WhoIsDjunaB

thoughts on gender, sexuality, identity politics, other politics, all the colonialisms

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What I Mean When I Say I’m Sex-Positive

I think freedom of sexuality is something that we all need and very few of us have

I think sexual pleasure is a legitimate thing to want and ethically pursue

I do not judge people for the (consensual) sex that they have or want

I will not tolerate slut-shaming

I will not tolerate hatred of people based on gender or orientation (including asexual)

I will not tolerate hatred of sex workers

I believe comprehensive, honest, non-judgmental sex education is necessary for public health and happiness

I think understanding of sexual consent—what it is, why it matters—is sorely lacking in society and crucially important

I reject preconceptions of what kind of sexuality a person should have, whether these preconceptions are based on gender, age, culture, disability, survivor status, or basically anything else

I value people’s individual freedom of choice in determining their sex lives (including the choices not to have sex)

What I Don’t Mean

Everyone should have sex

Everyone should have kinky, non-monogamous, exhibitionistic, pansexual sex

Accepting someone’s sexuality means you have to participate in it, watch them engage in it, or hear about it in detail

Nothing related to sex is ever hurtful for anyone

Feminism should be all about sex

Sex fixes everything

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19 Men Go Shirtless And Share Their Body Image Struggles

The fruitless quest for a “perfect” body isn’t unique to women,  though based on the body image conversations we tend to hear, it’s easy to think so.

Spoiler alert: Men have body insecurities, too, and that’s nothing to be ashamed of.

Photos by: Damon Dahlen via The Huffington Post

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This is so important.

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The photographer deconstructing white privilege in South Africa

Alice Mann created a storm when she photographed her own wealthy suburban community and revealed the black domestic workers who enable their lives of luxury.

“Growing up as a white person in South Africa, your privilege is so inherent that it can be hard to see it,” explains photographer Alice Mann. “Sometimes it takes stepping away from the situation to realise it’s there. I think a lot of people are struggling to acknowledge how much white privilege still influences their lives.”“

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WATCH: Prof. Njabulo Ndebele delivers the Helen Joseph memorial lecture

Renowned author and academic Professor Njabulo Ndebele considers the 'burning of memory' in political protests.

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What Are White Writers For?

For a writer to deny that fiction is political is not only an act of bad faith, but an artistic failure.

“It was around this time that I first realized something nonwhite writers learn almost by default: for a fiction writer to deny that fiction is in some way political—in the sense of existing in an inherently politicized world—is not only an act of bad faith but a kind of artistic failure. How can we not, as writers, grasp that our own political existence, our own subjectivity, our citizenship, our racial and cultural identities, and the arguments of our time, are not material for our art, that these things are in some sense not all part of one ongoing conversation?“

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Jeff Ross

THE CHAMP Claressa Shields describes her speed, power and desire to be the greatest female boxer in history as she poses for ESPN The Magazine’s 2016 Body Issue.

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This is so powerful.

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It’s Nick Randhawa! Had the great pleasure of knowing him at Berkeley. He’s done fantastic work.

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Always reblog this

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It’s back!

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Finally a version with his name

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I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn’t And she scared me And I smashed her I don’t think I’m allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened

Nikki Giovanni, Allowables (via ofblackpoetry)

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Breathtaking photos of Aboriginal newborns and pregnant women in the outback show the beauty of indigenous sacred rituals Amazing photos have emerged of Aboriginal newborns with their mothers in traditional surroundings Australian photographer Bobbi-lee Hille, 29, has paid homage to her Indigenous culture with stunning images The mesmerising photographs give an insight into the true Aboriginal culture, traditions and lifestyles

‘I wanted to photograph Indigenous babies and bellies to create awareness of our beautiful culture and people,’ Ms Hille said. ‘It’s celebrating Indigenous culture and new life through photography. It is very important to me to keep our culture alive, to promote awareness and show how beautiful the traditions are.’ The mother-of-three, from Perth in Western Australia, believes her project called Milyali Art - meaning newborns in 2015 - is even more important as mainstream education and that the media often neglects Aboriginal culture.

‘I wish there was more focus on Aboriginal studies in schools and more cultural awareness,’ she said.

‘Usually only the negatives are focused on and because of this a lot of Australians have no idea about true Aboriginal culture, traditions or lifestyles.

‘They see a stereotyped one-sided story and make up their minds.’

*Just my personal favourites from the beautiful photography by Bobbi-lee Hillie. I am so amazed! these are by far the most beautiful photos I have ever seen*

Read/see more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3452825/Bobbi-lee-Hille-s-photos-Aboriginal-newborns-pregnant-women.html

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This is some of my beautiful sisters photography 💕

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She sleeps all day, dreams of you in both worlds,  tills the blood in and out of uterus, wakes up smelling of zinc. Grief sedated by orgasm, orgasm heightened by grief.  God was in the room when the man said to the womanI love you so much wrap your legs around me pull me in pull me in pull me in pullme in pull mein  pullmein Sometimes when he had her nipple in his mouth she’d whisper                   Allah- this too is a form of worship.  It smelt like flowers the last time she buried the friend with the kind eyes.  The last time she buried her face into his mattress, frangipani. Her hips grind,  pestle and mortar, cinnamon and cloves.  Whenever he pulls out:                     loss.

Grief Has Its Blue Hands in Her Hair by Warsan Shire (via modest-moon)

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Kenyan Photographer Suspends Reality With Portraits Of Nairobi’s Informal Economy Workers

Tahir Carl Karmali takes us behind the scenes of his stunning portraits of Kenya's 'jua kali' workers.

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Press Statement: LEGABIBO Registration Court of Appeal Judgment

On the 15 January 2016, five judges sat for the Court of Appeal hearing of the LEGABIBO registration case; Thuto Rammogwe & 19 others Vs. The State represented by Mr. Dick Bayford of Bayford an…

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The problem with sex education for LGBTI women

As the debate around the Safe Schools Coalition rages on, there's never been a better time to educate young LGBTI women about sexual health, writes Maeve Marsden.

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What started as a photography project has now grown into a place for queer voices to express their thoughts and experiences about butch identity.

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Sistergirls are doing it for themselves: a yarn with Crystal Love

NITV talks to the 'Aunty' of the Sistergirl community of the Tiwi Islands about her education work, ahead of NITV's Mardi Gras season screening of the documentary 'Sistagirl' on Thursday night.

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Watch: TED Talk nails why we need neutral bathrooms — and the scary reality trans people face right now.

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[Images: Fourteen gifs of writer Ivan E. Coyote, a non-binary transgender person, speaking in front of a crowd. The captions read: “There are a few things that all of us need. We all need air to breathe. We need clean water to drink. We need food to eat. We need shelter and love. You know. Love is great, too.  And we all need a safe place to pee. As a trans person who doesn’t fit neatly into the gender binary, if I could change the world tomorrow to make it easier for me to navigate…The very first thing i would do is blink and create single stall, gender neutral bathrooms in all public places. I know a little girl. She’s the daughter of a friend of mine. She’s a self-identified tomboy. I’m talking about cowboy boots and Caterpillar yellow toy trucks and bug jars, the whole nine yards. One time I asked her what her favorite color was. She told me, “Camouflage.” So that awesome little kid, she came home from school last October from her half day of preschool with soggy pants on. Because the other kids at school were harassing her when she tried to use the girls’ bathroom. And the teacher had already instructed her to stay out of the boys’ bathroom. And she had drank two glasses of that red juice at the Halloween party, and I mean, who can resist that red juice, right? It’s so good. And she couldn’t hold her pee any longer. Her and her classmates were four years old. They already felt empowered enough to police her use of the so-called public bathrooms. She was four years old. She had already been taught the brutal lesson that there was no bathroom door at preschool with a sign on it that welcomed people like her. She’d already learn that bathrooms were going to be a problem, and that problem started with her and was hers alone. So let’s just build some single stall, gender-neutral bathrooms with a little bench for getting changed into your gym clothes. We can’t change the world overnight for our children, but we can give them a safe and private place to escape that world, if only for just a minute. We can do it. So let’s just do it.“]

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