December 2010
47 posts
Super Relax.: "you should be an expert on your own... →
-danika:
I see this kind of rhetoric floating around occasionally and just want to make a point of saying this it is BULLSHIT. It’s often associated with some kind of idea that to be a “real woman”, one needs to be in tune with their body and regularly feel around & inside, preferably with…
Things To Do When Yusra Gets Here
(a list to be continued)
- go to the Improv
- go to a club in LA
- go to Mother’s
- go on a hike in Griffith Park
- go to Venice beach
- go to Huntington Beach Pier
- go to downtown Long
- go to 2nd street in Belmont/Long Beach
- hit up coffee shops
- yoga? linda my sister strongly suggests..
- go to Laguna/visit/hang out with Twyla
- go to downtown disney (?)
- have a...
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)
Speak it.
The fact that anyone can be labeled a slut, at any time, with any level of...
– from “‘slut panel’ postmortem: shame, shame, go away” on feministing. the whole piece is very good, but this section was especially good. (via avry, 63words)
ⒶⓋRY ⚧: DADT →
hairyqueerkid:
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed today. I’m so fucking sad and upset. I hate that i’m stuck in Florida, away from my queer family and friends. This should be a day of mourning.
A fight errupted about DADT on my facebook. Here’s what i had to say:
The military is fucked up. I do not condone imperialism or murder of innocent people to support capitalism.
Besides that, the...
filling the spaces: TRIGGER WARNING →
Sexual Ethics: Consensual Incest
If you keep a moral belief only because of moral disgust (meaning it’s unjustified), it’s therapeutic to at least acknowledge it. I have a belief that [consensual] incest is disgusting and wrong. The paradox is that I know this is false, that there’s absolutely…
filling the spaces: janedoe225: “Only American... →
janedoe225:
“Only American audiences ask me, “What should I do?” I’m never asked this in third world. When you go to Turkey or Colombia or Brazil, they don’t ask you, “What should I do?” They tell you what they’re doing… These are poor, oppressed people, living under horrendous condition, and…
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"Do you use Boy Words or Girl Words? Or the other... →
I met Alec when he was 3 years old. I was coming over to babysit – I had met some of Alec’s parents (4 of the 7 of them) at a polyamory event. Seven parents, all over the gender and sexuality spectrum. Eleven children, ages five months through 12 years. Two big houses. Alec was the only kid in the living room when I knocked. He full on bounded toward the door.
“Hi I’m Alec are you the...