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Meanie
I can be pretty hard on myself sometimes. I still berate myself for things I did nearly twenty years ago. Things that perhaps other people involved barely remember now? Who knows! I’m my own worst judge and jury and I have very little mercy for myself. I should forgive myself such things, especially so long [...]
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20th
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Between the Ears
Laughriotgirl of laugh riot has a very interesting post up at the moment exploring how she feels and can express where exactly her sense of gender might be. And just why it is untrue to say that every trans person completely and only absorbs the gendered messages and training of their apparent gender as a [...]
Also posted in Trans feminism
Tagged feelings, gender, gender identity, gender role, trans woman
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Feministing and Unchecked Prejudice
I really would like to like Feministing. I’ve tried to. As others have called for boycotts to draw attention to transphobia there, or organised open letters to point out the ableism, blogged about the racism, I kept reading, kept wanting to find good in it. Thing is that sometimes there is. It’s a big site [...]
Also posted in Feminism, Trans feminism
Tagged ableism, cissexism, Feminism, homophobia, opinion, prejudice, privilege, racism, trans feminism, trans misogyny, trans woman, transphobia
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Seriously?
In the last week my blog has attracted more spam than usual to certain posts. One reason comments from new people are set for me to approve before appearing. An increasing number have been trying to get links to “shemale porn” posted in comments.
Quick quote from wikipedia on that word shemale:
In LGBT communities, especially amongst [...]
Tagged blogging, cissexism, prejudice, trans misogyny, trans woman, transphobia
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Things that make you go “Wow!”
Every now and then you come across something that makes you go “Oh wow yes, this” and I did today. It’s the mp3 of an event called “Girl Talk: A Cis & Trans Woman Dialogue” at the National Queer Arts Festival (in the US). You can find an article about it here on Body Impolitic [...]
Trans Dark Matter
Warning! This post might be controversial. Sorry about that. It’s about me! So I can’t help it!
The fact that I lack any safe space is a source of disillusionment for me. I do not expect people to be false and to go against their own opinions to provide it. It’s important to say that. That [...]
Also posted in Trans feminism
Tagged cissexism, dysphoria, feelings, gender identity, life, Trans feminism, trans misogyny, trans woman, transgender, transphobia, transsexual
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