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* "The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much:" http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/opinion/sunday/the-real-reason-college-tuition-costs-so-much.html?smid=fb-share&_r=2
* "President Obama racks up some more hits:"
* "This One Tweet Highlights A Disturbing Irony Between the McKinney Cop and Bree Newsome:" http://www.attn.com/stories/2235/bree-newsome-confederate-flag-mckinney-police?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=internal
* "The White Problem:" https://medium.com/message/whiteness-3ead03700322
* This is Important. "How White People Got Made:" https://medium.com/message/how-white-people-got-made-6eeb076ade42
* "I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery.:" http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8847385/what-i-learned-from-leading-tours-about-slavery-at-a-plantation
* "He'd rather go to jail than issue same-sex marriage licenses:"
* "John Oliver nails this moment for transgender Americans: “Let’s not get too complacent about how far we’ve come”:" http://qz.com/440346/john-oliver-nails-this-moment-for-transgender-americans-lets-not-get-too-complacent-about-how-far-weve-come/
* "DOJ To Virginia School Board: Transgender Students Just Need To Pee:" http://www.towleroad.com/2015/07/doj-virginia-school-board-transgender-students-just-need-pee/
* "Is It OK To Out Someone As Transgender If They're Not Around?:" http://www.mtv.com/news/2200523/tyler-ford-column-outing-transgender-friends-voice/
* Personal Clarification: while it is never okay to out trans people, I am as out as I can manage. In all my social media I am clearly labelled non-binary trans. Therefore, it is okay to point someone to me on social media as a non-binary trans person. Similarly, I am completely out RL and walk around wearing buttons to that effect all winter long. (I would wear them in summer, but they do not stick well to my messenger bag). My pronouns are ze, zir, zim. (If I owned buttons with my pronouns on them, I'd wear those too.) I don't mind you correcting pronouns when I'm not around. I generally don't bother with the pronoun thing with service workers as it's frankly exhausting to everyone involved, but otherwise, have at. Again, this is just me. I have next to nothing to lose. I'm federally disabled and so can't get fired for transness. I live in one of the safest places a trans person can live, and what danger there is I willingly accept. Most people are not in my position so best to be checking individually with your trans friends as to their preferences.
There is one exception to my open door policy: I prefer people not cross the streams on my RL and online persona. I prefer that random internet people not be given my last name or information about my specific address, etc.. I like to decide which identifying details I give out. This is because I have been tracked that way before, and while it turned out all right, there is a chance it might not next time. Some of you know me rl and on the Internet. A handful of you who I've known a long time on the Internet have my personal details. I like to be the gatekeeper of who has my legal name and physical address. Beyond that? Again, have at it. I live a very transparent sort of life.
Just keep in mind that the the outness/safety balance is one every single LGBTQIA person has to decide for themselves and robbing people of safety (Except in the case of rabidly anti-gay gay public figures, where it becomes a community safety issue) is never okay. Never out private people. Never out public figures who are not posing a clear and present danger to the rights and safety of the rest of us.
* "Science Bob's Rube Goldberg Machine:"
* I am so glad I didn't pay to see Birdman. The commercials did not look promising, and if I'd had money for movies I still wouldn't have bothered. Still, it had a lot of critical acclaim, so when i ordered award season stuff from the library last spring, I tossed it in on the off. I can see why industry people liked it. It is clever, well acted, and I'm pretty sure it's the most brutal thing about show business I've ever seen made. It was not my thing, and I could barely drag myself through it. So not for owls. Also painfully white and straight.
* "The World's Only Parrot-Fronted Death Metal Band Just Released a New Album:" http://www.vice.com/read/twelve-years-later-hatebeak-remains-the-worlds-only-death-metal-band-fronted-by-a-parrot-666?utm_source=vicefbus
* Ebay Time:
AUTUMN FANCIES 2013 (LE, Halloweenies): (Company says: Dry grasses bathed in amber light, muted by gentle shadows.) Top of label.:http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301667294922?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* My RL oldest continuous friend is doing a fundraiser: http://www.gofundme.com/x9g7q2k
* Trying to stay afloat until August: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com
This entry was originally posted at http://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/541163.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
* "President Obama racks up some more hits:"
* "This One Tweet Highlights A Disturbing Irony Between the McKinney Cop and Bree Newsome:" http://www.attn.com/stories/2235/bree-newsome-confederate-flag-mckinney-police?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=internal
* "The White Problem:" https://medium.com/message/whiteness-3ead03700322
* This is Important. "How White People Got Made:" https://medium.com/message/how-white-people-got-made-6eeb076ade42
* "I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery.:" http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8847385/what-i-learned-from-leading-tours-about-slavery-at-a-plantation
* "He'd rather go to jail than issue same-sex marriage licenses:"
* "John Oliver nails this moment for transgender Americans: “Let’s not get too complacent about how far we’ve come”:" http://qz.com/440346/john-oliver-nails-this-moment-for-transgender-americans-lets-not-get-too-complacent-about-how-far-weve-come/
* "DOJ To Virginia School Board: Transgender Students Just Need To Pee:" http://www.towleroad.com/2015/07/doj-virginia-school-board-transgender-students-just-need-pee/
* "Is It OK To Out Someone As Transgender If They're Not Around?:" http://www.mtv.com/news/2200523/tyler-ford-column-outing-transgender-friends-voice/
* Personal Clarification: while it is never okay to out trans people, I am as out as I can manage. In all my social media I am clearly labelled non-binary trans. Therefore, it is okay to point someone to me on social media as a non-binary trans person. Similarly, I am completely out RL and walk around wearing buttons to that effect all winter long. (I would wear them in summer, but they do not stick well to my messenger bag). My pronouns are ze, zir, zim. (If I owned buttons with my pronouns on them, I'd wear those too.) I don't mind you correcting pronouns when I'm not around. I generally don't bother with the pronoun thing with service workers as it's frankly exhausting to everyone involved, but otherwise, have at. Again, this is just me. I have next to nothing to lose. I'm federally disabled and so can't get fired for transness. I live in one of the safest places a trans person can live, and what danger there is I willingly accept. Most people are not in my position so best to be checking individually with your trans friends as to their preferences.
There is one exception to my open door policy: I prefer people not cross the streams on my RL and online persona. I prefer that random internet people not be given my last name or information about my specific address, etc.. I like to decide which identifying details I give out. This is because I have been tracked that way before, and while it turned out all right, there is a chance it might not next time. Some of you know me rl and on the Internet. A handful of you who I've known a long time on the Internet have my personal details. I like to be the gatekeeper of who has my legal name and physical address. Beyond that? Again, have at it. I live a very transparent sort of life.
Just keep in mind that the the outness/safety balance is one every single LGBTQIA person has to decide for themselves and robbing people of safety (Except in the case of rabidly anti-gay gay public figures, where it becomes a community safety issue) is never okay. Never out private people. Never out public figures who are not posing a clear and present danger to the rights and safety of the rest of us.
* "Science Bob's Rube Goldberg Machine:"
Click to view* I am so glad I didn't pay to see Birdman. The commercials did not look promising, and if I'd had money for movies I still wouldn't have bothered. Still, it had a lot of critical acclaim, so when i ordered award season stuff from the library last spring, I tossed it in on the off. I can see why industry people liked it. It is clever, well acted, and I'm pretty sure it's the most brutal thing about show business I've ever seen made. It was not my thing, and I could barely drag myself through it. So not for owls. Also painfully white and straight.
* "The World's Only Parrot-Fronted Death Metal Band Just Released a New Album:" http://www.vice.com/read/twelve-years-later-hatebeak-remains-the-worlds-only-death-metal-band-fronted-by-a-parrot-666?utm_source=vicefbus
* Ebay Time:
AUTUMN FANCIES 2013 (LE, Halloweenies): (Company says: Dry grasses bathed in amber light, muted by gentle shadows.) Top of label.:http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301667294922?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* My RL oldest continuous friend is doing a fundraiser: http://www.gofundme.com/x9g7q2k
* Trying to stay afloat until August: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com
This entry was originally posted at http://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/541163.html. Please comment there using OpenID.