Category Archives: community
Reblog: 10 OPD officers watch a WOC bleed out, do nothing to help
Reposted without comment from Boys.Burritos.Bombs. I watched 10 Oakland Police officers watch a woman of color and mother of two bleed out this morning. I watched them watch her die. She was my neighbor. Her name was Maria. About two … Continue reading
The Left and the Impulse to be Anti-Gun
So, I wrote the following on a gun forum composed of liberal gun owners. I think some others might read it here who would appreciate it. It is written to other gun people, but I think those who read it … Continue reading
I remember them
It’s Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today we remember those lost in the last year to transphobic violence. I refuse to remember you next year. You will still be here. I insist. I have hands and mind and the will. If … Continue reading
I’m a Romantic
I can’t help it. I have ideas about how the world should be. I have ideas about how people should be with each other. Sometimes I’m self-indulgently nostalgic for the present. Are there any two words sweeter than General Strike?
What I said at Girl Talk
Cross posted at Body Impolitic note: If I promised you that I’d have this up last week, I’m sorry. You know who you are. I’m going to start by telling a story about someone telling a story about something someone … Continue reading
The hard time of the year
I’m not analyzing stats, but it seems that the really interesting and thoughtful queer (if you think that doesn’t include trans, we can fight about it later, it does) writing on the interwebs slows way down. It seems to go … Continue reading
My wins don’t count?
Cross posted at Body Impolitic Unless you’ve been actively ignoring such things, you’ve probably gathered that the progressive left is more than a little disappointed with President Obama. The Gay left is especially disappointed. On the whole, I’m not. Perhaps … Continue reading
A thought without a conclusion
Amongst trans folk, there is lots of discussion of a particular phenomenon: that people who identify as genderqueer are often posited as more “radical” than binary-identified transsexuals. I’m not going to spell this out, but simply move forward in my … Continue reading
A Beautiful Smile
Cross posted at Body Impolitic I went to visit a friend. He had a beautiful smile. I had scheduled this visit weeks in advance as part of a communal effort to provide him with assistance and company as he recovers … Continue reading
Archive Update
Cross posted at Body Impolitic I haven’t written much in the past several weeks because I’ve been busy doing work on the Center for Sex and Culture Archives. I mentioned this work in a post before I started and it … Continue reading
