March 2012
“I was born of heterosexual parents, taught by heterosexual teachers, in a...”
– Harvey Milk (via andyouhavetogivethemhope)
backtofrontfronttoback asked: Hey there! So I love your blog! I have just recently been (slowly) coming out to my friends that I am Pansexual. Thank you for everything you post :D
February 2012
WASHINGTON GOV GREGOIRE: ‘I APOLOGIZE THAT IT TOOK... →
Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) — who signed a marriage equality bill into law earlier this month — has apologized for not supporting same-sex marriage sooner. In an interview discussing her evolution on the issue, Gregoire says, “I apologize that it took me so long. I feel better about my head and my heart than I have in seven years. But it took me time. I regret that it took me that...
Sweden close to ending forced sterilization of... →
gaywrites:
Forced sterilization of transgender people in Sweden may soon come to an end, thanks to political changes facilitating a change in policy.
Seventeen countries in the European Union currently require sterilization in order for people to change genders on legal documents. Sweden is currently one of them, mainly because a coalition of conservative groups called the Christian Democrat...
Accidentally Sitting By Gay Couples Changed MD... →
An incredible story on the Maryland gay marriage vote is making its way around the web.
In an effort to get the bill to the House floor, a special joint committee was formed and legislators were left scrambling for seats. Kach, who had previously backed attempts to define marriage as between one man and one woman, found a space right next to the witness table.
“I saw with so many of the...
“I am a great, big, beautiful androgynous flower waiting to bloom.”
– genderfork
“When you realize that the power is within YOU, you don’t give a fuck about...”
– genderfork
Maryland becomes 8th state to pass marriage... →
Gay marriage is coming to Maryland! Last night, the legislature passed the bill and Gov. O’Malley has promised to sign it into law. Maryland is the eighth state to approve gay marriage–and the fourth state one to do so in the last year.
Unfortunately, the law will probably be put to a referendum on the November ballot. (Because here in America, we occasionally like to put our basic civil...
Privacy is not an option.
queerfury:
“The ability to keep bodily matters private is a privilege some of us will never have. Just ask a poor person on welfare, a fat person, a visibly disabled person, a pregnant woman. Ask a person of color whose ethnic heritage isn’t seemingly apparent. Just ask a seriously ill person, a gender ambiguous person, a non-passing transman or trans woman. All these people experience public...
“Gender expression is only the beginning. Coming into yourself is a hard, but...”
– genderfork
Villanova Redacts Gay Performer's Invite 'Cause... →
In a move that would speak well of any university in America, Villanova University agreed earlier this year to have gay performance artist Tim Miller come to their campus to facilitate a week-long workshop for students on personal narratives, which would culminate in performance pieces to be presented on campus. In a move that doesn’t speak particularly well of Villanova, this week they...
Virginia allows discrimination in adoption →
gaywrites:
The state of Virginia has essentially passed legislation making it legal for private adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT parents.
This bill would allow agencies to deny couples adoptions on the basis of a conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, subtly but surely pointing to homosexuality. Virginia’s state Senate and House have both passed the bill and Gov. Bob...
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Anonymous asked: I'm the last anon, I am also attracted to trans* women and (romantically) gay cis men but they I tend to not be their demographic so I don't include them. I'm not sure if this makes it more complex or simple.
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Anonymous asked: If I previously identified as a lesbian but I am now finding that I am also attracted to trans* men and women, does that immediately make me pansexual? I am not attracted to cis gendered males, though. Does this mean I am fetishizing trans* bodies?
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Anonymous asked: I got a new roommate this semester, meaning I once again find myself with another toe back in the closet. My last roommate didn't care I was pansexual, but my new roommate doesn't know and doesn't actually even believe that it's possible to be pansexual. What should I do? Should I just keep that toe in the closet and bear through the semester, or should I try telling her? If I...
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Anonymous asked: so i'm confused. i identify as pansexual/romantic in that i'm attracted to all genders, non-binary people included. but i guess some panromantics and -sexuals identify more with the definition of being attracted to someone without gender factoring into it at all or very little. but i don't think that's how all pansexuals experience sexual attraction, is it? do some pansexuals...
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Anonymous asked: re: the Anais Nin quote about the incapacity to love being the only thing that's abnormal -- I am not on the ace spectrum but that seems pretty shaming of aromantic people to me. Aromantic people aren't hurting anything by not experiencing love for other people in a romantic context, so why call other and shame them by calling them abnormal?
waning--moon asked: HI! :) I'm Jackie and today I came out to my aunt as pansexual :) Now just for my parents. <3 Thank you for this page!
“The only abnormality is the incapacity to love.”
– Anais Nin
“Discovery consists of seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no...”
– Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Dressing Rooms: Legal, Physical and Emotional →
We’ve teamed up with our favorite fashion transgressors, dapperQ, to tackle your most pressing, masculine-of-center clothing quandaries! For more on dapperQ and how to submit your own questions, just scroll on down to the bottom of this post.
Q: When I’m shopping in the men’s/boy’s department, which dressing room am I supposed to use?
A:
I preface this post by stating...
This Is A Gay Marriage Roundup: New Jersey,... →
Much as everyone expected, Chris Christie moved to veto New Jersey’s attempt at a marriage equality bill, effectively ending any hope of marriage equality in New Jersey in 2012. He described his decision as a refusal to compromise “principles for politics,” which is ironic considering that opposing same-sex marriage is probably one of the more expedient things he could do for his...
Media FAIL in Coverage of Study on Gender... →
“Gender Uncertainty Risky for Kids.”
“Child Gender Nonconformity Linked to Higher Risk of Abuse.”
“Kids Who Veer From Gender Norms at Higher Risk for Abuse.”
“Gender identity issues can harm kids’ mental health.”
These are just a few of the headlines that have been used in pieces referencing a new study on gender conformity in children and risk factors for abuse. Similar headlines have been...
Texas A&M adds protections for LGBT employees →
gaywrites:
The president of Texas A&M, R. Bowen Loftin, has for the first time ever included sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression into the university’s non-discrimination memo for employees.
Officials say members of the university community have responded well to the inclusion of LGBT people in a non-discrimination policy, especially because Texas is a state lacking in...
“Queer doesn’t mean “don’t label me,” it means “I am naming myself.” It means...”
– What Queerness Means to Me | Tranarchism (via doxian)
damn right
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“My sexuality, my gender, and my presentation are three different things.”
– genderfork
Sexuality and the South Asian diaspora →
As countries in South Asia take strides toward legalizing homosexuality and even same-sex marriage, queer South Asians in Canada say their community continues to face a unique set of issues.
“There are many challenges that aren’t fully addressed in the mainstream — double and sometimes triple intersections of discrimination,” says Alex Sangha, the founder of Sher Vancouver, a British...
“Of course, this is one of the profound ways in which oppression works—to mire us...”
– Eli Clare, “Stolen Bodies, Reclaimed Bodies” (via thenewwomensmovement)
How-To: Apply For “Sex-Unspecified” Canadian... →
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Please share this around Canadian civil liberty, and LGBT groups.
I have chosen to apply to Passport Canada for a sex-unspecified passport. Here’s how you can too.
Any Canadian may join in this protest. You should not need to be trans-identified to request a sex-unspecified passport.
Sex-unspecified passports are recognized around the world (even in Canada). They are a part...
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inkstainedqueer asked: Hey, can you write about or link your followers to things about not coming out to one's parents? Or just not having gender/sexuality discussions with them out of self-preservation? I feel like there is not enough dialogue around safety being greater and more important than coming out for "the gay movement".
