Freak Of The Week: The Tabloid Media
Give ’em an act with lots of flash in it And the reaction will be passionate Give ’em the old hocus pocus …. Give ’em the old three ring circus” — Richard Gere as Billy…
Tag: gender identity
Isn’t It Ironic, Don’t You Think?
During the HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum John Edwards was asked: MR. SOLOMONESE: Susan Stanton is in our audience tonight. She was, for 17 years, the city manager in Largo , Florida . She did her job…
Radical Feminist Hate, Fear, or Loathing?
Typically, when reading about radical feminists on various blogs, it’s an “us verses them” type of debate. I’ve been thinking a lot about that, as witnessed by my last post, Michfest Music Melodrama I’ve been…
You Can Still Fire Me
Chris Crain has repeatedly suggested 1, 2, 3, 4 that transgender people don’t need to be included in the Employee Non-Discrimination Act because “existing federal civil rights laws have already been interpreted by some judges…
Not A Feminist By Birth Or Biology
I’ve been over at Feministing all day, writing responses to “You learn something new every day.” The post is a response to The BBC’s recent coverage of a debate with Julie Bindel. Julie believes that…
R We Family?
I’ve been home a little over a week from my vacation on the R Family Vacation summer cruise to the Bahamas. I’ve had a week to sit back and reflect on the trip. For those…
Justice, American Style
It was striking seeing a blurb by a spokesperson in the Iowa Republican Party responding to the prospect of former-President Bill Clinton lobbying for his wife Hillary’s presidential campaign: “After Bill Clinton tarnished the name…
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Pride Party this year was fun, and probably left most of us a little fuzzy-minded. Like all parties where we partake a bit too much, there’s always the obligatory hangover. This year I made good…
Taking The Tyranny Out Of The Y
With the ongoing battles between radical feminists and transgender bloggers, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to be transgender. Radical feminists, in the vein of Andrea Dworkin‘s dream of an…