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alloutorg:

Tokyo Disney Resort just held its first same-sex wedding! The country doesn’t have marriage equality quite yet, but these happy brides are a glowing example of what might be coming for LGBT couples in Japan.

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Now that graduation is out of the way, and my move will be complete next week it’s time to start thinking about the next batch of episodes! Do you have any ideas or requests for stories, issues, or people you want to know more about? What are you interested in hearing about?

martianbaby:

everyone submit!!

preferably something about girl culture

but it could be whatever

stories/poems/essays/art

deadline is May 22nd

SEND EVERYTHIng HERE:

brt2105@barnard.edu

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this has probably been my greatest feminist challenge. growing up as a “tomboy” i was never able to relate to girl friends that were more into feminine gender performance. i began to resent them, and blamed sexism and gender discrimination on their girliness (which is what i at the time equated with weakness). only recently have i started to embrace and love all woman identified people and respected all performances. femme, butch, trans…doesn’t matter, we are all sisters and we are all in this together. 

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michael-ceras-nipple:

Why do we need feminism, you ask?

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ladlelickedbarnaby:

norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman. 

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

saith.

In every Target I’ve ever been to [which, if you know me, you know is a VERY expansive list] I have seen LGBT employees. I’ve also noticed their very relaxed policy on tattoos and piercings. I love Target and I love their hiring policies and the only thing that could ever make me love Target more is if their clothing lines had more ethical production practices. 

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parentwin: Clyming the Walls of Feminism - A Critical Look at the Feminist Problem Part I

Bloggers tries to give an unbiased account of what Charles Clymer has done on Facebook in the name of Feminism. Does anyone else see some serious red flags in his words and actions? 

baconmane:

FUCK

THIS IS WHY I NEED FEMINISM!!!

just kidding, but seriously what a jerk. i hope he bought her 3 replacement balloons after doing that. 

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parasaurus:

androphilia:

Life With The Hijab By Sadaf Syed

① University of Michigan’s DJ Hadeel Al-Hadidi created and broadcasts her own hour-long radio program.
② Scholars teach that Islam encourages sports and physical activity for all, wrote Sayed. The prophet Muhammad is said to have invited his wife Aisha to a foot race.
③ Nadia Afghani, left, and Nadia Chohan make up Hijabi Deafness, a Muslim punk rock/hip-hop band.
④ Michelle Yim, a network engineer, skis, swims, body surfs, rides motorcycles – all while wearing the hijab.
⑤ Atlanta-based Mariem “Punchenella” Brakache (5-5, 1KO) is a former IBA Junior Middleweight Champion, boxing coach and renowned trainer.
⑥ A ballerina and tap dancer from Texas, Hiba Awad is anxious to prove “how versatile and unique a Muslim woman can be.”
⑦ Nousheen Yousuf said the practice of tae kwon do “taught me to treat daily prayers as a real meditation, where the focus is on my relationship with God.”
⑧ Nosheen Cassim, a part-time makeup artist and full-time mother of two, was born and raised in Illinois, but has been threatened by strangers who told her to “go back to where she came from.”
⑨ No matter how different they may look from other beachgoers, Sama Wareh, left, and Aurelia Khatib believe in doing what they love, including surfing.
⑩ Asma Azim, a step-grandmother from Pakistan, has been a manager of mechanics and a truck driver for more than a dozen years. She said her male contemporaries treat her with respect – especially when they discover she can repair her own engine.

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