The Portly Dyke on PDA

I think this post from The Portly Dyke is something everyone needs to read.  As a follow up from posting about last Friday’s Day of Silence, this personal testimony complements things very nicely.  It’s a longer read, but seriously, read the whole thing if you have the chance.  The most powerful part for me was [...]

Laura Ingraham says some stupid shit

Okay, so I am not originally from Wisconsin.  Therefore, I am willing to admit that I will most likely never be able to fully comprehend the enormous passion and love Wisconsin residents seem to have for their football team (read: Brett Favre).  But I will say, after watching an emotional and crying Favre at the [...]

Crisis of masculinity, gun culture in America

There’s a lot of scholarship out there linking the violence in our nation to the cultural construction of hypermasculinity reigning rampant in music, porn, television, and other forms of our popular entertainment.  For example, social critic and anti-sexism male activist Jackson Katz’s work called The Macho Paradox is a great resource for a summary of what [...]

A Real “Bitch”in’ Interview

Here is a fascinating discussion from Bitch Magazine on the differences between sex and gender, and how the feminist movement should reclaim biology from all the sexists out there. It is also a great discussion on those who are transgendered, and why it is crappy that “womyn-only” places discriminate against those who are not [...]

Sex is what’s between your legs and gender is the pain in your ass

Here is a version of a 1970’s poem that I really like.  Not sure who it’s by… but enjoy!
“For every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy who is tired of appearing strong when he is vulnerable.

For every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of [...]