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Actual nightmare

There is nothing in the world more terrifying than straight males. 

—pornographer Paul Hesky as quoted by Robert Jensen in Getting Off

if you’re thinking to yourself, “that’s not logically consistent!  why would misogynists punish women for not being with men and punish women for being with men?”  welcome to the show!!  misogyny is not logically consistent!!

I agree that women (esp. teenage girls) are hurt and mocked for their sexuality even in the context of hetero attraction, but I often see it phrased as “women are punished for doing what men want and punished for not doing what men want”, which is inaccurate and disappears the reality of straight privilege and the fundamental difference between het/bi and lesbian experiences. Women are punished for saying no to men. And of course, there’s still no way for women to win because you can’t say yes to every man out there, or even to 1 man in every way he wants. But it still means male-attracted women have some room for negotiation - they can try to be what men (or one man) want them to be, and be rewarded for it. It often fails, and they often get hurt trying, because being what men want women to be is often a harmful and unreachable goal, but they can try, and they can secure privilege, social status and safety in the process. Lesbians can’t, because our very existence is the definition of what men don’t want women to be. I just really have an issue with the phrasing of your last paragraph and how it puts male-attracted women and lesbians on the same hierarchical level in patriarchy. We are not, because what’s dangerous is going against what men want, and lesbians merely existing is the opposite of what men want.

When the Nazi concentration camps were liberated by the Allies, it was a time of great jubilation for the tens of thousands of people incarcerated in them. But an often forgotten fact of this time is that prisoners who happened to be wearing the pink triangle (the Nazis’ way of marking and identifying homosexuals) were forced to serve out the rest of their sentence. This was due to a part of German law simply known as “Paragraph 175” which criminalized homosexuality. The law wasn’t repealed until 1969.

Make it stop? 

By the time I finished it, I didn’t wonder anymore.

Bent by Martin Sherman (fiction; however, it’s often credited with bringing attention to gay Holocaust victims for the first time since the war ended)

This is one of the memorial sculptures in Dachau.  It was erected in the early 60s and is missing the pink triangles.  Because in the early 60s, homosexuality was still a crime in most of the world. Our tour guide explained why the pink triangles have not been added later - if they were, then folks would assume that they had always been there.  This way people ask “why aren’t there pink triangles?” and somebody can explain why - because in some ways, the rest of the world was as bass-ackwards as Nazi Germany.

[the post is about how 50 shades is misrepresenting bdsm] you know what i changed my mind fuck you

Toxic formulas to help repair self esteem in a society where natural womanhood is never good enough

Watch: Cara Reedy shares the struggles that come with being a black female little person.

Paulo Freire, “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” (via aishawarma)

My family and I visited India last week and we live in Karnal, Haryana. We were driving by and I saw this artwork on the walls and I noticed it was in front of this Women Police Station. I was surprised because I had never seen a police station that was just for women. I had to stop and take pictures. Then I decided to go inside and talk to the lady in charge. She was the head police officer of the station. I got to sit down with her and ask questions. She told me this separate station is needed for women because they can’t always go to a regular police station and talk about what happened to them. Sometimes they are pressured to keep quiet. But here they can openly discuss their case. And they provide them with care and take necessary action to help them. They mostly get domestic violence and assault cases. She said this type of system is rare but it’s made a difference and more and more women are able to come get the help and support they need. I was so happy after talking to her. This is the type of change India needs. I’m so glad her entire team took the initiative to raise awareness and help their community. India needs more people like them.

Kyle

Also, my dysphoria is gone now - but it took me years to get here and I couldn’t have done it while trying to live as male. 

Detransitioning lesbians, know that you are well loved in our community, and we are proud of you!

let’s face it: anti-feminists only bring up the horrible conditions women face in third world countries to shut feminists up. they don’t give a single shit about these women, who are fighting for the same things we are and more. they use women as argument pieces and it’s disgusting. 

I am 100%  for others in ALL SITUATIONS because they are not my situations to control. They are not my business but I am behind their choice 100%.