December 2010
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Do Lesbians Earn More Than Heterosexual Women? →
Saw this in my Twitter feed, and people seem to be speculating about reasons why this alleged 6% gap exists…
Earlier this year I posted about the pay gap between men and women, which someone tried to prove to me Obama already (magically!) fixed, despite all of the data which shows that women still earn 80 cents to a man’s dollar. Interesting how difficult it is to prove that this...
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“When we look at what the factors are that make life so miserable for young gays...”
– Homosociality and homophobia: why the distorted rules of “manhood” are the real problem at Hugo Schwyzer (via sexisnottheenemy)
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“Nobody told me I had a clitoris. Nobody told me I was capable of having orgasms....”
– Sex Education, or, What Boys Will Want From You (via azelie, sexisnottheenemy) (via resmc) (via anarchofeminist)
“As far as I’m concerned, being any gender is a drag.”
– Patti Smith (via anarchofeminist)
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Bats In Their Belfry: DC Comics’ New Muslim Hero... →
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Veiling perspectives: Islamophobia vs. misogyny
I will never forget a visit I made to Ilana, an old friend who had become an Orthodox Jew in Jerusalem. When I saw her again, she had abandoned her jeans and T-shirts for long skirts and a head scarf. I could not get over it. Ilana has waist-length, wild and curly golden-blonde hair. “Can’t I even see your hair?” I asked, trying to find my old friend in there. “No,” she demurred quietly. “Only...
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Swedish parents raise "genderless" child.
xyxrebellion:
fuckyeahftms:
Not specifically FTm related but certainly gender relevant, just read this article online,
http://www.thelocal.se/20232/20090623/
Was wondering what people’s opinions were on the matter :)
I think it’s an excellent way to raise a child for a number of reasons but there’s a lot of mixed opinions and I would love to hear what others have to say!
This is awesome. ...
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“And thus racism against Arabs also manifests as sexism toward Jewish women. This...”
– From a fascinating article on the intersection of race and gender in this recent protest — an unfortunate example of racist patriarchy in Israel: Jim Crow in Bat Yam
NYT asks, "Is 2010 the Year of the Transsexual?"... →
Agreed x 912830780
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“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– This is a damn good read. (via nikkiwiley)
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“I am seventy years old. I’ve been married four times and have four kids. I love...”
– http://genderfork.com/2010/go-for-it/
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This Goldman Sachs Lady Will Teach You How To Date... →
“Probably the best part was when Davies started to talk about the difference between blacks and ‘people that are part of the general American culture,’ and Martin interrupted her. ‘You mean white. You mean white — is what you meant.’”