Category National

A Comment Worth Reading Regarding the Atrocious Ms. Magazine Trans Feminist Bloggers Piece

By Gender Slayer Thank you for these interviews. One question I have after reading them is – why does transfeminism contain the word “feminism”? Feminism is about liberation of FEMALES/WOMEN from the system of MALE dominance (patriarchy), so I would expect any term containing the word “feminism” to have at least *some* connection to females […]

Female-Only Spaces

HOW THIS CONVERSATION SHOULD GO Female: We respect trans women as women, but they are not female. Females have a right to organize as females, apart from trans women. Females suffer because of our female biology, which is used to keep us second class worldwide. So, we have issues we care about as females. Perhaps […]

DOMA and the Reckoning

A few months ago, Huffington Post featured the story of Kathryn Lehman, a Republican lawyer who helped pass the 1996 law the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between one man and one woman. HuffPo heralded Lehman – who has now come out as a lesbian – for now lobbying to repeal the law.

On Bullying, and Being Nice

“Bullying” as a political issue has gained much traction in recent years, with suicides of GLBTQ youth paving the way for a campaign to protect youth. Such a campaign is a worthy endeavor, as bullying – aggressive behavior in which the Bully, through force or coercion, habitually targets a victim, who usually has less power than the Bully […]

Legislating Equal Access | Teaching Tolerance

Legislating Equal Access | Teaching Tolerance. HEY! TITLE IX MATTERS TO FEMALES. DON’T DESTROY IT.  

Unwedging the Wedge

Recently, the GLBT community has expressed anger over the strategy of the National Organization for Marriage to drive a wedge between African-Americans and the Gay Community.  An exhibit from litigation in Maine reveals tactics to derail marriage equality, including “sideswiping” Obama by “exposing” him as a “social radical.” It’s unsurprising that NOM would target a […]

Trans Feminism: Yes, Vagina, We Don’t Give a Shit About You!

Because this is such crap. Why Do Lesbians Not See How the Political Transgender Community Does Not Care About Female Reality? I did this very fast, but the edits are both what Serano is actually saying and my notes (which are in bold and/or italics for the most part)

Name the Problem

In February, George Zimmerman – a male adult – murdered Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old child. Much has been written – rightly so – raising questions about race and racism in the murder itself and the subsequent lack of prosecution. A noteworthy piece by my friend Meredith Moise takes this analysis a step further and challenges us to consider how […]

Threats, We Got Threats!

threats plural of threat (Noun) A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not…:  “the family has received death threats” A menace of bodily harm, such as may restrain a person’s freedom of action. Old Roz K. post “explaining” threats.

Two Views on Reality

WHAT RADICAL TRANS PEOPLE SAY 1. Those “radical feminists” are mean.