Tag Archives: Trans woman

You Don’t Know Dick

In my late twenties, my then-partner and I decided that we wanted to have children together.  For a number of reasons, I ended up having them. And by “having them,” I mean that we obtained sperm from a Male person and inserted it close to my cervix, resulting in – ta da – pregnancy and […]

Compulsory Heterosexuality, Queerified

Much has been written over the last 15 years regarding the issue Transgender inclusion within the Gay and Lesbian Movement. The argument for inclusion originates in the notion that we are all Queer, that we are all read by the larger heteronormative society as Queer, regardless of how our own identification varies on this theme. […]

Females: Silenced By Trans*

As Females, we have devoted much time to supporting Trans* causes. Why are we doing this, when it seems clear that Trans* does not extend us the same respect? Abortion: Here. Here. Here. Here. Here. Free Speech: Here. Here. Rape: Here. Birth Control: Here. Add your own links to comments, articles and the assorted detritus […]

This is What Assault Looks Like

At Common Law, an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact. An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result […]

A View on the Dyke Exclusionary Dyke March

FULL VIDEO HERE. This is the group of people who came up to me and assaulted me, led by Ida Hammer, an organizer of the Dyke March. lilacturtl reblogged appropriately-inappropriate: “TRIGGER WARNING: Cathy Brennan” [TW: verbal abuse, harassment, misuse of trigger warnings]

“It’s just fucking typical that a man-born lesbian can’t get the concept of not being allowed somewhere.”

Excerpt from Diane DiMassa Interview Bitch magazine, Summer 2004 (Issue #25) [About a musical based on DiMassa’s cartoon, Hothead Paisan being premiered at Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, which excludes transsexual women:] Bitch: What about the MTFs?

How Radical Feminists Are Created

For every lesbian you bully into sex – a radical feminist is born. For every woman you threaten with violence – a radical feminist is born.

An Open Letter to Jennifer Meyer and Kate Hill

Dear Jennifer and Kate – Hello. My name is Cathy Brennan, and I am a lesbian activist in Baltimore, Maryland. I am also – like you – a mother. I want to thank you for blazing a trail in 1983 for lesbian parenting. That took amazing courage. Your actions helped make it possible for Lesbians […]

Pride, In The Name of Lesbians

Over the last few years, it has become abundantly clear that the GLBT Movement is more interested in preserving the status quo of American Society, so long as gays, lesbians and transgender people can participate. We seek access to marriage, the most fundamental of patriarchy’s mechanisms that ensures the servitude of females to males. We support hate […]

LOLOLOL – Joe, I am not the person meme-ing you, and I am not in charge of all the transphobia on the internet. Maybe stop acting like as asshole towards women, and you won’t get this attention. More about Joe: http://bugbrennan.com//?s=joelle&search=Go UPDATE: Joe has locked down her blog. Everyone should ask her for permission to view […]