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#transbodies looks awesome! @OUPAcademic #TransMilitary #OpenTransService #transgender #trans #mtf #ftm #gender #military #veterans #equality #marines #army #navy #airforce #nationalguard #lgbt #lesbian #bisexual #gay #queer #UK #USA (at Oxford University Press)
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I haven;t read this but I am pleased to see trans* publications!
"Swedes are shaking up their language with a new gender-neutral pronoun. The pronoun, “hen,” allows speakers and writers to refer to a person without including reference to a person’s gender. This month, the pronoun made a big leap toward mainstream usage when it was added to the country’s National Encyclopedia."
In current debates on marriage equality, it’s usually assumed intersex people will gain equal rights when gay marriage has been legalized or that they already have equal rights. Unfortunately though, neither is the case.
Terminology is of much importance here…
a very interesting article: http://bit.ly/Pphlf5
Furthermore, the court found that “intersex [people] are not wholly male or female and in the matter of C and [D] his honour found that being of indeterminate sex [, intersex persons] were barred from marriage.
seriously
SERIOUSLY
BARRED FROM MARRIAGE
I am really, extremely, amazingly excited to announce the release of my new Hello Pronoun stickers! I posted about these on twitter last night, but I can finally talk about them at length a bit more here.
The stickers read “Hello, address me as:_________, Please use: ________”, allowing you to declare your name of choice and preferred pronouns immediately upon meeting people. These have been my pet project over the last week or two and a lot of thought has gone into their production. The colours were specifically chosen to be nongendered - no pink or baby blue (The Ze/Hir/Hirs looks a bit blue in these pictures but is really solidly teal), They rather specifically do not read “my name is” to head off people being dicks about “Is that REALLY your name?” because frankly it doesn’t matter if it is or not because it’s what you fucking go by. (Besides which, the concept of a true name is pretty bullshit unless you’re looking into demon summoning) I feel like there are a lot of great potential uses for these! They’d be great at school LGBT-club meetings or other large gatherings where you’re likely to meet a lot of new people, like conventions. They can be used right after coming out to help people who’ve known you for a while adapt to your new name/pronouns. If you’re genderfluid, you can use them to declare your preference on any particular day (and I’m looking into some more permanent buttons that’d make this much easier). They can even be used to remind that one old friend who can never get your damn pronouns right. Overall, it seems like these’ll be a wonderfully useful thing for folks under the trans* umbrella to have around and I’m really happy to have made them.
Obviously I couldn’t cover every pronoun variation/combination, particularly on the first run of stickers, but I tried to cover my bases on common nongendered/third gender pronouns. I’m completely open to taking requests for additional stickers, though, and if I get enough requests for a particular pronoun set I’ll be glad to maker a sticker for it.
I’ll have these with me at SacAnime this weekend for 1/$0.50, 5/$2, and 10/$3. They’re currently available on my Storenvy at 5/$2 - I’ll be adding 10/$3 after the con, at the moment I just want to make sure I don’t run out as I’ve only printed up 160 of each design.
THIS IS SEVERELY IMPORTANT
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In A Bind: YOUTH in NEED of Chest Binders
For transgender (affirmed male, female-to-male & genderqueer) youth having a proper chest binder can be a life-saver - both mentally and physically - I know for me it was. Many transgender youth (under 21) lack the support they need from their families and many are not hired for jobs because of gender identity-based discrimination - this makes it impossible for these youth to get the binder they need and deserve. Many trans* youth suffer from gender dysphoria - the intense hatred and discomfort towards their biological bodies - making a chest binder an absolute need and instant prevention from suicide (as many youth cannot afford chest surgery). Giving a binder will boost the confidence of transgender youth in need and allow these youth to better function in society.
This overwhelming urgency for chest binders is a crisis. Not having a chest binder can contribute to the severe depression experienced by many transgender people. The suicide rate for transgender people is estimated to be a shocking 41%. (Source Below)
In A Bind, a non-profit project under TransActive Education & Advocacy has 1,401 youth on their waiting list. Not enough donations are coming in and they were forced to close their waiting list. It’s time to raise the money we need and provide youth with chest binders.
Our goal is to provide at least 100 youth with new binders from underworks. Each binder is about $30.00 including shipping. That is $3000.00 needed. Good news! The Frank Cassata Family Foundation will match whatever money is raised during this virtual campaign. If we raise $3,000 that means we have raised $6,000 - that is 200 new binders for youth in need!
Ninety percent of donations received will go to buying binders for disadvantaged youth. The remaining 10% will be used to cover the shipping cost. All binders will be sent to youth on the In a Bind waiting list. In a Bind accepts applicants age 21 and under from all over the United States. There are no rules or qualifications around who applicants are or how they identify. All we ask is that people only apply for a binder if they need one to curb dysphoria (ie, not just for cosplay or performance). For more info, visit inabind.transactivonline.org
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40279043/ns/health-health_care/t/transgender-americans-face-high-suicide-risk/#.UfggjpVNNuU
www.cassatafamilyfoundation.com www.ftm.underworks.com www.inabind.transactiveonline.org www.ryancassata.com DONATE NOW.
I donated $5, can you? :)
You can do eiiiitttt!
^^ Thank you! That means you donated $10 since we are matching all donations :) thank you so much!!
California governor signs transgender-student bill
AP:
California has become the first state to enshrine certain rights for transgender K-12 students in state law, requiring public schools to allow those students access to whichever restroom and locker room they want.
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that he had signed AB1266. The new law gives students the right “to participate in sex-segregated programs, activities and facilities” based on their self-perception and regardless of their birth gender.
The top screenshot is from a company that produces web modules to teach incoming college students about sexual assault, choice, and intervention.
The bottom one is from a survey made by a psychologist working with the American Academy of Pediatrics to write a book for parents about understanding and managing high-achieving children.
Educational institutions doin’ it right!
"This star is for people who aren’t boys or girls or men or women, but who exist and are definitely brilliant too."
For all my genderqueer friends and anyone else out there struggling with gender issues, I felt this needed to exist - this is for y’all.
Feel free to use but please credit me here or tomorrowspromises.deviantart.com!
Good idea!
Romantic Orientation
Everyone has a romantic orientation, just like everyone has a sexual orientation. A lot of people are not aware of the fact that romantic and sexual orientations can be completely different. Romantic orientations are important among the asexual community. Below are the various romantic orientations: (information found on Wikipedia)
aromantic- no romantic attraction towards anyone
biromantic/ambiromantic- romantic attraction towards multiple genders
heteroromantic- romantic attraction towards the opposite gender
homoromantic- romantic attraction towards the same gender
panromantic- romantic attraction towards any gender
polyromantic- romantic attraction towards multiple, but not all, genders
andromantic/gyneromantic/ambiromantic- romantic attraction towards those expressing masculinity, femininity, intersex/third gender-mixing without implying the gender of the individual experiencing the attraction (often used by asexuals with a non-binary gender identity.)
skoilioromantic- romantic attraction towards gender variant people
so here are the posters i made :) enjoy!
Awesome posters!
Here’s a comic I made a long time ago and never published. The text is from the introduction to A New Queer Agenda by Joseph N. DeFilippis.
There is little precedent for fat androgyny. Generally our androgynous icons are svelte and lacking in secondary sex characteristics. David Bowie, Tilda Swinton, Katherine Hepburn; these small-bodied, predominately white figures of androgyny have created an aesthetic with little room for deviation. This means that for those of us with bodies that do not conform to traditional standards of androgyny, we are often misread and misunderstood, even in queer spaces.
Fat Queer Tells All: On Fatness and Gender Flatness - By Allie Shyer (via avocadobabydoll)
why i try not to give space on my tumblr to conventionally attractive (cis/white/thin/ablebodied) folks
(via sourdemon)
i actually despise the “genderqueer and androgyny = softish masculinity” thing tumblr regurgitates all the damn time
(via inmidnightblood)
At birth, doctors decided M.C. was male because of the presence of a phallus. Later, however, doctors were like “Just kidding!” and decided M.C. was actually a girl. They strongly suggested that the now 16-month-old M.C., who had been born into the care of the state of South Carolina, should be returned to the hospital so that doctors could white-out the “M” in the box marked “sex” on the birth certificate, and also perform the highly-invasive surgery to remove the penis. This despite the fact that intersex surgery is no longer considered an appropriate medical practice by any means.
Many are not aware of this, but it happens often enough still. I’m not sure why we have to rush into invasive and dangerous surgery just so we can check the right box.
How To: Tucking MtF (by violet4151)
I wanted to share this because it was a complete game changer for me. I’ve been tucking for a while, but I kept having allergic reactions to the tape. I tried a bunch of different kinds and always ended up with problems. I found this video and made a gaff as described and I’m now happily smooth and tape free.
She explains taping first, so jump ahead to the 4:20 mark for the stuff I’m talking about.
Just trying to share the love. =)
Plus, Violet is so cute. She seems so uncomfortable about the subject which means she deserves so much more credit for being brave enough to put it out there.
This is something I can’t personally help you with (having no experience with it…) but here’s a great resource!
