Can You Ever Leave Behind the Evil Twin?
Don’t you just love that phrase, “used to be a man?” GARRICK Jacobson was in custody at Sydney’s Surry Hills police station when he apparently discovered his girlfriend…
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The (lack of) space between homophobia and transphobia
I asked to cross post this post from Bilerico. It was written by Alex Blaze Through an unlikely chain of blog posts, Waymon’s entry about a gender identity…
With Apologies to Radical Feminists
Recently, I commented on a post at Bilerico: You want to get technical Sue? In the strictest definition, you’re not female. The distinction between the “sexes” is that…
With “Defenders” Like This…
Alice Dreger Destroys Academic Freedom in Order to Save It It is an old adage that “crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.” This appears to…
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…
Closets Are For Clothes, Stealth Is For Planes
Recently, I read a blog post about an FTM complaining about being judged by other transgender people about living “stealth.” To those of you who feel the need…
I’m A Bitch, I’m A Lover
Meredith Brooks once sang: “ I’m a bitch, I’m a lover I’m a child, I’m a mother I’m a sinner, I’m a saint I do not feel ashamed…
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…
As If You Needed Any More Proof: Randi Rhodes III
From the Wednesday, July 25th edition of the Randi Rhodes Show When someone apologizes for a “bad joke” and understands their mistake by making the following comment… ”…