Straw-cleaner - Smiling Through It All

eternal love for her (palestine)

When a straight man lashes out after dating or having sex with a trans woman, he is often afraid of the implication that his sexuality is joined to hers. When a gay man anxiously keeps trans women out of his activism or social circles, he is often fearful of their common stigma as feminine. And when a non-trans feminist claims she is erased by trans women’s access to a bathroom, she is often afraid that their shared vulnerability as feminized people will be magnified intolerably by trans women’s presence. In each case, trans misogyny displays a fear of interdependence and a refusal of solidarity. It is felt as a fear of proximity. Trans femininity is too sociable, too connected to everyone—too exuberant about stigmatized femininity—and many people fear the excess of trans femininity and sexuality getting too close. But sociability can never be confined or blamed on one person in a relationship; it’s impersonal, and it sticks to everyone. The defensive fear and projection built into trans misogyny, whether genuine or performed, is an attempt to wish away what it nonetheless recognizes: that trans femininity is an integral part of the social fabric. There will be no emancipation for anyone until we embrace trans femininity’s centrality and value.

Jules Gill-Peterson, A Short History of Trans Misogyny

“You should be at the club” I should be sent to the seaside for my heath

I'm finally reading South Africa's application to the ICJ against Israel and damn they really came with those receipts!! Must read document if you not only want to understand how Israel is committing genocide, but the situation in Gaza more generally also

Saoirse is a trans woman in the Metro DC branch of DSA who was arrested several weeks ago for protesting in support of Palestine. The court has just issued an absurdly punitive order preventing her from entering Washington, DC for the next six months (she’s in the suburbs). You can donate to her at the link below to show your support and help her out in a tough situation

gofundme.com

Saoirse Gowan legally exiled from DC, organized by Saoirse Gowan

Hi, my name is Saoirse and I'm asking my friends, loved ones and admirers for mone… Saoirse Gowan needs your support for Saoirse Gowan lega

Tyre Nichol’s mother has set up a memorial fund to help pay for mental health services for his family and a memorial skate park in his name. If you cannot donate, please share.

Why don’t YOU worry about finishing mindhunter, Netflix.

French people raised half a million. Half a fucking million for the family of the cop who murdered Nahel Merzouk, an Algerian boy.

Well we don’t know the value of an Algerian life in France but we sure now know the reward for killing one.

To all the French people who say France is not racist fuck you. To all the Europeans who pretend to be so much better than the US a huge fuck you. To all the people getting a hard on over France fuck you. To all the people who even think about mentioning how destroying public property is bad fuck you. Fuck everyone who is not revolted by what happened.

this headline is so fucking horrible why is it whenever indigenous people are murdered everyone avoids saying they were murdered