Tag Archives: safe space
A dream of sorts
Right now I’m taking a figure drawing class. Basically, we draw nude models. It should come as no surprise that some of the explanations of the figure are cissexist. But every day in that class I get thinking: I really … Continue reading
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Horrible System
This school caters to rich kids. What this means is that they expect you to have a lot of spare change, so that it’s okay for them to randomly shut the dining hall to make people eat at the fundraising … Continue reading
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You have no power over me. …in a perfect world, at least.
I am really nervous about going back to college because of how transphobic the cisCenter, which is generally considered to be an expect on trans issues by cis people because they have a “T” in their official title, is. I … Continue reading
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“LGBT”
As you may or may not know, this blog got started when a “LGBTQ” Center, specifically a “Trans Activism” group (run by a cis man), turned out to be spectacularly transphobic. Sadly, this is not terribly uncommon. Yes, it’s probably … Continue reading
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Support
I go back to school in just under 2 weeks. So I finally did something I really should have done before. I came out as trans to people at school via facebook. My procrastination on this (6 months after school … Continue reading
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Thinking about this more
I am an introvert. I don’t do well with people in person. I can’t keep up a conversation with any regularity, mishear things all the time, mess up my words, and only remember the gist of things rather than the … Continue reading
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I don’t want to do this
I don’t want to email my teachers to ask for the correct pronouns I don’t want to go to another class or room or place where everyone thinks I’m a girl I don’t want to have to explain my gender … Continue reading
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Safe
2 years ago I did a semester at university, before I started again here. I went into it very cocky, I’d gotten he’d a lot without realizing it was because people thought I was younger than I was. I thought … Continue reading
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Good Ally Work via Are Women Human?
Read the full post here Good ally work also means learning to check ourselves – to acknolwedge our own bigotries and privilege. When (not if) we’re called out for doing or saying something offensive, are we more concerned with the … Continue reading
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Revolution
I have been trying to remind myself of two things today: 1. They have no power over me if I don’t give them that power, I’ve been overestimating the amount of influence they have. 2. I don’t have to fight … Continue reading
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