Video Chicks (Feminist Version)

From Youtube:
In Which Arianna Talks about Coming out to her Grandmother and Reveals the Big Difference Between CG and TG Women. (She's Adorable, and Likes to Play with Swords! <*cough*>fangirl<*cough*> :-)

And, from Shakesville:
In Which Hillary Lays the Smack Down. (I only read the transcript, but I believe there's a video available, too).

- TTFN,
- Amazon.

Link-Tacular! (Privilege Edition).

From the Transgender LJ Community:
Trans Respect/Etiquette/Support 101.


SRLP announces non-support of the Gender Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Includes a discussion of why hatecrime legislation can be a double-edged sword.
I feel very strange about this one. Their reasoning makes sense, and I'm *still* not sure how NOT supporting hate-crime legislation is a good idea. I feel very weird about this.


A Thanksgiving Story - On Having Mixed Feelings About Trans Day of Rememberance.


June 22 = Trans Day of Action. Also, as previously linked: May 3 = Gender Euphoria Day in Vancouver AND May 2 = Trans Pride Day in Montreal.

Also: Ottawa Joins Trans Rights Gauntlet (from Capital Xtra, 2007, so this is an old one).

Transexual.org - a TS Primer.

Transexual Roadmap - a list of online resources for people who are transitioning. Unfortunately, this seems (at first glance, at least) to be aimed pretty-much exclusively at MtF. Blast. :-P


From No Cookies for Me:
Feminism and Me: My Role as a Man,
The Price of Justice[...],
Have I Mentioned How BAD Men Have It?,
AND
This Post is Really About the Menz.


From The True Confessions of an Hourly Book Seller:
Generation Warfare - about third-wave feminism. (Short).


Posted at HeathenGrrl's Blog:
Rebecca Walker's "Becoming the Third Wave".

Related Link: Post-Feminism vs. The Third Wave.


This looks more than a little bit cool:
Eminism.org is the web site for Emi Koyama, the activist/author/academic working on intersex, sex workers' rights, (queer) domestic violence, genderqueer, anti-racism, and other issues. check the FAQ. :-)


From Ally Work (Helping White People Fight White Supremacy):
Qualities of an Ally.

From Feline Formal Shorts:
race Relations 101: What If I Screw Up.


From Steven P. Schacht:
Teaching About Being an Opressor: Some Personal and Political Considerations.


From Girls Read Comics:
Every Time I Move.
When the law says everyone’s equal, it’s so tempting to say “Look! Fair!” and get on with your life. [...] But when you have an opportunity to strike a blow, however tiny – consider taking it.


From Nothing New Under the Sun:
Privilege Analogy #1: Entitlement In Action.


From Siglepheonix:
Who Teaches You About Privilege?


From BrownBetty:
IBARW: A primer on privilege: what it is and what it isn't.


From Peaseblossom:
Bias and Privilege.


From Stoneself:
Eggshells - On how Isms overlap and opressed people can end seeing each other as enemies rather than allies. (Short).


From Racialiscious:
On Facing Your Bias, Owning Your Prejudice, and Allies - Part 1 - (I can't find the link for Part 2, unfortunately).


From ShubBlog (of course):
Check My What? - On Privilege, what it is, how to recognize your own, and why we need to check it at the door. (Scroll down in the side-bar for links to a whole bunch of Privilege Check-Lists, too!)

Zapata Family Statement

[...] Angie was our sister, an aunt and a daughter. Life was sometimes difficult for her, and we learned along with her to understand she was born a girl with a body that was wrong for her.
Above all else, she was honest. It took such courage to be who she was. She was strong, there was no reason to believe my sister was anything but strong and honest with everyone. [...]