gaga i hate you so fucking much (via geromy)
Oh my god this is so incredibly fucked up
Please for the love of god tell me this is fake and that she’s not actually stupid enough to think that this is an okay thing to say
(via joshishollywood)
Yep, she actually said that. Source.
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What Lesbians Don’t Understand About Heterosexual... →
This is an apologetic by a so-called philosopher in defense of white American cis men pretending to be lesbian women. At one point, he says: “This back and forth virtual-switching of identification is especially delicious because of course it tacitly involves the illicit thrill of being a woman, at the level of imagination, as well as desiring one.” Besides the fact that he suddenly...
Dear cis people who feel compelled to give me...
kiriamaya:
Thanks, but no thanks.
I know you’re eager to show off how hip and cool and informed you are about trans people, but I promise you that you’re not as informed about me as I am about myself.
Furthermore, I know what I’m doing. I really do. I know about the laws, the SOC, the risks of hormones, the costs of hair removal and surgery, the local resources that are available, and the...
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So I guess Bailey Jay is a part of a car now?...
(image description in the alt tag)
This (cis) woman was tagging photos of Bailey Jay with the t-word, and was mocking trans people who asked her not to. After a somewhat frustrating conversation in which she responded with increasingly nonsensical cissplaining, she gave me this gem.
(submitted by butthunter)
Nice to see cis people respecting us and taking us seriously! (/sarcasm)
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Since this, apparently, isn't clear to way too...
theraptorwhomurderedlove:
Why someone may have their preferred pronouns listed on their tumblr:
Because they don’t want people to misgender them
Because they want people to respect their identity
Because there may be other pronouns that trigger the fuck out of them and they want people to not use those
Because, seeing how misgendering happens left and right, knowing what a person’s preferred...
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National Remind People Where They Came From Day
stfubinarists:
Welcome back! I’m sorry to say that binarism is still alive and well. This dropped into my email today, and I had to resist the urge to beat my head against my keyboard as I hastily clicked “remove”. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204470562928853 For those who cannot view the page, here is the event description: “Today is National Remind People Where They Came From...
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[possible TRIGGER WARNING: cissexim]
no1curr-opinions:
[Image description: screenshot of an ask box message. Anonymous asked: “women don’t have penises / if they do, / they just aren’t women / there is no getting around that”. Overlaid in red is the text “some do / and yes they are”. Below, in bigger text, “no1curr about your bullshit cissexist opinion”. End description.]
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“If you want to be a good ally, you need to start taking cissexism and...”
– Asher Bauer, Not Your Mom’s Trans 101 (Tranarchism)
Anonymous asked:
So sorry, I feel terribly ignorant asking this, but why is there an asterisk following the term “trans”? I am most familiar with them when they are used as signals for a footnote at the bottom of the page but they must mean something different hear… Could you help me out, please?
Here’s a link.
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Okay so
itssciencefriction:
eateroftrees:
Cissexism and heterosexism are ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ALIKE.
Like… there isn’t, as far as I can tell, an LGBT community. There’s a cLG that’s occasionally just a cG and likes to pretend the B and the T don’t exist and god help you if you’re one of the numerous gender/sexuality related categories that aren’t in that acronym.
And like… I don’t see adding new...
yourweaponisguilt asked:
I was taught the word “homobigoted” instead of “heterosexist.” Could the words be used interchangably, or is heterosexist still the best option?
Either works fine.
Removing "Insert Word"-phobic from SJ Language
moononwaters:
~*TW For Discussion of Violence and Mental Illness and Ableist/Heterosexist Slurs*~
Okay, so I did come out around the late 90’s/2000’s when it was still hip to say homophobic and transphobic. Here’s a few things: I have anxiety, and phobias related to PTSD. I didn’t think about it in this concept before, but a few things clicked for me and perhaps it will for you:
1. Using terms...
thewayilivex3 asked:
I love the way your blog ! I was wondering where you go the thing that says “this journal is __ positive?
I’m afraid I have no idea where it’s from/who made it (followers, if you know, let me know). But you can add it by copying and pasting the following into the “info” section of your blog:
<img...
Hey can we tumblr bomb this poll? →
jadelyn:
abigq:
tangible-boy:
KPTV in Portland has a poll up about the recent push for SRS in the city’s health care plan. (Warning: the comments are full of cisgendered privileged bullshit). Current total is 1000+ NO to several hundred YES (so most people are against srs being covered).
Signal boost.
I know we all love poll-bombs, so let’s get to work! Currently about 25% yes to 75%...
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Texas judge voids transgender widow's marriage →
przybyla:
A Texas judge has signed an order that voids the marriage of a transgender widow whose firefighter husband died battling a blaze.
The order prevents Nikki Araguz from receiving the death benefits of her firefighter husband, Thomas Araguz III, who died last year.
State District Judge Randy Clapp’s ruling comes in a lawsuit filed by the firefighter’s family. The suit claims his...
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My summer project for 2011 - Create a body of...
ofkarmaandcontradictions:
I have been told again and again from teachers and curators and gallery owners that I need to develop a body of work.
Until this point, my style and themes have been all over the place (though I did go through that phase in 2009 that centered around eyes and sight as subject matter…). If you were to look at all of my work, for the most part, you’d think that different...
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If anyone is looking for how to change your...
uglybuthonest:
fierce-n-pierced:
I was getting really frustrated with it constantly saying “her” even though I didn’t have my gender shown in my profile, and this video showed me how to change it. :]
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=549384115767
signal boost
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pinebark:
avry:
I just wrote out a big rant because someone described a group of people as all “FAAB” in an image description. RAGEEEEE. But then I realized I wrote 4 paragraphs where I just sounded like a jerk and deleted it.
Short, polite version: please do not describe people by their sex assignment at birth unless it is immediately relevant and okayed by the person whose assignment you’re...
May 2011
33 posts
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Anonymous asked:
No, no, I wasn’t calling you ableist. I just thought it might be something you might like to reblog. Sorry about that, I should’ve said something. (/facepalm)
Oh, I see. I’m not going to reblog it as it doesn’t have much to do with ciscentrism and that’s what this blog is about. (Sorry, I do support other causes and I reblog when it intersects...
Anonymous asked:
http://sexgenderbody.tumblr.com/post/5994500906/what-is-able-privilege
Sorry, why are you sending me this? Have I said something ableist? I looked through the last few pages and I can’t find anything. Please let me know, I’d like to fix it.
deadlegsonwheels asked:
thanks very much for your input on my gsm post i’m going to try correct everything now and try to make it clear to others who have reblogged my incorrect information as to why it’s incorrect
Awesome. Make sure you also read what nimself wrote, if you haven’t yet.
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Ciscentrism SUCKS!: GSM or LGBT? →
nimself:
iamabutchsolo:
deadlegsonwheels:
GSM stands for Gender & Sexuality Minority
I prefer it to LGBT because GSM is more inclusive
Basically any gender or sexuality that isn’t considered heteronormative could go under GSM. As well as lgbt the following genders/sexualities could go under…
It really should not. (thank you for saying this, if nobody had I would’ve been so upset)
...
GSM or LGBT?
iamabutchsolo:
deadlegsonwheels:
GSM stands for Gender & Sexuality Minority
I prefer it to LGBT because GSM is more inclusive
Basically any gender or sexuality that isn’t considered heteronormative could go under GSM. As well as lgbt the following genders/sexualities could go under GSM.
This is not a limit just all i can think of so far. Any others let me know.
Intersex
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Transvestic Disorder: The Overlooked Anti-Trans... →
lucypaw:
pansexualpride:
On May 5, the American Psychiatric Association released a second round of proposed diagnostic criteria for the 5th Edition ofThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). These include two categories that impact the trans community: Gender Dysphoria (formerly Gender Identity Disorder) and Transvestic Disorder (formerly Transvestic Fetishism).
...