Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday July 13, 2014 Jill Promote yourself. Netiquette reminders: Want to recommend someone else’s writing instead? Try the latest signal-boosting thread. we expect Content Notes as a courtesy to our readers for problematic content in linked posts and/or their comment threads (a habit of posting only triggering/disparaging links may annoy the Giraffe (you really don’t want to annoy the Giraffe)) extended discussion of self-promotion links on this thread is counter-productive for the intended signal-boosting – the idea is for the promoted sites to get more traffic. If it’s a side-discussion that would be off-topic/unwelcome/distressing on the other site, take it to #spillover after leaving a note on this thread redirecting others there.
First time joining in on this thread, but here’s something on The Amazing Adventures Of Our Complex Hero And His Cardboard Cut Out Women, prompted by a book in which every single woman was there purely as fodder for driving the male characters’ stories: http://www.girlonthenet.com/2014/06/29/cardboard-cut-out-women/
Things I’ve been writing about lately: [TW: transphobia] A five-part series on trans women and women-only spaces About the ways in which virtue is too often misinterpreted as weakness. A Genderqueer 101 An exploration for the reasons why trans people are very often (though often secretly) plagued by doubts about their gender identity Some personal reflections on my own experiences as a demisexual person
This week on Ask an Aspergirl, I wrote about my writing process — all five W’s and an H: http://wp.me/p39G3C-uS
This week at delagar, I write about Snowpiercer, an interesting though maybe not entirely successful movie.
Religion, Celibacy, and LGBT Lives. What is the place of celibate people in the LGBT community? N for Nonbinary? LGBTQ & Beyond. Thoughts on the inclusion of people outside the gender binary. Note: I recant my approach in this post; readers let me know I overstepped as a binary-gendered person addressing this issue. However, I recommend the interesting discussion in the comments–I learned a lot.
7 important things to know about contacting your legislator: http://humaneeducation.org/blog/2014/07/07/7-important-contacting-legislator/ Solutionary Grace Lee Boggs spotlighted in “American Revolutionary” film: http://humaneeducation.org/blog/2014/07/10/solutionary-grace-lee-boggs-spotlighted-american-revolutionary/
Partial family picture [cn: military, medical talk in the text] [cn: magic, religion, discussion of racism] Magic and Religion in a nontheistic paranormal universe. Just what it says. I’m sorting out my thoughts on a series of books I’m writing.
This week on broadsspeak, a brief commentary on Andie Fox’s positive vision of single motherhood: http://broadsspeak.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/on-partnerless-vacations-with-kids/
Our newest blogger explains how her service in the Peace Corps, where she saw first-hand why reproductive and sexual health matters, made her an ardent supporter of sex education and reproductive justice. Also, a ton (OK, eight) more links!
My partner I will celebrate 11 years next week. I just learned that she’s had the card with my phone number in her wallet this entire time. And somehow I turn that into an outcry against inequality. I was asked to talk about what visibiliTi means to me as an ally for a new video channel, Transperience TV. My take on ENDA and religious exemptions. I’m collecting stories about folks trying to get public accommodations at spaces like movie theaters, restaurants and more. Finally, while “Tammy” did not have any transphobic content, that is possibly its only redeeming quality. I think it is a terrible terrible movie.
This week some anti-choicers found a post I’d written several months ago about anti-choice protesters. The post is not a new one, but the comments are interesting, to say the least. Since my mental energy was pretty consumed with them, I didn’t have time or energy to write a full post, so I did a brief links round-up for July.
Here are the dynamics involved in perpetuating injustice (an explanation and attack on the fallacies employed by privileged parties): http://thefatalfeminist.com/2014/07/13/the-state-of-oppression-and-the-strategic-refusal-of-responsible-parties-to-recognize-justice/
Also, unbeknownst to many Muslims, Islam has female prophets: http://thefatalfeminist.com/2014/07/08/prophet-maryam-and-her-successor-the-prophet-muhammad/
My wife and I just celebrated our wedding anniversary. A year ago she was my husband, newly out as transgender and starting hormone therapy. Happy Anniversary, Wifey!
Last week at Bitch Flicks… ‘Outland’: An Unsung Treat for Queer Sci-Fi Fans Death and Life on ‘K2: Siren of the Himalayas’ ‘Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger’: A Portrait With Missing Pieces An American Icon: In Praise of Jane Fonda, AFI’s Life Achievement Award Winner of 2014 Another Dead Sex Worker on ‘Game of Thrones’ “Terrors of Intimacy” or No, ‘True Blood’ is About Who You Want to Have Sex With Seed & Spark: What Is a Woman’s Story, Anyway? Seed & Spark: Beyond the Bechdel Test: Strong Female Friendships on Screen ‘They Came Together’ and the Sins of Romantic Comedy
Kristene Chapa and her girlfriend, Mollie Olgin, were assaulted and shot execution-style in a south Texas park in 2012. Mollie died. Kristene survived but has paralysis on her left side, her vision and speech are affected, and she lost her independence at the age of 18. However, as Alexandra Bolles at GLAAD recently said to me, “Kristene is badass!” “Writing the Kristene Chapa Story” is the first in a series about writing Kristene’s memoir with and for her. In each post, I’ll include something about the way in which SHE drives the writing of her story, especially through her texts. Check it out: http://www.csandage.com/blog
So here’s my Anime Expo 2014 con report! One of the reasons why I wanted to highlight this here is because reportedly Anime Expo received upwards of 200K attendance–but you wouldn’t really know it from geeky websites and the like which didn’t cover the con. Anime, the bastard child of Geekdom. 🙁 Anywho, lots of stories about the new Sailor Moon English dub cast as well as adventures in cosplaying while female. Dreams Do Come True: Anime Expo 2014 Con Report