perspectives on stuff from an angry feminist
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2008
It seems as if it’s the month for glaring displays of obnoxiousness about sex work: whether it be my deranged sociology lecturer, tigtog’s stunningly clueless effort at Ren’s, or Sam Berg’s attempts to silence Ren.
I keep noticing one thing again and again with these people. It’s obvious that these people care about those involved in […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2008
So, we have another developing shambles of a situation - and once again, the self-described defenders of the wimmins aren’t coming up smelling of roses.
Earlier in the week, the brilliant Renegade Evolution was invited to speak at a forum at William and Mary College on sex work, pornography and such. It was supposed to see […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2008
Finally, tonight, I need to rant. I have the course from utter hell this semester, and it just keeps getting worse and worse with every passing week. It’s the ultimate in ignorant, entitled white middle-class feminism mixed with quite a bit of plain there-are-no-words crazy, and after a string of “OH NO YOU DID NOT […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 13th, 2008
Sanesha Stewart, a 25-year old transwoman of colour from the Bronx, was murdered on Saturday. The story is one that we’ve heard so many fucking times before: man digs woman, man discovers woman has penis, man freaks out and kills woman.
Belledame puts it well:
Because there’s nothing worse than finding out you are sexually attracted to, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2008
There have now been two incidents of serious police abuse relating to transpeople break in the media in as many days, and in two different states. In Sydney, two police officers are now on trial after deliberately outing a transwoman who had come to them for assistance after being the victim of domestic violence to […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2008
God, some people are entitled assholes. Via Ren and Kim, meet Steve Gower, harasser of Atlanta sex workers, transphobe, and general repulsive creep.
In short, Gower is a middle-aged man who gets his jollies by going around his Atlanta neighbourhood with a video camera, harassing sex workers - and especially transgendered sex workers - in the […]