Transgender Day of Remembrance 2008

This Monday, I was reading this interesting article: Tonight we are going to party like it’s 1985 in which the author, Helen G who is a Transwoman, is denouncing the nomination of Julie Bindel (no seriously check out the link to her Wikipedia page, it’s short and interesting) for the Stonewall awards. Read more »

Posted: November 22nd, 2008 under Stereotype, Prejudice, Activism, Lesbian, Queer, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Diversity, Freedom, Meem Stuff, Politics, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Trans., Identity, Social pressure, Pride, Community.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2008

We have always known mankind to kill what it felt threatened by, to evaluate what it deemed dangerous and rid itself of the threat that comes along with it. It is because of this fear that we pay for law enforcement, that we train our children to fight to protect their lives; that we educate ourselves as best we can to ensure that our rights and values are not disrespected, but that if they are – that we are equipped to handle the situation and ensure that we regain our privileges. Read more »

Posted: November 20th, 2008 under Prejudice, Stereotype, Diversity, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Activism, Pride, Transphobia, Politics, Trans., Identity, Community.
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Since we missed the collaborative writing session in the House the other day I felt like I should be compensating about that. So let’s talk about Movements, since the next issue of Bekhsoos will be: Bekhsoos l Movement. Hm, I guess I should not speak of what a movement is or what it is not, I’m sure others will talk to you about it, and they know what they are talking about, unlike me.

What I will talk about is movement in my own experience and according to what I have seen in Lebanon. So what I am about to say is blatantly personal and perhaps a bit subjective.

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Posted: November 8th, 2008 under Feminism, Diversity, Activism, Harassment, Meem Stuff, Identity.
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Fellow women, how many of you haven’t faked it at least once in her life. Yes I am talking about Orgasm. And talking about that, do you know that in Egypt they still practice circumcision on Girls. And how sexist is that?! Seriously! I never imagined that, in our times, sexism would still reach a point where a girl cannot feel her clit anymore which can be, for some cases, the peak of pleasure… Or all of them: p hihi.

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Posted: September 23rd, 2008 under Feminism, Lesbian, FGM, Activism, Harassment, Social pressure, Women, Freedom, Health.
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It is true, I am Shezze, I am queer. What is even truer is that I am deeply proud of my shouzouz. You see, shouzouzé means that I don’t belong to where I was born and that is something to be proud of, non? Let me explain to you. Read more »

Posted: September 19th, 2008 under Stereotype, Harassment, Ramblings and Thoughts.
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