(I posted this on Dreamwidth and then wondered why I got no comments.  Turned out it didn't crosspost, so here it is.)

This is a really interesting personal story piece about being genderfluid:

I Am Genderfluid by Astrophe on Jezebel ( Read more... )

I only recently ran across this article at Womanist Musings from back in September of 2012.

It's called "Annoying are the peacemakers, for they will call for our silence", and it's all so immensely quotable that you should just go ahead and read it.  I do like this bit:

Y’see, Peacemakers, every time you speak, what I tend to hear is “sit down and ( Read more... )

Theodora Goss on the true lesson of Bluebeard, and living as a woman.

When I teach my class on fairy tales, I ask students about the moral of “Bluebeard.” Charles Perrault gives us a moral, clearly marked “moral,” at the end of the tale: “Curiosity, in spite of its appeal, often leads to deep regret. To the displeasure of many a maiden, its ( Read more... )

So, I wrote this on Tumblr, but I thought I'd repost it here.

A quote:

Women are often acutely aware of being gendered as female as they make their way through everyday experiences in the world. Not paying attention to masculinity might mean walking to your car at night without thinking about personal safety or the possibility of sexual assault.  ( Read more... )

From Tumblr's queerandpresentdanger:

I think another reason why it’s important to not be nice when speaking of your oppression-not just a prerogative but important-is to try to really convey the severity of what you’re dealing with. When you’re nice, it’s easy for the person you’re speaking to to assume that you are dealing with minor pet peeves, ( Read more... )

Today's brilliance, from Felicity at Faerye.net:

Some men see women as puzzle boxes.

As far as they’re concerned, inside every woman, there’s a tasty Sex Treat™, and there’s some way to get it out. Some combination of words, of behaviors on the man’s part, some situation will pop that box open and the treat will be his!Like every belief, this one ( Read more... )

Mur Lafferty: "Dear daughter..."

Worth reading in its entirety.

Dear daughter ( Read more... )

This is an article cross-posted from Adventurotica.com! Come on over and comment on the original post!


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From Social Justice League, a really neat blog, comes this fanfuckingtastic article about how to be a fan of problematic things.It talks about - surprise! - how to be a fan of problematic things without falling into the pitfall of defending or denying the problematic aspects of it. So if you are a fan of stuff that is occasionally fucked up - the ( Read more... )

Oh, Holly, you so awesome.

Why do you care what other people think?

Isn't it just paranoia to be upset when people don't acknowledge the existence of people like me? Isn't it just attention-seeking to demand that everyone approve of my lifestyle? Can't I just do my thing and not worry about what other people think ( Read more... )