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When we look at what the factors are that make life so miserable for young gays and lesbians, it’s tempting for progressives to point the finger at religious traditions that are hostile to sexual pluralism. But the young men in American high schools who are beating up other boys whom they suspect of being gay are rarely doing so in order to comply with a misunderstood dictate from the Torah or the Pauline epistles. It’s not faith that drives the hate as much as it is an overwhelming desire to establish masculine bona fides. “I torment faggots, therefore I can’t be one; I beat up queers, therefore I’m a man.” That toxic equation may be aided and abetted by conservative religion, but it isn’t rooted in it. Rather, the hateful behavior is rooted in the rigid rules of American masculinity, a masculinity predicated on a contempt for and a paranoia about even the slightest whiff of femininity among the be-penised.
Homosociality and homophobia: why the distorted rules of “manhood” are the real problem at Hugo Schwyzer (via sexisnottheenemy)
(Reblogged from anarchofeminist)
projectqueer: Caster Semenya officially cleared to compete! (ABOUT TIME!) The International Association for Athletics Federations officially cleared 19-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya for competition in the women’s division. After 11 months of “gender testing” the world champion runner’s clearance takes “immediate effect,” reports the Associated Press.  The test results will remain confidential and the matter of her gender will not be questioned again. She will begin her comeback in Europe before competing at the African championships in Kenya, which begin July 28. Source: http://www.365gay.com/uncategorized/wed-watercooler-gaga-ows-nyc-semenya-off-running/ It just pisses me off that she had to go through this to begin with. Many athletes before her have had their careers threatened if not ruined over this. Even if she passed the invasive tests, it is beyond me how someone can be considered “cheating” with their gender. Maybe the problem is our concept of gender and the limitations of a male/female binary rather than Semenya’s athleticism and ‘masculine’ qualities.

projectqueer:

Caster Semenya officially cleared to compete! (ABOUT TIME!)

The International Association for Athletics Federations officially cleared 19-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya for competition in the women’s division.

After 11 months of “gender testing” the world champion runner’s clearance takes “immediate effect,” reports the Associated Press. 

The test results will remain confidential and the matter of her gender will not be questioned again. She will begin her comeback in Europe before competing at the African championships in Kenya, which begin July 28.

Source: http://www.365gay.com/uncategorized/wed-watercooler-gaga-ows-nyc-semenya-off-running/

It just pisses me off that she had to go through this to begin with. Many athletes before her have had their careers threatened if not ruined over this. Even if she passed the invasive tests, it is beyond me how someone can be considered “cheating” with their gender. Maybe the problem is our concept of gender and the limitations of a male/female binary rather than Semenya’s athleticism and ‘masculine’ qualities.

(Reblogged from projectqueer)

Nathan Vincent

Nathan Vincent’s artwork explores masculinity and seeks to upset the gender binary by using ‘feminine’ crafts to recreate ‘masculine’ items. Worth checking out!

(via Sociological Images)

genderqueer: transpride: Javier from The Crashpad Series For the life of me, I don’t know how we’re led to believe that breasts don’t look good on men. View high resolution

genderqueer:

transpride:

Javier from The Crashpad Series

For the life of me, I don’t know how we’re led to believe that breasts don’t look good on men.