Epic Gallery: 150 Years Of Lesbians And Other Lady-Loving-Ladies click here for more posts from “the herstory issue” // “the way we were” I really threw myself into Herstory Month, in June, eating every accessible herstory archive on the internet and spending hours in the library, accumulating massive stacks of borrowed books which I stored at the foot of my bed. My girlfriend was not a big fan of the stacks of books at the foot of the bed. I was looking for words but eventually, also, for pictures. So I started collecting them. Four quick disclaimers: 1) Obviously it’s impossible to verify the sexual orientation of some of the subjects of earlier photos I found on tumblr, the pre-1920s photos especially. I’d also like to thank the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco for their permission using photos from their collection here. 150 Years of Lady-Loving-Ladies In The U.S. 1850s Charlotte Cushman and Matilda Hays 1880s sculptor Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis 1890s photo by alice austen via flickr.com/photos/sshreeves via chloeandolivia.wordpress.com 1900s 1910s
The Last Triangle · Hair and Blood So I’ve been thinking about periods – and no, not the punctuation kind. That’s because I spent some time on the weekend thumbing my way through an interesting little book on menstruation. Called ‘Capitalizing on the Curse: The Business of Menstruation’, the book explores the impact that capitalist forces have had on our monthly periods. It’s by Elizabeth Arveda Kissling, a professor at Eastern Washington University. I know, I know – I can hear you now: “this is a blog about pubic hair — why the period talk?” Here’s why: because reading Kissling’s book about periods actually made me think a lot about women and their relationships to their own body hair. Kissling’s interesting premise is that though it’s a regular phenomenon for half the world’s population, periods are typically seen as icky and gross — a troublesome interruption in the month that must be dealt with (ideally) in secret (god forbid your males friends should catch a glimpse of a tampon in your purse!).
15 Aspects That Must Be Recognized In Third-Wave Feminism 1. There must be a widespread understanding that feminism does apply to men. Therefore, men who stand up for feminist issues may, and should, be identified as feminist. It is counterproductive and hypocritical to discuss gender equality while simultaneously creating a double standard towards males who share feminist values. (I think that the phrase "feminist male" should be dropped, as well. 2. 3. 4. (This logic applies only to minor, mainstream cosmetics. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Anger | Latika Roy Foundation I am angry at every man I see these days. In a fancy home-goods shop this afternoon, I watched as an older guy got too close to a young salesgirl. One month ago, I might have rolled my eyes and moved on. Walking with my daughter down the platform at the train station, I saw a man note her presence. I am fierce these days. Like everyone else in the country, I was shaken to the core by the brutal rape of the young woman we all feel we knew. I am a writer and I write about the things that move me, the things that astonish me, the things I wish I could change, the things I will not tolerate, the things that define me. But for days, stretching into weeks, I could not write about this. I could not write about a young woman who had only boarded a bus to go home. Oh, just think about it! And yet the grief was there. And then suddenly, one day, the grief was replaced by rage. And at that moment of recognized rage (it happened this afternoon) I was suddenly able to write it down.
Secret Lesbians — 19th Century Queer Couples 1. 1891 – Photo by... Érase una vez una princesa enamorada de una valiente chica extranjera Una niña que encuentra un lápiz mágico que vuelve realidad lo que dibuja y una princesa cuyo padre quiere casarla con alguien que no es su amor verdadero protagonizan los primeros cuentos de la recién estrenada editorial Nube Ocho. ¿Qué tienen de especial? Que la niña tiene dos papás, y que la princesa no está enamorada de un apuesto joven, sino de una valiente chica extranjera. “Son los libros que nuestra generación no pudo leer”, dice Luis Amavisca, creador de esta pequeña firma, que acaba de lanzar ‘El lapicero mágico’ y ‘La princesa Li’ junto con Egales, una editorial con 20 años de experiencia en temas relacionados con la homosexualidad. Nube Ocho se suma a otras pequeñas editoriales, como A Fortiori y Topka, que en la última década han intentado llenar un vacío de referentes literarios para familias cada vez más diversas y visibles, no solo en cuanto a orientación sexual, sino con vivencias como divorcios, adopciones, discapacidad o inmigración.
Zelda Lily, Feminism in a Bra A plague of David Attenborough Last week, British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough devoted over a third of a widely reported interview to his claim that human beings are “a plague on the earth.” “It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now.” Attenborough cited Ethiopia as his only example of the natural world fighting back against the human plague. “We keep putting on programmes about famine in Ethiopia; that’s what’s happening. In Attenborough’s view, Ethiopians are starving simply because there are too many of them. But let’s suppose that 50% of Ethiopians disappear today. In reality, more than 400,000 Ethiopians died of starvation between 1983 and 1985, in one of the worst famines of modern times. Clearly, reducing population would not make Ethiopia any less vulnerable to mass hunger. ———- Ian
Unheard Voices: Stories of LGBT History The History and Impact of Anti-LGBT Slurs In this lesson students listen to the oral history of an advocate for LGBT family rights, and use her personal story as a vehicle for considering how anti-LGBT attitudes are formed. Students explore the derivation of the words “gay,” “faggot” and “dyke” in order to better understand the long history of judgment and hate behind these words. They also reflect on the testimony of LGBT teens about the impact of terms like “that’s so gay.” Students will reflect on the oral history of an individual involved in the LGBT rights movement. download here (.pdf format – requires Acrobat Reader) Time: 55-70 mins. or two class periods Grade Level: Grades 6 & up Strategies and Skills: connecting past to present, cooperative group work, critical thinking, debate, forming opinions, historical understanding, large and small group discussion, media literacy, reading skills Handouts/Supporting Documents: download all handouts (.pdf format) Advance Preparation:
Gorda! Traducción temblorosa por Laura Contrera (con una pequeña ayuda de lxs amigxs y afines del Gorda! Zine)* Anne Milton es más que bienvenida a llamarme gorda –lo prefiero antes que obesa, de hecho. Tengo un índice de masa corporal alrededor de 34 y uso una talla 18-20 (UK), así que he oído esos dos términos sin duda. Pero, a pesar de que el Ministerio de Salud crea que escuchar la palabra “gorda” proveniente de los médicos sería un llamado de alarma para lxs de mi talla, personalmente no me perturba en nada la palabra que empieza con “g”. No soy toda ni cada mujer gorda, pero como co-autora de un libro sobre aceptación de la gordura deliberadamente reclamo esa palabra. “Si me miro al espejo y pienso que soy obesx, estoy menos preocupadx que si pienso que estoy gordx”, le dijo Milton a la BBC. La gordura es todavía una constante del lenguaje de la vergüenza –del bravucón en el recreo, del ex vengativo, del padre que desaprueba.
Documentary - The Perfect Vagina Description What began as a wander through the wacky world of genital plastic surgery became a passionate documentary about modern femininity, The Perfect Vagina. After My Penis and Everyone Else's, it’s now time to look at womens insecurities. Women are undergoing surgery to create perfect genitalia amid a “shocking” lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says. Operations to improve the appearance of the sex organs for both psychological and physical reasons are on the rise. Labioplasty, as it is known, costs about £3,000 privately and is offered for a variety of reasons: some women complain that wearing tight clothes or riding a bike is uncomfortable, while others say they are embarrassed in front of a sexual partner. Tags
A Dream Deferred: How access to STEM is denied to many students before they get in the door good | The Urban Scientist A Dream Deferredby Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? My interest in teaching and science outreach crystallized with NSF GK-12 Fellowship experiences in St. Some of the students came up with some really amazing ideas. However, like most of the other projects proposed by my students, these projects never happened. Lack of resourcesBenign discouragement by well-meaning adultsActive exclusion by powerful gatekeepers I witnessed all three during my time at Normandy Senior High School and the University of Missouri-St. 1. A majority of the projects proposed by students died because they did not have the resources to actually carry out the experiments. But perhaps more importantly, they needed guidance. 2. I was teaching in the general science class and for these students the Science Fair was a hoop to jump through. Let’s go back to the great science fair projects proposed my two students. 3.
Feministas Ácidas: Proyecto de lucha activa contra la ilusión de igualdad y el terrorismo heteropatriarcal.