January 2012
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2012 is not the the apocalypse, but rather the...
lgbtlaughs: Only Beyonce and Christopher Meloni shall be spared in the coming war. [via proper-superhero-shit]
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December 2011
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“I want a future where women and girls get to be the subject of their own...”
– Jaclyn Friedman (ConsentFest talks about sex, and wants to add more voices | OpenFile) YEAH YEAH YEAH CONSENTFEST! I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the conference portion on Friday, and it was great! The organizers did an amazing job, and there were great discussions about various...
Dec 30th
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“I only became a writer because I wanted a job where you don’t have to wear a bra...”
– ~ Stephanie Pearl McPhee (via craftjunkie) Well, now I know what I want to do with my life…
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Arizona ruling hits Tucson ethnic studies program →
“Teaching in such a manner promotes social or political activism against the white people, promotes racial resentment, and advocates ethnic solidarity, instead of treating pupils as individuals,” Kowal wrote. Is Arizona really worried about activism against white people? Really?
Dec 29th
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For the T in LGBT: Help fund your transition with...
t-r-a-n-s: Hormones and surgery are incredibly expensive, not covered by most insurance policies, and trans* people often have to jump through many hoops in order to obtain them. I’ve noticed many people choose to supplement the income they receive at their job with different fundraising projects in order to afford their transition. Some of these projects are ridiculously creative and are truly...
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wenchbeasts asked: Why not do all three? It'll give you that little bit of freedom to post about a wider range of things when one area seems kind of quiet or uninteresting for a little bit. I'd also suggest not focusing it purely on Western societies, but also having a more general world view so as to include the occasional commentary on second and third worlds and women/feminism/queer issues.
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I'm creating a professional blog on blog.com.
arielthelittlenon-mermaid: I need to choose something to blog about. I’m thinking women/feminism/queer issues, but I need it to be more specific. I also need a domain name. What do people want to read? What’s a clever name? You people here can help too. What should I do? I could blog about my life, but I actually don’t feel that incredibly interesting nor am I willing to reveal super...
Dec 28th
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Change.org Petition Site →
lgbtlaughs: A non-humour post for a second, just to rec this site. Sign up (free) to quickly sign and support such petitions as: Dallas VA Medical Center: Fire Homophobic Nurse for Harassing Lesbian Marine Veteran  Goldsboro News Argus: Correct and reprint same-sex wedding announcement for Kelly & Tonya Barber. Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Now Puerto Rico House of...
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“Gay people are born into and belong to every society in the world. They are all...”
– Part of Hillary Clinton’s speech to the UN on LGBT rights ( gay .org.uk)   (via gerddemmit)
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Girl Scout Troops in Trans Panic Mode? →
projectqueer: By Diane Anderson-Minshall   After a Denver Girl Scout troop decided to allow a 7-year-old transgender child into the troop — reiterating that Girl Scouting was about empowerment and inclusion — a representative from Colorado’s statewide organization, Rachelle Trujillo, told  The Christian Post  that “if parents brought a child to a meeting, and the child is recognized in...
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“The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than...”
– Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow (via cultureofresistance)
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Anonymous asked: You are amazing!
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“No history books used in public schools informed us about racial imperialism....”
– bell hooks: Racism and Feminism (via cultureofresistance) Wrote an essay on the poorly constructed notion of the American Dream once. This would’ve been a nice addition. :/ (via feverishlycool) This mentions women far too often where it means ‘people’. Native American and African men suffered...
Dec 25th
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“All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.”
– Helen Keller (via gaywrites)
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“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.”
– Mary Wollstonecraft (via a-vindication)
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