Randoms.
Activism - I... gyah. I guess I'd call myself an activist, but I have all kinds of raeghaet for people who think that sitting at a computer and doing what basically amounts to yelling at other people for slightly problematic things they do is "activism." It kind of sours me on the word. I like doing things that I at least can hope would make a difference, like... well, like things I can't call "lobbying" because technically they aren't but they pretty much work like that. I wish more people who are intelligent and thoughtful and Write About Issues did more getting involved and actually talking to legislatures or at least doing a bit more than posting on LJs and going to protests. Protests are all well and good, but they swallow you in a crowd. I think people get kind of a weird, only half-right notion of the power of crowds (and an impression that their views and ideas are only worthwhile when shared with A Big Group) when all they do is Collective Action (tm). Collective action is important and necessary, and very rarely can one person change the world alone... but I sometimes feel people bury themselves and don't find their own voices, because they're too afraid they're Small. But then, I'm weird. - trinityva
Which Is why I don't call myself an activist, I will get back to you when I am doing a lot more work for my communities, for now I am just another opinionated git.
Trans women and her partner arrested in Malawi for being together, I don't know what to say, it's like the Ugandan stuff, I just, I have no idea what to say to that level of hate. In the history of misreporting trans stuff, the articel adds insult to injury, describing this as a cis gay issue rather than a trans issue.
Speaking of media fuck ups, hey kids, lap bands are the hot new major surgery!