I got linked on Feministe.

Later that day, I was talking to my partner, and telling her about the conversation that had taken place. I expected her to come down on my side, and tell me how unreasonable and out of proportion mythago’s response to me was. Instead, she completely agreed completely. To paraphrase her comments-

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On transness and disability, found via
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Another awesome link:

Barbara Waxman and Marsha Saxton together have written a Disability Feminism Manifesto. "Mainstream feminists have battled limited gender roles for nondisabled women: sex object, wife and mother. But as Disabled women, we've had the ( Read more... )

Anyone else catch it? Great stuff. (Edit: Here's the transcript of the show.)

I meant to post, y'know, before it happened and all, but I am le dork.

I'm really impressed with CNN for featuring her story. Not that they were perfect. Some of the interviewer's reactions were bias-filled (unintentionally I think, but still), exoticizing, and headdesky.

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Care of BlackAmazon:

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Just go read it. That's all I'm gonna say.

Brava, brava, bravissima.

Anyone who cares about feminism, classism, persecution of "sluts", the sex wars, same-sex domestic violence, or any such NEEDS to go read this piece of total fucking awesomeness. Several times.