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Five Family-Friendly Feminist Fights

27 Sunday Sep 2015

Posted by Kate in Career, Class, Organizing, Parenting, Politics, Uncategorized

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#standwithPP, black lives matter, childcare, dignified wage, family, family leave, family values, feminist, fight for 15, mass incarceration, maternity leave, minimum wage, movement for black lives, paternity leave, planned parenthood, police violence, reproductive health, reproductive justice, reproductive rights, trans, universal childcare

Let’s talk about family values, y’all. I’m not talking about the so called “family values” pushed by the religious right. This isn’t some anti-marriage-equality Focus on the Family nonsense that keeps families from accessing legal rights. And it’s not about pressuring hetero couples to maintain gender norms for the good of the children, nor is it about taking reproductive choices away from people. No, the anti-feminists have falsely laid claim to the political realm of the family for too long.

Families are important, and family values, real family values, are feminist values. To prove it to you, here’s a list of five family-forward policies feminist are pushing for and taking action on–and way that you can join in the work.

It's a cute baby in a ruffly dress, kinda sad or confused facial expression, tongue slightly out of mouth

Please enjoy this marginally relevant stock photo of an adorable baby.

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Pathologizing Trans Identities: Beyond the DSM

03 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by Barbie in Mental Health, Trans

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diagnosis, disorder, DSM, ICD-10, pathologization, trans

As one of our readers helpfully pointed out in reply to Kate’s awesome post and the resulting discussion on the future of feminism, there has been some question about whether or not being trans is still considered to be a mental disorder by the DSM.  In the DSM 5, the current version of the diagnostic and statistical manual that mental health clinicians use in the United States and elsewhere to diagnose their patients, the answer is no, though understanding why requires understanding DSM diagnostic procedures beyond the main criteria.  However, the updated diagnosis, now re-named “Gender dysphoria,” is not without its problems.  And unfortunately, the institutional pathologizing of Trans people and identities does not end with the DSM.

Since I do not identify as Trans, it is not my place to comment on how this impacts people who do.  The goal of this post is solely to shed light on some important things going on in our healthcare system.

This thing is the tip of the iceberg.

This is the tip of the iceberg.

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Transitioning, Access, and Privilege

09 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by Hex in Queer-LGBTQIA, Trans

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gender, genderqueer, Privilege, trans, transitioning

Today’s guest post is by Hex.

As a non-binary person who is just starting to physically transition, I’ve been thinking a lot about the way that process is valued by queer and allied communities. I’ve been out as trans for almost a year now. I’ve been using the same pronouns and presenting myself roughly in the same way for most of that time. About two months ago I started taking testosterone. Soon after starting I told an acquaintance about it and she immediately said “Oh, I have a friend who’s doing a project and wants to include a trans voice. Can I give him your name?” Of course, the tokenism at work here could be the subject of a whole post of its own, but the salient point is that I had been trans all along, but it was only after starting hormones that she thought to mention this. In fact, as people found out about my taking hormones – long before there were any actual effects – my preferred pronouns were used more consistently. I started getting requests to sit on panels or to lead trainings. In short, people became noticeably more respectful of my identity.

This is a problem I see happening over and over again in different communities. Despite rhetoric about self-identification being the most important thing, time and again I see hierarchies of who is “really” trans being constructed around who fits the dominant narrative of physical transition, mirroring our mainstream media’s obsession about the physical aspects of transition. The ones who are most respected are the ones who, like me, take medical steps to change their bodies. This ignores the fact that many people who are as legitimately trans as me choose not to or are unable to access these things.

I couldn't come up with a picture so here is a cat wearing a backpack. You're welcome.

I couldn’t come up with a picture so here is a cat wearing a backpack. You’re welcome.

There are a lot of reasons why people don’t take hormones or get surgery. Continue reading →

21 webcomics by female and trans artists

24 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by Kate in Media

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alison green, all the things, allie brosh, angela melick, art, aurora, ballister blackheart, bikeyface, cat and girl, cat vs human, danielle corsetto, darwin carmichael, dc is going to hell, everyday pants, girls with slingshots, goldenloin, gws, hark a vagrant, hazel tellington, hyperbole and a half, ignition zero, jam, jenn jordan, johnny wander, jsph, junior scientist power hour, kate beaton, kate or die, ley lines, life in glory, liz prince power, lucky penny, molly ostertag, my so-called secret identity, nimona noelle stevenson, noel arthur heimpel, note the note, prince of cats, sarah zaidan, sfp, skittles, sophie goldstein, strong female protagonist, suze shore, trans, transgender, wasted talent, webcomics, women, year one, yuko ota

I love webcomics! One of the things I love about them is how much easier it is to get content from a wide diversity of artists than with corporate-created comic books (or even newspaper strips). And sure, there are a fair amount of webcomics by cis male artists that I enjoy, but I’m also able to find awesome, funny, adorable content by women and trans* artists as well.

Get your RSS feeds ready (and bookmark this page, because I know you’re not gonna have time to read all of these at once). And be ready to share your best recommendations in the comments! Here are some of my favorites:

Better-known:

1. Girls With Slingshots

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Danielle Corsetto is responsible for this alternately charming, goofy, and rowdy ensemble-cast comic that centers on Hazel and Jamie, best friends since high school:

Hazel and Jamie

Hazel and Jamie

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