Monster's Creed

U Cannot Unsee It

2009-04-25T01:36:00.005-04:00

This is one of those times I feel very sorry for straight trans* guys.Seriously, at least the few(?) cis* male chasers-of-guys aren't Feminist Approved(TM).For context, read Sarah & Nix.(Warning, the comic can be triggering to guys who've had to deal with chasers)Blargle blargle blargle.I am also entirely fed up with hearing "o u so oversensitive!!!!" & "can't u take a joke???!!!".1) It's not

Short post...

2009-04-13T20:37:00.004-04:00

Been thinking on the term subversivism. I've heard a number of genderqueer femmes & trans* female folks say they had problems with it & I began to think about how it's used and what it means. Later, Gauge and I chatted about the term for a bit. Then I read hir post earlier today & decided I should probably getting around to posting my thoughts (when did I last do an actual post here? ^_^;;).I

2009-04-04T01:26:00.006-04:00

I'm not dead!Just rather bleh and not up for much writing right now; and I should be doing some work on various things...(picture very related; Vanyel, O how I was one with you and your angst as a teen...)You have received this note because someone thinks you are a literary geek. Copy the questions into your own note, answer the questions, and tag any friends who would appreciate the quiz,

2009-02-17T20:29:00.006-05:00

QueerUnity, no one wants to see two guys kiss?Lol:(Not all pics are SFW)

2009-02-14T00:15:00.003-05:00

Since I've been in a coloring mood... I made a new trans* bingo card!(my old ones had "tranny" on them and I'm not okay with us trans* guys using that word)And, since I've been in a coloring mood, here are a few of the pictures I've colored (in order of earliest to newest):(disclaimer: I did not draw any of these, I just like coloring. If the artist is known, their name is in the filename.)

yeah, moar links

2009-02-11T15:41:00.006-05:00

PETA is made of fail and racism (as well as ableism, transphobia, sexism, etc--check the Feministe comments). I recommend tweeting them to tell them how fucked up they are (@officialpeta)Ren (and others) have been refuting a group of radfem's Thoughts On YaoiBDSM.(btw, her epic comic post is pretty awesome- and this LJ comm is also fun)Ginmar has some links for how you can help victims of he

17-year-old Billey Joe Johnson

2009-02-07T16:28:00.006-05:00

Just saw this at Renee's:On December 8th, 17-year-old Billey Joe Johnson died from a gunshot wound to the head. Police say he killed himself with a shotgun after being stopped for a simple traffic violation in Lucedale, Mississippi.[1] Several things seem to cast doubt on the official story, including an independent investigation that concluded it would have been impossible for the shot that

Picture Post!!!

2009-02-03T02:11:00.007-05:00

Death by pwetteh/kyute!!!Not all of these are SFW ^.^

My take on a transphobic trope

2009-01-31T00:24:00.010-05:00

I've been thinking on this transphobic trope that gets thrown out: being trans* and/or medically transitioning as a type of self-harm and/or removing “healthy” tissue.Sometimes this is expressed in a more more subtle manner: concern-trolling about poor lesbians and/or masculine girls who might get confused and transition, people who are anti- certain body modifications comparing medical

Awesome trans book for kids--y/y?

2009-01-29T17:21:00.003-05:00

(Click to enlarge)Full credit for the idea and the words belongs to Ruth.My little sister and I cracked up and we are not sure if this is epic win...or epic fail.(For some reason GIMP hates me so I had to do it in paint)

I wish there was something I could do...

2009-01-16T00:01:00.002-05:00

Quick update: I've got Al Jazeera English on my google reader, checking out the guardian every so often, reading cutesy fanfic to keep me from getting too down, I'm seriously thinking about taking Feministe off my blogroll due to this David d00d asshat they've got there, and I'm recovering from norovirus (I got it right after my parents and sister and grandpa did).

2009-01-09T15:41:00.003-05:00

There are so many terrible things that I do not know what to say or where to start.

Happy New Years

2008-12-31T19:54:00.002-05:00

2008 hasn't been that great and I doubt 2009 will be much of a change.An Austalian woman has been constantly attacked and harassed for the past 18 months. Her, her 13 year old daughter, and a friend have been moving around constantly after "Alice" (not her real name) was first attacked....when she was walking along the esplanade at Golden Beach with her daughter last week she was verbally abused

Gaza

2008-12-30T12:52:00.003-05:00

I'll admit I don't know a whole lot about the history between Israel and Palestine.But fucking hell, airstrikes against a mostly unarmed populace that can't get out or get food/supplies?(btw, Galling Galla, I miss you! <3) some of those comments are just so bigoted/racist...and just failures)Also, little light has an incredibly moving post up.Here is a bit of it:...I just want to say, to all the

If you saw something; say something

2008-12-25T21:09:00.002-05:00

Another Memphis Trans* Woman Shot:Here we go again in Memphis, TN. A transwoman was shot in the face and is in critical condition.Memphis police say the shooting happened sometime around 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in the 3100 block of Boxtown Road in south Memphis near T.O. Fuller State Park. Leeneshia Edwards was last seen about an hour earlier at the “C.K.’s Coffee Shop” on Union

Important News, Please Read These Links

2008-12-21T19:03:00.005-05:00

If you're in the UK, please speak out against these proposed laws to your gov; they'll be very bad for sex workers and won't help prostituted folks. (h/t Ren)Also, my bad, but I missed International Sex Workers' Rights Day. (in my defense, I was mostly freaking out about court that day)ETA: from Debi Crow:Please sign the petition here, organised by the English Collective of Prostitutes to

2008-12-19T21:17:00.005-05:00

What's in a name?To many of us trans* people, names are important. Unlike most cis* people, we have to choose our names because the names we were given (forced on us?) are not suitable. Very rarely do our parents give us a name we can keep; so that when we tell someone our legal name we are either misgendered or outed immediately.It seems like there is always a post about names in the general

2008-12-14T19:04:00.003-05:00

Win:shortpacked saw a vanity license plate reading "GOPCKS".deriksmith:Mmmm, GOP Cocks. Tastes like Real America! We grow gooood people in our small towns!darthparadox:Leaves me wondering what "Real America" tastes like, because I'm pretty sure the last place that the GOP Cocks were is up the asses of the union workers in Michigan.If "Real America" tastes like the inside of a factory worker's

2008-12-08T15:54:00.003-05:00

Still have writers-block so here are some links:Sarah has helped set up the Trans-Community Activist Network forums (T-CAN); they're for UK-based grass-root trans-activism.Ginmar is asking folks to help out her friend T again; they really want to make sure the kids have a decent Christmas.Renee has several great posts up, I really can't link to any specific one.Racialicious is talking about how,

2008-11-27T14:02:00.002-05:00

Happy celebrate genocide day!

TDoR

2008-11-20T17:34:00.005-05:00

I have no idea what I want to write.There are 29 people, mostly women of color, dead this year (that we know of). There are 412 people dead since we started TDoR ten years ago (412--thats only those we know of).What do you say to that?Any day now I could find out that one of my friends is dead. Any day now I could find out that one of my friends has been assaulted. I could be assaulted or killed

Another one

2008-11-17T15:58:00.009-05:00

So soon after Duanna another trans* woman of color has been killed.Teish Cannon (Also known as Lateisha Green) was murdered on Friday.And guess what, you guessed it, none of the articles have respected her gender. Her family did, but the newspapers would rather make fun of her."Cannon's family accepted his sexual orientation. Pictures of Cannon in women's clothing were on display in the family's

2008-11-16T19:18:00.000-05:00

Heres the story I just finished for Nanowrimo, For Duanna.

back

2008-11-13T22:21:00.006-05:00

Back from my grandparents house. OMG, I really dislike my grandma. I have to fight her to do any cleaning beyond dishes! I had to dust the walls/ceilings in secret because she got mad at me for doing it. o.0I wanted to tackle a bit of the mess they call an attic, but noooo.... I can't be moving her precious shit around and actually putting it into boxes and stacking it neatly and getting rid of

2008-11-04T23:33:00.002-05:00

Obama Won!!!

Voting

2008-11-04T20:07:00.013-05:00

I voted! (Did you?)Barack Obama, though I certainly thought about voting Cynthia McKinney--but all the McCain signs in my area of MI scared me off.I did vote Green for Senator and a few other local/state elections.I am very, very irritated with my bf; he couldn't get off his ass and register. At least he is in NY, not a battle-ground. Its one thing if you choose not to vote, its another to just

Link Farming

2008-10-23T14:58:00.009-04:00

Lisa and a friend of Ginmar both could use some donations Ginmar's friend could also use some resources for MN sex workers, single moms, etc.Australia to follow China's lead on censoring the internet? (h/t Ren)GOP is yet again trying to steal the election, except this time they're also accusing Democrats (& ACORN) of voter fraud (h/t). And yes, this does affect trans* people as well as many other

Fast for Our Future

2008-10-14T21:56:00.002-04:00

On October 15th, over 100 people will begin one of the largest hunger strikes in American history to call on Latinos, immigrants, and people of conscience the Immigrant Rights Movementto rise out of our fear and vote for change. The Fast for our Future will be based in a permanent encampment at La Placita Olvera, the historic heart of Los Angeles, and will continue until at least 1 million people

Julie Bindel and My Childhood

2008-10-10T17:42:00.005-04:00

So, when I saw Lisa and Sarah's posts on Julie Bindel I unsurprised that a cis* LG(b) group was endorsing a transphobe (cis* LGB groups have been fucking with us for a while--Sylvia Rivera experienced transphobia at the hands of many cis* gay groups), but I was surprised that Bindel actually talked a bit about trans* guys. Oh, it was the same-old shit about how we're r33lly butch lesbians, we

Medics detained and harrassed

2008-09-24T00:26:00.005-04:00

Medics were illegally detained and removed from hurricane-affected areas because "no one here needs help".The article below is at these alternative media sourcesUS indymedia:http://indymedia.us/en/2008/09/33818.shtmland upper right hand column (tonight):http://us.indymedia.org/Coloradohttp://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1202Houstonhttp://houston.indymedia.org/news/2008/09/65061.phpPortlandhttp://

Some bits of bittersweet

2008-09-19T22:39:00.006-04:00

Allen Ray Andrade, murderer of Angie Zapata, was just charged at his preliminary hearing with first-degree murder after deliberation, bias-motivated crime, felony motor vehicle theft and felony identity theft in her death. The case will go back to court on November 16th. Helen has a lot more info, and links to her previous writings on Angie's murder and murderer. I hope he gets life in prison

Three Notices

2008-09-17T22:39:00.005-04:00

For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 17, 2008For information Contact:Randy Alexander (901) 359-4982Marsha Katz (406) 544-9504www.adapt.orgwww.duhcity.org 50 Arrested as ADAPT Takes Affordable, Accessible Housing Crisis to Congress Washington, D.C.—From their base at “DUH City”, groups of ADAPT activists fanned out on the Hill to hit congressional leaders who have responsibility to help solve the

Burnt Armor

2008-09-11T23:51:00.005-04:00

I wanna focus on the happy, the good, the correct, righteous love, on that which must be said, on the defiantly awesome for a minute. Though I know others may be getting annoyed at my constant link-farms, I'm just not really ready to post publicly atm. If you're my LJ-friend, look for a friends-only post in the next few days if you wanna know more."Ally" is a bad term to use.Here is some

2008-09-05T17:48:00.006-04:00

Will be away for the weekend. I'm going to my grandparent's place for a few days. Wish me luck. >.< --This is mah kitteh, Buttercup. Wasn't she pretty? Mind you, the picture can't show you how mean she was to practically everyone but me. ^.^ --Elijah Blue --Copper --Fiddle --Elijah again --Fanon Draco! --The Sand Siblings from Naruto --Sand Sibs again --Gaara in soup --Gaara and Naruto

RNC Brutality

2008-09-04T15:56:00.004-04:00

Theres been a bunch of stuff happening that I really should have been blogging about. I'm sorry, but I just wasn't up to it; loads of stuff offline and personal things, but I'm also getting burned out. I am so tired of the same old cardboard arguments getting thrown at us, the same old trolls sapping our energy, and the constant betrayal for crumbs from the kyriarchy. But I'm not the only one and

War

2008-08-23T22:55:00.006-04:00

I just got this video from Lisa; and it's...chilling.I hope to the Gods that this Scott Ritter is exaggerating or mistaken. I do not want nuclear war; do they not know that MAD stands for Mutually Assured Destruction?I agree with Lisa; we cannot let McCain win.Almost forgot, Don't click play if you can't handle disturbing video. Including small children who are injured/dead.ETA: Sorry Andy, I

Various links and a wittle rant

2008-08-23T15:55:00.004-04:00

This is why I want a gun of my own.(Triggering)A Philadelphia judge has acquitted the killer of a trans woman of murder charges, despite an impassioned plea by the prosecutor that malice was behind the shooting. At the end of a three-hour bench trial on Aug. 18, Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart convicted Terron Oates of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Alexis King.[...]Minehart didn’t

'Stupid assumptions' is redundant

2008-08-20T18:59:00.009-04:00

"Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.""It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others."--Sydney J

pictures

2008-08-18T15:18:00.004-04:00

Kyute for Gauge and anyone else not feeling well:

Fucking Hell

2008-08-15T18:10:00.005-04:00

I love how much privilege us trans* folk, especially trans* women get.While so many of you radfems are trying to prove how m33n we are and how we are all liars and can't possibly be telling the twuth about ourselves and how you must know more about "trannyism" than us...This SHIT was happening!(Warning for triggers and RAGE)Kellie Telesford's murderer, Shanniel Hyatt, was declared innocent

Camp Trans is made of win

2008-08-12T22:53:00.011-04:00

As I said before, CT was awesome.Michfest is no longer it's main thing, though certainly its still important to CT. The "WBW"(such a BS phrase) policy is pretty much unenforced and it seems like the majority of festies either don't care if trans* women are there or want trans* women there. In fact, some festies who left early left their wristbands with CT for trans* women to get in and another

He's Back!

2008-08-11T19:58:00.004-04:00

So I'm back from Camp Trans.It was totally made of awesomesauce. I cannot wait to go back and I wish it could have lasted waaay longer. I am definitely going to do a write up in a bit, but right now I am really tired (first shower and comfy chair in a week) and I'm semi-catching up on the internets. I'm just reading my favorites and skimming a lot; at CT I used up all my alloted excitement and

Pic Dump

2008-08-06T01:14:00.004-04:00

Waiting

2008-08-05T17:07:00.009-04:00

So, since my sister is ill and my mom doesn't want to drive back alone from dropping me off, I have to wait to go to Camp trans till the morrow. No, I don't drive. Trust me, you don't want me driving, we would all die.But yeah, that means no internet for a few days. Yay Camp Trans! ^.^I was commenting on the F Word, but I bowed out because I thought I was leaving.I can be quite mean when I want

Triggers: Angie, may you rest in peace with those who respect you

2008-08-02T02:50:00.006-04:00

One of the phrases that google sends my way the most is "too fucking easy". It links to a post where I linked to someone's essay on how easy it is to kill a trans*person. My post is about both Sanesha Stewart and Cameron McWilliams; she was murdered for being trans* and sie was a possibly trans* child who killed hirself.Since then, and I have been lax about reporting, Ebony Whitaker and Angie

Are you listening?

2008-08-01T23:04:00.010-04:00

An open letter to cis feministsStop fucking up.*I have complained numerous times that the feminist blogosphere, such as it is, has one main conversation about trans people, one that is returned to again and again and again - the political implications of our transitioning. Click here if you want yet another example of pointless bloody "analysis."I don't CARE about whatever horrible thing some

Shiny!

2008-07-25T21:44:00.002-04:00

Why I haven't been blogging much at the moment.Though I have been working on a few posts...I get distracted easily.

Sexy

2008-07-21T00:04:00.010-04:00

I want to make a post of sexy/pretty folks (mostly men, since that's who I mostly like).(I wish I had that hair and piercing...)I <3 this pic.

Yeah, just more links

2008-07-17T16:08:00.006-04:00

Plastics and other commonly-used chemicals may be responsible for early puberty (as in 14-month old babies and 7 year old girls). I already don't eat meat and try to use soaps without chemicals in them...but I know its impossible to get away from them all.Kate Bornstein on WALL-E. I <3 loneliness, WALL-E, and being trans*.(I got both links from Helen).Queen Emily is guestposting on Lisa's blog;

To All the Real Christians

2008-07-12T17:27:00.006-04:00

I have no memory of where I got this picture (I'd give credit if I could), but I named it "christbeatendefendingqueer"--that would be "christ beaten defending queer"--when I saved it.My mind went directly to this picture when I read this story.A young trans*woman was attacked by four teens: Tyreek Childs, 17; Trevaugn Payne, 16; Shara Mozie, 17, and a 15-year-old whose name was not released

3rd person is 3rd person

2008-07-07T02:54:00.005-04:00

Kristopher went away to be hounded and guilt-tripped for several days nonstop, cut off from all his Important People.Kristopher was already depressed and lonely and therefore did not need more bad energies.Then Kristopher came back to find that there was drama everywhere. And not just where or how he expected it. Moreover, drama between people he sees as e-friends and bad drama in places he hoped

Up, Up, Away

2008-07-01T03:16:00.004-04:00

I'm going to be offline for a little bit, seeing family out in the boonies. Seriously, there isn't even a landline at the house (luckily, there is plumbing and electricity; unless theres a storm).Comments are going to be moderated while I'm gone to prevent trolling (to be fair, I have been poking at them recently).To everyone else, sorry if your comment isn't seen for a bit, I'll approve comments

Moar Links Part 2

2008-06-29T15:24:00.004-04:00

Meh, instead of reading stupid people, read these awesome posts:There was a hearing on discrimination against trans*folk in the workplace.Monica writes about how the hearing was nearly all white, as in there was one POC total. This sucks, but she's already said that and more.Anti-racist groups finally respond to the beating of Ms. Johnson by officers McRae and Swain.Data is awesome.Theres more

Perception

2008-06-27T21:23:00.005-04:00

Everyone wants me to be something.They all have some view of who or what I am or should be.How I should act. Why I am who I am.Most don't believe me when I say I know who and what I am.They tell me I'm wrong, that I'm really w, x, y and not Me.Many folks tell me they know why I am who I am.I don't really know the whys, yet I can tell that theirs aren't true and are harmful to many.My dad just

Meme BreakEmily

2008-06-26T21:18:00.003-04:00

Emily tagged me for a meme, so I can take a break from t3h stupid for a bit. ^.^8 random things about me:1) I 'talk' to my cats. I can meow, growl, and make other various noises and can have 'conversations' with them. And not just my cats, I do this with stranger cats too. The neighbor's cat likes me, I chat with him and he seems to like me--he tried to get me to hang out under the car with him

Appleseeds!

2008-06-25T15:47:00.007-04:00

So, given that I have seen some interest in this and she's been linked to in a feminist carnival (I'll link to this response instead because t3h awesomeness), I'm going to address and/or snark (whichever works) Miss Andrea's "Deconstructing Transgenderism" posts and comments. Seriously, she leaves these comments all over; reminds me of the rabbit shit left all over when you don't train them to

meh

2008-06-24T12:00:00.006-04:00

Hokay, so, I'm just going to direct y'all over to Transgriot because she's got a few awesome posts up (then again, when doesn't she?).And I'm thinking about writing up a post snarking, fisking, or even attempting to refute this one self-identified feminazi's posts and comments on "transgenderism", but I don't know if I want to break my brain. Here is why this could very well break my poor wittle

Actual good news

2008-06-20T01:53:00.004-04:00

Apparently, it's time for congress to have it's first ever meeting on trans* issues!"The hearing, "An Examination of Discrimination Against Transgender Americans in the Workplace," is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 10:30 am in room 2175 of Rayburn House Office Building. Congressman Rob Andrews (D-NJ) called the hearing as Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)

Triggers

2008-06-18T13:09:00.006-04:00

In the same vein as my last post...Apparently it is fine to beat trans*folk when they refuse to be considered less than human. Yep, if that uppity tranny won't bow it's head and kiss your police boots when you call it faggot and heshe you can just beat it and spray mace in it's face. The worst that'll happen is you'll lose your job (only if you were already on probation though).Just ask Ms.

Something Rotten in the State of SC

2008-06-17T17:46:00.005-04:00

Wanna know how much a gay man's life is worth?Ask Sean Kennedy, oh wait, you can't because he was murdered.But you can ask his murderer Stephen Moller--who, after killing him, left a message on one of Sean's friends voicemail bragging and laughing.Wanna know why Moller killed Sean?Because Sean's hand accidentally brushed Moller's face. That's right, he accidentally touched him when he reached

Moar Links

2008-06-16T18:00:00.006-04:00

The history of trans* and/or gender variant folks working for and with gay rights groups.I really like the Queer Nation quote, "We are Queer Nation. We are here to promote unity between all people--some of whom are like us, most of whom are not. We do not necessarily expect to understand the differences between our cultures, our desires, our beliefs, but we do seek to increase respect and

But What Does it Mean?

2008-06-16T15:09:00.003-04:00

I have a few posts in the works, no idea how long they'll take though--I'm rather unfocused right now.One on monsters and the monstrous, another on Sylvia Rivera, on my childhood, as well as a few links/posts I might discuss.For now, in a transgender forum someone asked what we mean when we say "we feel like [our gender]", how do we know we're that gender. (And sie asked for book recommendations)

whats with all the memes I'm doing?

2008-06-11T01:15:00.004-04:00

Ryan's starting a gender pride meme, and who am I not to play? ^.^"You know how the feminists run that “Whats your most attractive feature, and you aren’t allowed to say ‘my X, but OMG this other body part is really ugly?’” Meme?Well, I want to start a Gender Pride Meme along similar lines. I want to know what people’s favourite thing about being gender diverse is. You aren’t allowed to worry

More Meme

2008-06-06T14:35:00.000-04:00

Stealing it from Lina:The concept:1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.2. Using only the first page of results, and pick one image.3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.The questions:1. What is your first name?2. What is your favorite food? right now?3. What high school did you

What I've been looking at

2008-06-04T16:05:00.000-04:00

NY State Assembly approved GENDA!!!! This means that, if the Senate passes it, you can't be discriminated against based on your gender identity or gender expression; so this also protects folks who aren't trans*, but still don't conform to gender/sex roles.Barney Frank, John Averwhosis, and the rest of them can go fuck themselves for being cissexist. They should be focusing more on getting

Pretty folks

2008-06-02T16:45:00.000-04:00

I'm working on a few posts now, but I had a friend over so I couldn't work on them over the weekend. So, for now, here are some beautiful people. That's Silvia Rivera and her friend Marsha P. Johnson.Alan Rickamn: Voice of God he truly is. Tasty too.I called Lily/Severus way before DH was out. Severitus is one of my favorite genres of HP fanfiction. ^.^Lucius and Narcissa? Yes. Bigots? Yes.

There is a continuum ya know

2008-05-22T02:39:00.000-04:00

So, I'm thinking of a few posts I have in the works (and as I write this intro I'm still not sure which this post will turn out to be); one on my childhood[trannyhood], women-only space and "WBW"-only space, or one about me my genitals and sex. Being in my childhood home, filled with memories, I don't feel like crying (no I wasn't abused or anything. It's just that I really, really miss my cat,

Back then I didn't know why

2008-05-13T16:24:00.001-04:00

This is a bit late, but I wasn't able to write much right before/on Mother's Day because I didn't have a place to stay for the summer until yesterday. I've kept quiet about it for various reasons... But if you look at my bio on the right, you'll see that I say I live with my boyfriend. Until he moved out of his dorm yesterday, I lived with him unofficially because in a fit of major depression

Action Alert

2008-05-05T22:18:00.000-04:00

As discussed here and here, The group members the APA has chosen to revise GID in the DSM-V include maybe a couple people that are both experienced with trans*folk and are not completely transphobic. The pdf also includes the names of those working on various other things, as I am not familiar with them, disability-rights activists might want to check up on them too.But on the "Sexual and Gender

I can has hypocritical referances to Owellian doublethink**?

2008-05-05T14:04:00.000-04:00

So, I was going to write a rant or something about a couple of anti-trans* posts I read.I decided not to as both posts are utter crap, but then I decided to anyway.One's about how logical this cis*woman is and how us trans*folk are so illogical, we expect our feelings to be catered to, how our "irrational or magical thinking is the sign of an ignorant person," and how she's condescending to us

Farming T3h Links

2008-04-20T02:50:00.000-04:00

I just put in my two-weeks notice, so I should have more time to blog in a bit.But for now, here are some links y'all should check out:Brownfemipower's finale. I've linked to her before, though not as often as I should have--every post was amazing and worthwhile, and have loved her blog since I first read it. I will miss her and her voice in the blogsphere.Great news for disability rights

Beattie

2008-04-09T16:46:00.000-04:00

So, as this is my blog, here are my thoughts on this matter:I've been hearing of pregnant trans*men since I first started researching trans*ism, transition, and ftm-spectrum trans*folks.So this isn't a big deal to me; I got over my shock that *gasp* not everyone is me and therefore not everyone has the same level of dissonance around the same exact things as I do.I could never get pregnant and

Meme!!!

2008-04-03T07:13:00.000-04:00

I have a few posts rattling around, but since I'm only on the computer because of insomnia I'll just do a meme I stole from Daisy.DIRECTIONS:1. Go to http://www.photobucket.com/2. Type in your answer to the question in the “search” box.3. Use only the first page.4. Insert the picture into your Blog.~*~1) What is your Relationship Status?(the answer was "happily taken for now")2)What is your

2008-04-02T01:43:00.000-04:00

I'm in a carnival!!!

Yes, I Will Condescend! (with emoticons even)

2008-03-20T06:47:00.000-04:00

If a white person says they don't want me to call them white, that white is an insult to them and they're colorblind, colorless, the master race, etc--I'm gonna call them white anyway.If a white person says or does something racist I'm gonna call them a racist.If a straight person tells me not to call them straight or heterosexual because they're really just normal and calling them straight is an

Skewed Words

2008-03-17T15:33:00.000-04:00

Bigots often take the words those they hate use to define themselves and skew their meanings to make their 'opponents' look ridiculous and make them defend against a straw-argument.This is true, we see it all the time with right-wing assholes saying they aren't homophobic because they aren't afraid of queer folk.I used to argue against this conservative woman who refused to call "homosexuals" gay

A few things...

2008-03-05T04:06:00.000-05:00

#One, I edited the definitions post a bit.#Two, re trans* vs. HBS: If you don't identify as trans* (transgender, transsexual, transman, etc.) than don't apply it to yourself. If you identify as a woman with HBS and not as a trans* woman than don't apply anything I say about trans*women or trans*folk to yourself. If whatever I'm saying is similar to what you've experienced or is true for you, but

Hate Crimes Laws

2008-02-24T04:13:00.000-05:00

This is why I support hate crimes legislation.Because oftentimes, people don't kill minorities just because of a mugging or a disagreement or whatever.No...they kill us so we can't stand up.So we will kill ourselves for them.So we will remember our place is under their boots.Read my last few posts and the posts I've linked to.What do they say?Are you listening?I gorram know it could happen to me

Too fucking easy.

2008-02-17T03:03:00.000-05:00

Tradgedies galore.Here's an article by a LJ friend of mine on how fucking easy it is to kill trans*folk. There's also an article about a ten-year old's suicide because this male-assigned kid wanted to be a girl.How To Kill a TranspersonBy Ceridwen TroyThis article was written on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.On Saturday, Sanesha Stewart, a transwoman of color living in the Bronx, was murdered in her own

A moment of silence...

2008-02-13T18:33:00.000-05:00

I honestly don't know what to type right now, so I'll link to the words of some others folks.Megan rounded up a lot of the articles, beware, they're pretty bad.Holly on Feministe.Little Light is a true poet.Lisa has a look at how trans*women of color are treated in the media.Belledame also has some thoughts on the news coverage.Cara has even more.This isn't specifically about Sanesha, but Julia

Why do I keep calling the Decepticons "Destructocons"?

2008-02-07T02:23:00.001-05:00

In light of this upcoming event...Because This Isn't a UtopiaUnless your idea of a Utopia is one where LGBT folks, POC (people of color), female-assigned and/or identified people, and other groups are treated as less than human.Triggers for mentions as well as a couple accounts of rape, assaults, etc.Here is Amnesty Internationale's (AI) Stonewalled, a pdf report of police brutality against LGBT

Support

2008-01-29T14:18:00.000-05:00

Okay, getting back and reading various posts about this whole transgender vs. HBS thing... I have a whole post about it that I'll write later (too hungry now--and I need to see some friends that have been out of town for months), but for now:I do not support calling any trans*person a "man in a dress", questioning their gender, insults, etc.I will warn and ban anyone that seriously calls someone

2008-01-25T20:01:00.000-05:00

So... Yesterday I was woken up by a call from my boyfriend saying that he was standing outside the door and could I please let him in.He doesn't have classes until Monday.I'll see y'all on Monday.=^.^=Type rest of the post here

Definitions and Explanations

2008-01-22T14:04:00.007-05:00

So I was planning on doing this whole dictionary-style post because I don't always use the general definition for certain words and I use some words that aren't really all that common. But...I started that post and it was boring me to tears so I downloaded the free trial to WOW...ETA: Here is a decent list of definitions for terms often used in progressive, liberal, etc. comms (like how racism=

HBS bigots

2008-01-20T17:16:00.000-05:00

I hate the smug, self-satisfying, classist, racist, sexist, heterosexist "Harry Benjamin Syndrome" transgender folk. (ETA: I'm sure there must be some HBS folk who aren't cissexist, sexist, etc, but every person I have ever come into contact with who identified as HBS, including the person I'm ranting about here, has said a great many bigoted things towards transgender, genderqueer, queer, etc.

Watch Your Language You #%@&!

2008-01-13T15:45:00.000-05:00

I wrote this back in Sap-timber, yet it is still just as relevant.Calling us transgenders, disordered, retarded, morons, hysterical, freak shows, etc; calling trans*folk you disagree with trannies, men in dresses, pseudo-intellectuals, gay men (or women or lesbians if the trans*person is a guy), perpetuating stereotypes, "Tranny [Lastname]", hoping their transition goes horribly, speculating that

Articles and links

2008-01-12T14:48:00.000-05:00

Becoming a Black Man is a very interesting article. I found it to be a nice introduction to some of the issues trans* people of color face. From what I've already read, and can infer based on what I do know of racism, I agree completely when the article states, "Left largely unexamined, however, has been the issue of racism and how trans men and women experience it. Trans people of color are

"When your heart steals parts that make you feel real"

2008-01-11T04:58:00.001-05:00

I happen to have Julia Serano's livejournal friended, and her last entry included a link to the youtube excerpts from several performances in The National Queer Arts Festival's TransForming Community project.Here are some of my favorite parts of the videos I've watched so far:"I think it's problematic to occupy male space in the world but to refuse to recognize that that is indeed the space one

Utopia

2008-01-07T03:57:00.000-05:00

Or Utopia?I see a lot of talk, from everyone from feminists to Christians to queer folk, about revolutions and utopias.But do we really want a utopia?And do you know how your utopia will be built or how it will be run?I say no.There is no universal utopia; everyone's version will be different. Even things that seem simple are actually quite complicated. You say your utopia will have no crime?

A bit about me being transsexual and how I experience this...

2008-01-05T06:08:00.000-05:00

I'm a transsexual guy--and before anyone starts on about upholding gender binaries or butch lesbians or whatnot--I am somewhere on the feminine side of androgynous or geeky.I am, in fact, definitely more of a flaming faggot than I am, or ever was, a butch dyke.Sometimes I like to call myself a geeky, flaming fag.When I tell my friends some folks' theories about how trans*guys are really butch

The last of my old q_r rants

2008-01-03T12:26:00.000-05:00

I am tired of radical feminists who try to defend the pure hatred towards trans*people that is shown by either themselves and/or by their peers.We trans*people do not "actively seek to ultimately destroy feminism from within". Our theories and activism are not "a woman-hating one, and its ultimate goal is the continuing subordination of women."We are not a monolith out to get women, feminists, or

Internalized

2008-01-02T17:42:00.001-05:00

"…Susan has said all along that she’s not like other transgender people. She feels uncomfortable even looking at some, “like I’m seeing a bunch of men in dresses.”""Two years ago, when Steve first told me he was going to make this change, I was angry," Donna says. "But now I don't feel anger. I feel like being a transsexual is a disability. And it's hard to be angry with someone because they're

Here is me affirming my gender:

2007-12-29T03:02:00.000-05:00

Around this time (I think) anti-trans* feminists were actually mentioning trans*guys; obviously, they knew/know about as much about trans*guys as they know about trans*women. I think I was also upset at the tranny-chasers who were posting on ftm and the guys who were defending objectifying/fetishizing trans*folk/trans*guys. While I do think there is a way to be attracted to gender variant, third

Yay, more old posts few people ever read!

2007-12-29T02:23:00.000-05:00

This is back when Rainsong/Renee was going as woman'sspace. Now I can recognize her style/arguments, but at the time I really didn't know much about her.The blogs on blogspot give me so much awesome, and yet, so much bigotrySo, I've been reading a bunch of feminist blogs lately to procrastinate learn more about feminism, anti-racism theories, etc. I'm not reading the blogs of the bigots, but of

Another Q_R rant

2007-12-29T02:09:00.000-05:00

Here is another rant, this one was about people defending cissexist/transphobic bloggers like Heart. At this time I had stopped identifyig as a feminist in part because of feminists like Luckynckle, Delpyne_, Witchy Woo, etc.Even now I am unsure if I really want to claim that label.And outside of spaces/events specifically about going through childhood female-assigned or anything regarding

One of my many rants in Q_R:

2007-12-29T01:55:00.001-05:00

This was written about this guy who I used to consider a friend. We hung out a lot and at first I thought he was just ignorant and the type of creepy jerk that a lot of geeks are (you know, a person who acts like a asshole/creep but still a cool guy and a good person), but eventually I realized that he was just an asshole creep (he later tried to molest my friend while she was drunk. He then went

'Ello!!!

2007-12-29T01:49:00.000-05:00

Okay, so over the next few days I'm going to keep adding links and blogs (if you have a site you want to suggest I link to, just comment with the url) and I'll also be posting my blog posts from my eljay and from queer_rage and tranny_rage. I've uploaded my posts to my new insnanejournal (yes, I also do not like the name or mental illness being used as a joke/gimmkick, but it'll do for a back-up

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2007-12-03T13:00:00.000-05:00

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