In The Wake of Anti-Trans* Violence: Haunts And Introspection →

A response to a recent escalation of anti-trans* violence in the DC area

I must preface the following with a possible trigger warning and then disclaimer: I do not want to speak as the voice of the transgender community or be a poster-child for transgender identity.  I simply seek to live my life without having to apologize for who I am.  However, my gender-identity does not always allow me to do that.

When I read about gender based violence in the media, specifically the recent attacks in the DC area on transgender individuals, I find myself struggling to gather my thoughts and emotions.  As my eyes swell with tears, I am left with questions.  Where do race and class come into play?  How many hate-motivated attacks on transgender people have gone unnoticed or unreported?  Why has there been an increase in violence against the transgender community in DC?  What is occurring here beneath the surface?  Is this not necessarily an increase in transgender violence, but rather an increase in media attention?  What about those whose trans* identities are invisible—those who fall outside the gender binary?  How many of these transgender individuals were sex workers and are displaced socio-economically because of their gender identity?  What—or who—are we not talking about there?  I am left with these haunts regarding the intersection of class struggle, gender identity, and race……

Food, Farming ... Feminism? Why Going Organic Makes Good Sense →

What’s for dinner?” is just too simple a question for anyone to ask these days.

How about, “What’s for dinner, where did it come from, who grew it, and did they use toxic and persistent pesticides or genetic modification?”

No matter how we rebalance gender roles, women’s lives and health — and those of their families — are intricately connected to how food is produced. But putting food and feminism in the same sentence can make one wary. Wasn’t that part of the whole liberation plan — to make women less responsible for food? And what’s gender got to do with food choices and food production methods?

In answer to the first question, women worldwide are still primarily responsible for feeding families. They need to be aware of what they’re serving and what they are eating.

To the second question, I’d say, “Plenty.” Every feminist, woman or man, who embraces equality and diversity and opposes violence and domination, should recognize that the foods we eat, and how they’re grown, matter to our environment and to our lives…. (click on title to read more)

Dear Second and Third Wave Feminists With Publicly Recognizable Names →

“Some of you, maybe only feminists know who you are, or those who care to crack a book or two. Lots of you have names that have penetrated the mainstream to such a degree that, when mentioned, most people are liable to know that you’ve got something to do with ladies, possibly even the f-word.”

KATHLEEN HANNAH- SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT+ REBEL GIRL LIVE

The most amazing video ever. It’s one of those thank Gaga for YouTube moments. It’s also like VH1 storytellers came back to life. 

“As With Most Men”- Mark Gonzales

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was an American politician, educator and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York’s 12th District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. On January 23, 1972, she became the first major party African-American candidate for President of the United States. She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention

“The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It’s a girl.”- Shirley Chisholm

“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
Shirley Chisholm

Happy Birthday, Shirley Chisholm.  Chisholm was a teacher, activist, and politician.  She was the first black woman elected to Congress in 1968.  In 1972, Chisholm ran against Richard Nixon for President of the United States.

Crossfire(Feminist or Womanist) -Staceyann Chin

The Lost Bois- Reading Rainbow (aka greatest thing I have ever seen)

sluthaditcoming:

Radical Feminist Statements (via MarinaIsTEHSEX

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“So all you feminists out there, don’t try and say feminism isn’t rooted in hating men, because I know Valerie Solanas is the figurehead of your movement and speaks for you all!”

BEST TWITTER EVER. FEMINIST HULK →

Corrective rape in South Africa of lesbian soccer players. I commend ESPN for their coverage of this. TRIGGER WARNING. CLICK HERE FOR STORY.

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I need help coming up with a paper topic for feminist theory class.

Trying to decide on what to write my fem. theory paper on. I can choose/combine readings from these topics: Lesbian feminist theories and critiques of heteronormativity Transgender Theory Masculinity Theories Disability Studies Global feminism Third wave

I’m just supposed to discuss the readings in some way related to a certain topic or movie etc.

Anyone want to help me come up with an idea or movie/tvshow to talk about?