February 2012
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I need to make myself one of those whiteboard t-shirts with a fill-in-the-blank field before the word “enough,” so that I could write in whatever I wanted (e.g. legit, trans, etc.) to remind myself of on any particular day.
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“Hey, do you think that maybe not all social structures are amenable to the same language of analysis, and that by uncritically importing concepts from one such system to another, we’re glossing over the important ways in which they’re experienced differently?”
“yr cisethnic privilege is showing”
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Changing Names at Work
I’m considering starting to go by my new name in my department next quarter. Still don’t want to think about navigating the red tape of two countries to make the legal change, so it would be on an unofficial basis. That said, I’m not sure how to go about it — should I send out a mass email? Tell folks on a case-by-case basis? If there weren’t some conflict of interest...
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Thought I’d make it known that I’m now curating question submissions over at Genderfork. So submit a question, and it’ll probably get posted shortly thereafter. (Also, I feel a little dirty about claiming to be “curating” anything, but can’t think of a better word.)
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The Sex Lives of Queer Woman/Genderqueer People of... →
queerteaching:
Hello I’m Micole, and I’m beginning a research project, and hopefully also turn it into a documentary, on the sex lives of queer women/female bodied genderqueer people of color. It’s a short 10 question survey, please give as much detail as possible. It explores both race and gender in relation to queer relationships and sex lives. I seems that this particular topic is...
Today is my one-week spiroversary. With a few minor exceptions, I feel like I’ve been ridiculously fortunate in my experiences with gatekeepers.
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In seeing the massive disney debate...
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and knowing everything I do about video games, fantasy, and science fiction.
I shudder to think that for most white people, the idealized imaginary worlds they create are places where PoC don’t exist. Usually, neither do queers. Or trans people. Or marginalized people.
These are the worlds of their imaginations. These are the places they go to for entertainment...
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I like to periodically to remind folks that I maintain presences on other sites, some of which are updated much more frequently than my Tumblr. Given that I expect the next few weeks to be very busy, I’ll likely be tumbling less and tweeting more. With that in mind, here are a few other places you can find me online.
Twitter
Goodreads
flickr
raptr
Personal site
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Every Class in Every School -- The first national... →
queerteaching:
This results of this survey were released almost a year ago, but are worth looking at for anyone interested in queer and trans* students’ experiences in Canadian schools — and it’s likely that many of the conclusions apply to a broader context as well. The authors also provide a number of suggestions for changing anti-queer and anti-trans* atmospheres in schools. From the...
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January 2012
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“the thing is, i’m not looking for people to mindlessly force themselves to call...”
– dean spade on pronouns in “once more… with feeling.” (via accumulatedephemera)
Anonymous asked: Gender ID/Pronoun checkin?
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Anonymous asked: This is a question piggybacking on the pronoun one. Thinking of my community of origin (an ethnic, working class one), it seems that adopting new pronouns would seem inaccessible because the education level to understand them is not a privilege of that class. How does trans-activism do its necessary work without pre-emptively alienating other communities of disadvantage with what would seem to...
Anonymous asked: (For the record, it was like 70% serious. I really hate made-up words, and I really, really hate words that start with "x" or "z." It's like punishing people for trying to be respectful by making them feel stupid whenever they refer to you using a pronoun. Besides, Xe is already Xenon. I mean, come on. Self-respect, people. Use less ridiculous pronouns.)
Anonymous asked: I don't care about your "made-up" gender. I don't like the made-up pronouns that go with it. I'll use singular they or it, even though I object to the existence of the singular they. But I will not go around using those ridiculous made up pronouns any more than I would ask you to call me ~*Pretty Princess WolfHugs*~.
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Trans Socialization
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whencylonsdream:
Gonna be another one of my rants~ so we’ll see where this goes. Also note that this is all my personal experience, and if it’s similar to yours that’s great, but if not then that’s okay too.
Basically I’ve noticed how a bunch of people want to say CAMAB trans people have experienced male socialization and CAFAB trans people have experienced female...
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basic shit [pronouns]
a-bayani:
charthebutcher:
Let’s chat about pronouns and grammar.
Many people say that gender-neutral pronouns are grammatically incorrect. This phenomenon is common as dirt. I guess I didn’t realize so many people felt so strongly about Proper Grammar.
Making this argument is equivalent to saying “I value the fictional ideal of a pure language over the prospect of having to exert the...
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dandytrans:
Juliet Jacques asks “Should trans screen roles be played by trans actors?”
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P.S. Share your thoughts on this!
There is major discrimination against trans* actors both in film and in theatre. The suggestion that “It may be that nobody with a trans history is competent to play mainstream roles” is insulting to the trans* actors that...
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just to clarify.... [on social construction and...
youarenotyou:
dandytrans:
mcgoats:
youarenotyou:
if you try to argue that gender is entirely socially constructed, you are erasing people who do not fit into the gender binary*. non binary genders are not socially constructed in western society. they don’t even exist according to the western conception of gender.
*and many trans people who ARE binary as well
Hello.
Okay, so I just...
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Hugo Schwyzer wants to jizz on the face of... →
Some feminists cannot understand why many people refuse to be affiliated with feminism. They cannot possibly conceive why someone would feel that they do not belong to a movement that is supposed to be about empowerment, equality and utopia. For as long as we collectively allow someone like Hugo Schwyzer to take central roles as spokespersons for feminism in mainstream media, we should not be...
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This blog is about nachos.: You see? This is why I... →
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msamberhazard:
None of you fucking get it but you think you understand far more than we do. You deny your privilege while using it to your advantage and invalidating our emotions and concerns. You ignore us and pretend that we’re overreacting when you have no fucking concept of what...
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Trans* Studies Syllabi →
The following is a list of syllabi for trans studies and related courses that devote significant time to trans issues. These syllabi have been posted here with the permission of the professors who created them and who reserve all rights to their work.
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My Favourite Posts of 2011
Chosen on a purely subjective basis — maybe you liked them, too?
Embarrassment and Pride
The Sex and Gender Undiagram
The first time I wore a dress
Sex = Coercively Assigned Gender at Birth
Identity, Policing and Appropriation
December 2011
19 posts
ashleyisaboysnametoo asked: M! I've missed you! Where have you been? What have you been doing? How were your break festivities? Tell us/me everything!
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Much of the anti-NDAA rhetoric I’ve seen online has been of the “it [government detention] could happen to anybody!” sort. Now, in principle, anyone could be targeted by the NDAA. But I want people making these kinds of arguments to stop and think about the ways that they erase power relations. Anyone could be targeted, but who is likely to be? As with any form of state...
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Tumblelog Backup Tool →
In case you ever want to back up your Tumblr, this is the best way I’ve found to do so thus far.
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Quinn vs. Merritt?
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Today I’ve been going through this list of recently popular gender-ambiguous names, but nothing has jumped out at me thus far. I have, however, been amused at the realization that I know lots and lots of people with names that appear on it.
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