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An open letter to Jensen Ackles, by a Queer Teenage Girl:
(tw: mentions of self-harm, suicide, homophobia, etc.) ‘Inspired’ by events at the most recent con.
(via lettersfromthemargins)
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Scientific Inqueery: On white genderqueer people speaking over QTPOC We are not your convenient magical weapon to summon when you need us and discard, leaving us to rust and be forgotten when we don’t serve your purpose.
and no, there absolutely ARE NOT JUST TWO GENDERS. look up the hijras of south asia, the fa’afafine of samoa, the muxes of the zapotec…
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“As a trans woman, not many things give me a headache the way the entire concept of passing does. Passing is the idea that if a trans woman (or any person who is presenting as a woman) looks, dresses and acts a certain way, people won’t be able to tell they are anything other than a completely “normal” woman. If you look at online trans communities or forums, you’ll find tons of tips on how to pass better – everything from hair removal tips to workouts to how to walk and sit more femininely.
All of this presupposes that there is only one right way to look like and be a woman. And it’s infuriating. On the one hand, whenever I go out in public or post pictures online, a part of me is deathly afraid that I’ll be insulted or worse. I desperately want to be accepted as the woman I am. On the other hand, I hate that in order to feel safe, I’m expected to fit into the very narrow box that is labeled “woman.” Tips on how to pass always seem to say that you should avoid building muscle mass and avoid wearing clothes and makeup that are too costumey, that you should try to hide your shoulders and soften your features. Trans women are often told that if we want to pass, we have to try our hardest to be petite, soft, have just the right amount of femininity, and not stand out too much. But what if I want to be a different kind of woman? What if I want to look like Grace Jones or Kate Moennig? What if I want to look like Beth Ditto or Dolly Parton? They’re all cis women; don’t they pass?”—Meyllen Djneres (via muffinsandcouture)
The moral of “passing” discussions always seems to be:
If you get bashed it will be your fault.
(via charthebutcher)
Do you even know how badly I’ve been needing to hear exactly these words for the past few months now?(via sixtyforty)
*slow clap——> standing ovation* yes! Yes yes!
(via boyqueen)
omg when i started transitioning Kate Moennig was legit my goal
(via dizzzyrichardpig)
i just need this on my blog again
(via boyqueen)
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TW: Sexual Assault
A friend of mine was sexually assaulted out to dinner with a professor. When she told her story to her adviser, a dear friend of ours, she told him she wore a turtleneck and long pants and described her outfit. He cut her off and told her, “I don’t care if you were wearing a fucking bikini—nobody has the right to touch you.”
I think that was the first time in the whole process of talking to cops and administrators about what happened where someone actually told her it wasn’t her fault.
They make it about the clothes, the situation—“Why did you agree to dinner? Why didn’t you take your own car? Did you lead him on? For once, someone made it about her and her rights. I think this helped her most of all in the process. Everyone needs to respond like this to survivors, in my opinion.
I’m so sorry about your friend, OP. Props to her advisor (and you!) for being supportive and understanding what rape culture means—and saying “fuck this shit, NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO TOUCH YOU.”
(via thisisrapeculture)
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I’m so glad this is being passed around. Some of the comments people have left are just great and although it’s sad that so many people struggle with self-destruction, it also feels good to discuss it openly and creatively and have people support the hell out of that.
This is so cute :’) Bless you rubyetc!
So important. Wear whatever you want to no matter what. You deserve to be happy.
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Style inspiration for Nessa. I don’t know what you call this exactly. Androgynous swagger? I want to be friends with all of these people.
while I absolutely adore this, I am reblogging it more so my lovely partner can see it. :3
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Maya Women reversing that White Settler-Colonial Gaze.
exotic white ppl we see u
(via quantumspork)
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An open letter to all Fandoms- From a Bisexual Fan
Hi Fandoms,
My name is Rosie. I’m 22. I grew up in Texas, about an hour south of Austin. I’m the oldest of 4 children; the child of teachers; on my way to be a teacher as well.
I’m a fan of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, of anime and manga, of magical girls and pirates. I’m a fanfic writer and reader, a con-goer and a casual cosplayer. I’m a nerd girl and a feminist.
I like Star Trek and blueberry muffins and really sweet tea mixed with lemonade and cowboy boots and my pet snake and playing N64 games.
And I’m bisexual.
In a lot of ways, my bisexuality is one of the least important things about who I am as a person. In other ways it is incredibly important. Being a bisexual woman changes the way the world treats me, the way our society treats me, and, sadly, it changes the way that fandoms and nerd culture and the media treats me.
And let me just say this: Fandoms, you really suck sometimes.
Before you click that read more, know this: I don’t speak for all LGBTQ+ fans. I speak only for myself, but this is as honest as I really know how to be, and I think that it’s something that should be said.
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Comic Book Readers
orkin 1947
what’s this?
Little girls read comics from the very beginning of their incarnation??
“Girl reading comic book in newsstand” by Teenie Harris (c. 1940-1945) © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
That sound you hear is thousands of wangsting sexist fanboys shrieking in horror.
Suck it.
(via roseofchaos)
