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Jan. 22nd, 2017 06:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* Is anyone else surprised there was no spontaneous human combustion at the National Cathedral Saturday morning?
* There's a bunch of this bullshit going around, peddled by usually white, usually affluent gay and/or lesbian people trying to push everyone else out of the movement and community spaces. Fuck that! I don't happen to have an it effects me stake in Ace and bi rights, but fuck if I'm abandoning the ace and/or bi community for some bullshit mainstreaming the LG have been pushing since round about the start of the '90's. I do not want to be mainstreamed. I am not giving up my right to be different, and no fucking way am I leaving anyone behind.
And I also think it's rude to tell an older generation they have to give up their words. I choose not to use them, but most of those surviving 60+ trans women went through some shit and if they want to keep their words, I say leave them to it, just like my generation is not giving up our words people literally died for. Context changes, I get that but this is all of our history too. It's up to use to choose what we want to call ourselves whether it be our name or the labels or phrases we use to describe ourselves. I think we'd all be a lot better off listening to each other up and down the age gaps and across labels than we are policing each other and kicking people out because their experiences are different than ours. (As an Xer, I've spent a lot of time explaining Millenial experience to Boomers and Boomer experience to Millennials, because the generation gap is so big there people are often not speaking the same language and have no idea how to grasp an experience so different from their own.) We need to listen to each other. I absolutely get why some people object to reclaiming certain words, and I respect people's right not to be called by them. At the same time? While I get why some people don't want to reclaim queer, it's a useful word and an inclusive word, we've been using it most of the time I've been alive as a rallying cry, and it's my word. It's somehow nearly always terf/biphobic/acephobic folks wanting to ban the use of "queer" as if "gay," for example weren't a reclaimed slur too.
We need to have each other's backs.
We need to stand together.
Now is not the time for those in our community with the most privilege to be kicking people out.
Our movement needs to be inter-sectional. Our movement needs to realize that people experience oppression differently across race and gender lines. Our movement needs to be diverse and inclusive. Our movement needs to have everyone's back, not just within our movement, but uniting with other groups our members belong to, because we are everybody. We are of all races. Some of us have disabilities. Some of us are undocumented. Some of us are members of unpopular with Republicans religions or no religion at all.
There is strength in numbers. Now is the time to unite, not divide.
If you want to kick people out for bring bi or ace or trans or working class or a different skin colour or religion or whatever, maybe you need to think about what is wrong with you instead of trying to piss on the rest of us.
* "So Here We Are: Donald Trump Is Officially The President:"
* "WEATHER with Keegan-Michael Key :"
* "S*** In 2016 That Needs To Go:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/done-with-2016/
* Me watching Young Pope: I really hope he gets a food taster.
* "Taboo Actually Starts Off Pretty Well:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/taboo-starts-off-pretty-well/
* "Sherlock Revels In Emotional Torture:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/sherlock-revels-in-emotional-torture/
*****
* Suicide Crisis numbers: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/153016816845/non-us-crisis-line-list
* "free advice if you're going to any of the various protests, marches, etc. this week.:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/156113948218/free-advice-if-youre-going-to-any-of-the-various
* "Healthcare Resources:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/156106364557/healthcare-resources
* Victim of a Hate Crime? Report to the police first, but also report here to help the SPLC track incidents: https://www.splcenter.org/reporthate
* Trans Relief Project: http://transrelief.com/
* "Donate to the SPLC:" https://donate.splcenter.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=463
* "A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support:" http://jezebel.com/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078?rev=1478710019591&utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
* General Charities list to help groups being targeted in Trump's America: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/153111297079/charities-that-may-need-some-love-in-the-upcoming
* Where to donate to help Immigrants: http://colinfirth.tumblr.com/post/152963467726/carecen-la-center-for-community-change
* Ways to protest: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174f0WBSVNSdcQ5_S6rWPGB3pNCsruyyM_ZRQ6QUhGmo/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true#
* More ways to protest "So here’s the deal:" http://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/153516131819/so-heres-the-deal
* "10 ways we can help Standing Rock Indian Reservation.:" http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/153755459138/dooder-tooder-this-is-a-photo-my-friend-posted
* "List of Standing Rock Resources:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/152671392633/list-of-standing-rock-resources
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* This is the patreon of an RL friend with etsy link: https://www.patreon.com/karjack
* There's a bunch of this bullshit going around, peddled by usually white, usually affluent gay and/or lesbian people trying to push everyone else out of the movement and community spaces. Fuck that! I don't happen to have an it effects me stake in Ace and bi rights, but fuck if I'm abandoning the ace and/or bi community for some bullshit mainstreaming the LG have been pushing since round about the start of the '90's. I do not want to be mainstreamed. I am not giving up my right to be different, and no fucking way am I leaving anyone behind.
And I also think it's rude to tell an older generation they have to give up their words. I choose not to use them, but most of those surviving 60+ trans women went through some shit and if they want to keep their words, I say leave them to it, just like my generation is not giving up our words people literally died for. Context changes, I get that but this is all of our history too. It's up to use to choose what we want to call ourselves whether it be our name or the labels or phrases we use to describe ourselves. I think we'd all be a lot better off listening to each other up and down the age gaps and across labels than we are policing each other and kicking people out because their experiences are different than ours. (As an Xer, I've spent a lot of time explaining Millenial experience to Boomers and Boomer experience to Millennials, because the generation gap is so big there people are often not speaking the same language and have no idea how to grasp an experience so different from their own.) We need to listen to each other. I absolutely get why some people object to reclaiming certain words, and I respect people's right not to be called by them. At the same time? While I get why some people don't want to reclaim queer, it's a useful word and an inclusive word, we've been using it most of the time I've been alive as a rallying cry, and it's my word. It's somehow nearly always terf/biphobic/acephobic folks wanting to ban the use of "queer" as if "gay," for example weren't a reclaimed slur too.
We need to have each other's backs.
We need to stand together.
Now is not the time for those in our community with the most privilege to be kicking people out.
Our movement needs to be inter-sectional. Our movement needs to realize that people experience oppression differently across race and gender lines. Our movement needs to be diverse and inclusive. Our movement needs to have everyone's back, not just within our movement, but uniting with other groups our members belong to, because we are everybody. We are of all races. Some of us have disabilities. Some of us are undocumented. Some of us are members of unpopular with Republicans religions or no religion at all.
There is strength in numbers. Now is the time to unite, not divide.
If you want to kick people out for bring bi or ace or trans or working class or a different skin colour or religion or whatever, maybe you need to think about what is wrong with you instead of trying to piss on the rest of us.
* "So Here We Are: Donald Trump Is Officially The President:"
* "WEATHER with Keegan-Michael Key :"
* "S*** In 2016 That Needs To Go:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/done-with-2016/
* Me watching Young Pope: I really hope he gets a food taster.
* "Taboo Actually Starts Off Pretty Well:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/taboo-starts-off-pretty-well/
* "Sherlock Revels In Emotional Torture:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/sherlock-revels-in-emotional-torture/
*****
* Suicide Crisis numbers: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/153016816845/non-us-crisis-line-list
* "free advice if you're going to any of the various protests, marches, etc. this week.:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/156113948218/free-advice-if-youre-going-to-any-of-the-various
* "Healthcare Resources:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/156106364557/healthcare-resources
* Victim of a Hate Crime? Report to the police first, but also report here to help the SPLC track incidents: https://www.splcenter.org/reporthate
* Trans Relief Project: http://transrelief.com/
* "Donate to the SPLC:" https://donate.splcenter.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=463
* "A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support:" http://jezebel.com/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078?rev=1478710019591&utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
* General Charities list to help groups being targeted in Trump's America: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/153111297079/charities-that-may-need-some-love-in-the-upcoming
* Where to donate to help Immigrants: http://colinfirth.tumblr.com/post/152963467726/carecen-la-center-for-community-change
* Ways to protest: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174f0WBSVNSdcQ5_S6rWPGB3pNCsruyyM_ZRQ6QUhGmo/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true#
* More ways to protest "So here’s the deal:" http://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/153516131819/so-heres-the-deal
* "10 ways we can help Standing Rock Indian Reservation.:" http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/153755459138/dooder-tooder-this-is-a-photo-my-friend-posted
* "List of Standing Rock Resources:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/152671392633/list-of-standing-rock-resources
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* This is the patreon of an RL friend with etsy link: https://www.patreon.com/karjack