February 2012
5 posts
Gender Imperialisma-bayani →
According the San Francisco Trans March’s about page, this was part of the original callout that started the march:
to encourage more trans and gender-variant people to come out; to build connections among ftm, mtf, bayot, crossdressers, sadhin, hijra, transvestites, bantut, drag queens, drag kings, mahu, transsexuals, bakla, travesti, genderqueers, kathoey, two spirit, intersex
Speaking from...
“Why don’t they have a WHITE history month?? Why don’t they have NON-handicapped...”
– twitter user woodmuffin (via jesuswasacommunist)
January 2012
1 post
December 2011
4 posts
A Fresh Movement Against the NYPD's Culture of... →
Chief among activists’ concerns is the NYPD’s “stop-and-frisk” policy, which empowers officers to proactively detain people on the street at will. They are then encouraged to cite any number of vague pretexts—with “furtive movements” being a popular choice—as justification for a stop. The NYPD is projected to make 700,000 detentions city-wide in 2011. In 2002, only 73,000 were recorded....
November 2011
29 posts
“A new study shows that young black people are considerably less likely to use...”
– http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2011/11/11/racism-and-the-war-on-drugs/
“Nonviolence declares that the American Indians could have fought off Columbus,...”
– Peter Gelderloos, How Nonviolence Protects the State, “Nonviolence is Racist” (via fuckyeahradicalquotes)
Israel Facts: Sarkozy calls Netanyahu 'liar' →
israelfacts:
Microphones accidently left on after G20 meeting pick up private conversation between US, French presidents. Sarkozy admits he ‘can’t stand’ Israeli premier. Obama: You’re fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day!
French President Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly told US President Barack…
Step two: upon determining our desires, bring them down to Earth and evaluate the ethical complications of being so stubbornly idealistic and uncompromisingly selfish.
Step three: figure out how to live with some shred of integrity taking the above into consideration.
Ughhh
Looks like I’m going to be getting a letter to start T after all. I’m going to India over J-Term but as soon as I get back I’ve got an appointment with an endocrinologist and can go about legally changing my name without having to worry about messing things up with my passport/visa. I cannot believe this is finally happening.
October 2011
11 posts
Millions of aborted girls imbalance India →
devendras-mistress:
India has only 914 girls for every 1,000 boys, according to the latest census
Dr Neelam Singh is on the front line of India’s battle to save its girls.
Modern medical technology - specifically ultrasounds for determining the baby’s sex - coupled with ancient cultural values which give preference to boys, mean that hundreds of thousands of girls are never being born.
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Trials of living in the valley
Oh wait nevermind. My college health center will not provide referrals for informed consent models of care and my therapist is part of a collective that will not personally write diagnostic letters so they can provide their patients with better care. Looks like I’m going to have to get her to refer me to someone else in the collective to see about getting my letter. That means a minimum of...
Got an appointment to discuss starting T tomorrow. Feeling like this.
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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...”
– W.E.B. DuBois
Oh American Individualism. Let’s manifest all that glory of God stuff for the communal good already.