On Faith And Gender, Or Why I Dress Like A Man On Fridays
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Man, however ambitious he may be, is still the son of a woman.Tayeb Salih, Bandarshah (Translated by Denys Johnson-Davies)
I am here because when I was young, I wanted very badly to be a writer, I wanted to be a filmmaker, but I couldn’t find anyone like me in the world and it felt like my dreams were foreclosed simply because my gender was less typical than others. If I can be that person for someone else then the sacrifice of my private civic life may have value. I know I am also here because of the strength and courage and love that I am blessed to receive from my wife, my family and my friends. And in this way I hope to offer their love in the form of my materiality to a project like this one started by the HRC, so that this world that we imagine in this room might be used to gain access to other rooms, to other worlds previously unimaginable.
Lana Wachowski via Autostraddle — Lana Wachowski, Trans* Director of ‘The Matrix’, Gives Touching Speech That Will Probably Make You Cry
watch it!
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The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not successful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on patriarchal men to enact rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem.Bell Hooks
So, when men do femininity they feel ridiculous and when women do masculinity they feel awesome. This is what gender inequality looks like.Sexy Femininity and Gender Inequality » Sociological Images
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What is life like for the transgender community in the world’s largest Muslim country, Indonesia? In this eye-opening documentary, shot in the scenic coastal region of South Sulawesi, we follow the lives of four waria (from the words wanita, meaning woman, and pria, meaning man): female in outward appearance, but actually biological men who believe they were born with a woman’s soul, and who are not interested in a sex change because of Islam’s teachings. TALES OF THE WARIA interweaves the stories of these waria, who encounter unique obstacles in their search for love. Suharni’s seemingly perfect relationship with her boyfriend is tested when she leaves town to find work. Mami Ria, a waria elder, struggles to revive her 18-year relationship with a police officer. Former waria Firman leads a quiet life with his wife and two kids, but still dreams of the past when he had long hair and danced with men. Guiding us through these stories is Tiara, a glamorous entertainer who secretly harbors her own heartache. What happens in the complex lives of these four brave individuals? Can they realize their dreams for a future with their male partners? Taking us to nightclubs, salons, and into the characters’ homes and hearts, this compelling documentary insightfully expands our knowledge of topics rarely discussed in depth in Western media: Indonesia, Islamic culture, and the daily life and struggles of transgender communities around the world.
ahhhh I really really want to see this! It takes place in the city I lived in, and my friend helped translate the subtitles and it looks amazing!
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[painted canvas of half a person’s face, with short hair and piercings, the rest of the page is made up of text crammed close together: “gender. what? gender. fuuuck. ‘are you a boy or a girl gender?’ no gender. transgender? ‘trapped in the wrong body gender?’ wrong world pink cocks! & blue lacy bras! & purple gender explore gender! gender play! genderidentity? genderqueer ‘but you’re really a girl?’ go away gender ‘open your legs & show me yr gender’ fuck off gender hide gender destroy gender gender? rage”]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq9j2dxW3x1qaqmjlo1_500.jpg)
[painted canvas of half a person’s face, with short hair and piercings, the rest of the page is made up of text crammed close together: “gender. what? gender. fuuuck. ‘are you a boy or a girl gender?’ no gender. transgender? ‘trapped in the wrong body gender?’ wrong world pink cocks! & blue lacy bras! & purple gender explore gender! gender play! genderidentity? genderqueer ‘but you’re really a girl?’ go away gender ‘open your legs & show me yr gender’ fuck off gender hide gender destroy gender gender? rage”]
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stfusexists: this is why i am a feminist
Please watch this video. It’s really well done, and very important…it will be 10 minutes of your life well spent, I promise.
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Being born a woman is an awful tragedy… Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, bar room regulars - to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording - all is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always in danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives is often misconstrued as a desire to seduce them, or as an invitation to intimacy. Yet, God, I want to talk to everybody I can as deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night…
Sylvia Plath (via fourmarys)
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