Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!

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June 2012

and now i’m going to the job centre.

tal9000: genderbitch: If you got the time to call someone on their language when they’re flipping shit cuz privileged fucks are ripping them open and people (especially privileged people who call themselves allies or friends) aren’t getting their back Then you got time to go in hot and heavy and fuck up every single post made by every single one of the bigots going after them, all while...

Another Religious Organization Accused of Covering... →

yesmeansyes: “I always forget about that pesky clause in child rape laws that specify that if a young teenager has kissed a boy or whatever, then she’s a free-for-all rape zone for 30-year-olds.” Relevant. Trigger warning for the article. It’s pretty graphic.

Wage gap also exists for trans* individuals. →

blackraincloud: socialistexan: [Note: article also includes information on pay gap affecting cos gay people as well] There’s been a lot of talk lately about the pay disparity between cis men and women (and the even larger gap for PoC), however this discussion usually excludes how the pay gap affects trans* individuals. The numbers are actually pretty shocking: Transgender individuals also...

Don’t Bother Trying to Wife Your Way Out of... →

socialismartnature: This is so disgusting. Spending millions of federal dollars on a program aimed at convincing low-income and impoverished women and single-mothers that the answer to their economic woes lies in finding a man to marry. And the fact that Obama continues to fund this obscene program is equally infuriating. === The Bush administration, those geniuses who brought us great...

Olympic Broadcasting Inequality: Olympics... →

misfitkotld: fuckyeahgenderstudies: See also She won a gold medal because she’s pretty The gender-based study published in the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media found: When female athletes succeed, commentators tend to focus on luck and less on physical ability. When female athletes fail, physical ability and commitment are noted. When male athletes succeed, commentators...

Sponsor my Cancer Research UK Race for Life! →

So this is happening in a week’s time and i completely forgot. fuckyeahgenderstudies: I’m doing it again; fourth year in a row/fifth time ever. If any of you dear readers would like to sponsor me, I (and more importantly, Cancer Research UK, the world’s leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research) would be very grateful indeed. I’m hoping to raise somewhere between £300...

Being gay is fine. Being bisexual is fine. Being...

Socks shall not lie with crocs as with trainers. It is an abomination.

“The Seattle Parks and Recreation is refusing to let a breast cancer survivor...”

– Discriminatory Parks Department Won’t Let Cancer Survivor Swim Topless :| (via biyuti) what the fuck even.

Zimbabwe's MPs to be circumcised in bid to fight... →

A group of Zimbabwean MPs is getting circumcised as part of a campaign to reduce HIV and Aids cases. A small makeshift clinic for carrying out the procedures was erected in Parliament House in the capital Harare. Blessing Chebundo, chairman of Zimbabwe Parliamentarians Against Aids, said his main objective was to inspire other citizens to follow suit. Research by the UN has suggested male...

santasmokesweed replied to your post: Dear Science museum: do you have to be ableist? Is it ableist because it’s using the term OCD inappropriately/making fun of it? Or is it something else? I don’t get it :( Yep. Got it in one.

Olympic Broadcasting Inequality: Olympics... →

See also She won a gold medal because she’s pretty The gender-based study published in the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media found: When female athletes succeed, commentators tend to focus on luck and less on physical ability. When female athletes fail, physical ability and commitment are noted. When male athletes succeed, commentators applaud their skill and commitment to...

Transgender Athlete Looks to Qualify in Hammer →

The article is kind of infuriating—language use is not great and it feels the need to mention his former name etc…. Good luck Keelin. Probably best to avoid the comments section.

Dear Science museum: do you have to be ableist?

So i was just browsing the Science Museum gift shop online and i came across “The OCD chef chopping board” If you’re the type of chef who enjoys accuracy and order in the kitchen, look no further than the OCD Chef Chopping Board. Etched with an array of angles for perfect paring and grid lines for truly precise dicing, the hard-wearing beechwood board will help you impress...

Police HIV advice 'outdated and stigmatising' →

cookieglitch: fuckyeahgenderstudies: Some of the guidance was completely wrong, such as the claims that HIV can be transmitted between people who share toothbrushes and razors and that the virus can be present in saliva and urine. One piece of guidance even suggested that police officers should be provided with “spit hoods” to protect themselves against people with HIV. It was also suggested...

Places i would like to visit:

Museum of Murderers Museum of Hot Murderers Museum of Fuck the Police Museum of Board Games Museum of Christopher Moltisanti Museum of Married Men’s Mid-life Crises Museum of Marginalia Museum of Large Animals Curled Up Really Small Museum of Death please arrange this forthwith.

"They had little choice"

TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE I just got this Disqus comment on this blog post about rape in the US military: “When I was onn active duty the majority of woman I knew had been raped and they were quite about it. They had little choice.” This makes me so sad and angry. Everything—it’s so fucked up. No matter how many times i hear this information it still shocks me.

(trigger warning: eating disorders) Ugh. The...

This is ridiculous. Concerning the suicide of a teenage girl with bulimia who was, it seems, bullied by her classmates for being overweight, the Coroner comments: “[the fashion industry] is directly responsible for what happened” “The problems of eating disorders amongst young people, particularly girls, did not exist before the 1970s.” This man is not remotely...

“Imagine you’re at a party. A guy offers you a drink. You say no. He says “Come...”

– The art of “no,” continued: Saying no when you’ve already said yes. « CaptainAwkward.com I love this post SO MUCH. (via heavenearthandhoratio)

fedinger replied to your link: Police HIV advice ‘outdated and stigmatising’ In middle school, my gym teacher told us HIV could be spread by sharing chapstick, among other totally untrue transmission methods. This was in 2003. Yikes. You know what they say: if you can’t teach, teach gym…

Police HIV advice 'outdated and stigmatising' →

Some of the guidance was completely wrong, such as the claims that HIV can be transmitted between people who share toothbrushes and razors and that the virus can be present in saliva and urine. One piece of guidance even suggested that police officers should be provided with “spit hoods” to protect themselves against people with HIV. It was also suggested that infection could occur...

Documentary about rape in the US military changes... →

Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War has moved the US secretary of defence, Leon Panetta, to announce changes in policy towards the prosecution of rape in the military.

BBC: "Sex trade legislation: How do you protect... →

Trigger warning: ED

Has anyone else been following the case of ‘E’? The 32-year-old anorexia patient who has twice signed DNR papers and made a living will stating she does not want to be given treatment to keep her alive? [[MORE]] Some fucking judge, Justice Peter Jackson, has decided that although she is fully aware of the meaning of her decision, and although her parents (not that that should matter...

Hate crimes against disabled people soar to a... →

‘Anti-scrounger’ rhetoric blamed for doubling of offences since 2008 financial crisis

ftmark asked: The phrasing in the pamphlet Coming Out as Cis is purposefully satirical, which is why it says things like "A cisgender" (it also calls them 'Cissies' ;) ) Just fyi, I saw your comments on it and wanted to clear it up

Olympics crackdown on sex trade condemned by Stop... →

Stop the Arrests has written to Boris Johnson expressing THEIR fears that police tactics are compromising the safety of sex workers.

"Why under-18s can't be victims of domestic abuse" →

“The definition of domestic abuse states that victims must be 18 or over, and it has serious repercussions for the services that abused young people receive” I didn’t know this. Terrible. (Trigger warning: violence; domestic abuse)

Readers (especially in New York), I need your help...

I have been very fortunate to score a bargainous trip back to La Pomme Grande for a week in July. As many of you will know, I used to live in New York for a bit but I haven’t been back in over three years—and a lot can change in three years. So: [[MORE]]I’m looking for some cool and fun things to do, preferably on a shoestring, and a large fraction of which are ideal for a lone traveller, that I...

Proposal for outright ban on prostitution in... →

Only 11 of the 68 consultants at the heart...

That’s pretty abysmal.

Bodily autonomy: confessions of a transsexual sex... →

fatprincesslifestylechoices: hey so i have a donate button now. this is really uncomfortable for me and i really hate talking about money let alone taking money from people but this is internalised classism and me doubting my worth and i need to challenge that and this is as good a reason as ever. anyone who has followed me with any longevity knows that i am poor. born poor. working poor. dirt...

Feminist activists reported to have been kidnapped... →

Gang of men in Donetsk alleged to have abducted three women from Femen group before Euro 2012 match in the city update: canndo replied to your link: Feminist activists reported to have been kidnapped in Ukraine They’ve been found and are okay. You can check their facebook page for confirmation.

Why you should be concerned with the impending... →

cassket: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been called the “bible of mental illness” because it lists and defines all of the “official” psychiatric diagnoses according to the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM is in the early stages of undergoing its 5th major revision; each previous revision has seen the total number of mental disorders recognized (some...

Anonymous asked: is making jokes about impotence sexist?

All HRT information compiled into a handy source. →

UPDATE/WARNING name-redacted: kiriamaya: robynseggs: HOLY FUCKING SHIT. Anyone who plans on taking HRT without a prescription from your doctor (via ordering on-line or some other method), this website has all dosages, amount of times you take daily, the specific names of the prescriptions, how you administer them, all the “red flag” side effects to look out for, etc. etc. Please pass this...

Guardian: London 2012 Olympics: is measuring... →

“Sport is not a level playing field. If some athletes have ‘better’ hormones, then surely that’s the same as having better genes” … “Men run fast and get praise heaped on them. Women run fast and get derogatory comments about their physiques and question marks raised over their femininity.”

Photograph of woman with aborted foetus sparks... →

Trigger warning: forced abortion Feng Jianmei in hospital in China, where she was allegedly forced to abort her seven-month-old foetus because she couldn’t afford the 40,000 yuan fine. (NB - foetus not shown). Fuck.

All HRT information compiled into a handy source. →

kiriamaya: robynseggs: HOLY FUCKING SHIT. Anyone who plans on taking HRT without a prescription from your doctor (via ordering on-line or some other method), this website has all dosages, amount of times you take daily, the specific names of the prescriptions, how you administer them, all the “red flag” side effects to look out for, etc. etc. Please pass this along! I don’t care for some...

Anonymous asked: If anti-depressants had no effects other than the placebo effect, it wouldn't take me 4 different meds to find something that actually works. Also, why the fuck would medical studies performed after the 1950s not account for the placebo effect? The burden of proof is on you to prove this conspiracy theory, and I've seen nothing giving even remotely convincing evidence of this. Telling...

Debate surrounds intersex inclusion in the DSM 5 →

Challenges and Tragedy for the Transgender... →

I'm going to bed.

Luckily i have therapy tomorrow.

angryeyed asked: I just want to give a shout out to the resources put together by the wonderful folks at the Icarus Project. The Icarus Project is a network of folks developing radical practice and support around mental illness. Some folks involved use psychiatric medication, other don't. Pertinent resources include a harm reduction guide to getting off meds safely, stories of other radical folks with...