Thursday Links

Posted on | December 3, 2009 | No Comments

Section: Queer

Writing Gay Characters
Megan Rose Gedris simplifies for the straight writer. I’m a little conflicted about her terminology.

Andrea Dworkin on Transgender
DaisyDeadhead points out that Andrea Dworkin, an icon for many modern radical feminists, was NOT anti-transgender, so if you’re more inclined to be so because you admire her, fix your perceptions.
If you’re indifferent to Dworkin and still anti-transgender, fix your perceptions anyway. Yes, I’m judging.

Mirvish theatre in Toronto is putting up, among other shows, a musical called My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding. Ah, Canada! If I had limitless funds, I’d visit you often.

Reclaim the Night: policing the borders of cis feminism
Bird of Paradox posts about some ugly transphobic stuff that went on during the Reclaim the Night event in London. 

Meredith Baxter comes out as lesbian
Link to an ET Online article. ‘Nuff said, at least for a Links Post.

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Section: Body Issues

The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE) has been disabled by budget cuts.
This affects the Boston area mainly. The Herald tells you how you can protest here. 
Links found through Browngirl, who got it from Hammercock.

I Can Be Reasoned With
Kate Harding asks that pretend people be left out of abortion discussions.

Crea is offering an online course on disability and sexuality.
Link found via Bird of Paradox.

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Section: I Haven’t Even Read Twilight

What do you see in him again?
Kar3ning checks some ways in which Edward fits the abusive partner profile.

ObTwilight
Geek Feminism’s Twilight thread.

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Section: Still Not Living In A Vacuum

Questioning the merit of meritocracy
Skud posts on Geek Feminism about how meritocracy usually isn’t.

Campaign starts in California to ban divorce
Sooooo the gays who managed to get married before that was banned would now lose the right to divorce, too? I don’t think this will ever get through, but it just seems funny to me.

Amusing Answers to Clueless Questions
Chally posts on FWD/Forward on how to answer stupid questions about your disability.

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Section: Free Stuff

The Book Depository is an alternative to Amazon that offers free shipping, but unfortunately also tends to have higher prices. They are now giving away 11,000 e-books. The bad news? None of the downloads seem to be working. I thought I’d link to it anyway, in the hopes they’ll fix it. Worth monitoring anyway, don’t you think?

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