Eve Sedgwick, a major queer theorist, died April 12th, 2009. This prolific writer is touchingly remembered by one of her close friends here.

Voz_Latina is call for a boycott of feministe and feministing because of their consistant FAIL regarding trans issues. More info here.

http://voz-latina.livejournal.com/4425.html

INCITE! LA film screening of “Silent Choices” Tuesday in collaboration with Mujeres de Maiz as part of a month long celebration of International Womyn’s Day.

Join us for a screening of “Silent Choices” a documentary film made by Faith Pennick

“Silent Choices” is about abortion and its impact on the lives of African American women. The film is a “hybrid” documentary: part historical piece, part social and religious analysis and part first-person narrative. From African Americans’ cautious involvement with Margaret Sanger during … READ MORE

Just spreading the word!

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I’m pleased to announce a call for submissions for the first Asian Women Blog Carnival as well as suggestions for themes and hosts for possible future carnivals. I hope that there will be enough interest for us to continue this, monthly or bimonthly or quarterly so please do let me know if you are interested in hosting a future Asian Women blog carnival with (or without!) a specific theme in mind. I am new to this and … READ MORE

Jamaal Young over at NYPress reflects about the holiday season, and the confusing politics of family and “out-ness.” Good times!

Quotes from the post:

The holidays are upon us and that means we’re all prepped to spend some quality time with the fam. In my case, this requires that I hop on a southbound flight and head to the milder climes of the Carolinas. As with all things holiday-ish, it can be a little complicated: who has to … READ MORE

Wowzers. One of McCain’s supporters, the Clarion Fund, has been mailing out millions of anti-Islamic DVDs — Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West.

I actually think my sister got one, since she’s in Florida.

Anyways, these incredibly WTF DVDs have already been linked to a hate crime. DailyKos has the full story, but dang, y’all. The racism, Islamaphobia, and sexism this campaign has revealed really makes me question others think it means to be American.

You know what? Stories like this make me physically sick. Here, you have a woman being chased by a man. She’s begging for help, and is pretty clear what that help would need to be. She needs an address and for someone to meet her there.

She’s got a vaguely Spanish accent. She’s speaking clearly. The dispatcher insists he can’t understand her. Three minutes later, she’s dead, and no one has helped her.

Some headlines described Kerr Day’s murderer as a jilted … READ MORE

Finally, someone else who understands that Palin desperately wants to eat my brains!!

Rebecca Traister at Salon has a great article up on this topsy turvy election, where she dissects the significance of Palin’s gender, and bemoans the lack o’ pants on the Democrats’ part for not being willing to take up the mantle of feminism.

Dear DNC –

Your ass is showing. A lot. Just wanted to let you know!

A concerned fan,

Me

Dear RNC –

YOU CAN’T TRICK ME!

Sincerely,

Me

Anytime you claim that men find you intimidating or “scary”, it generates debate. In a world where men are taught to look to women for support, not competition, some men do find a woman intimidating if she shows her intelligence or demonstrates self-sufficiency. The counter usually boils down to, “Just because you’re smart/self-sufficient doesn’t mean that’s why they reject you/ignore you. Maybe they do it because you’re just not nice.”

The problem with that argument is that niceness is required of … READ MORE

Typically, I get three responses from men to whom I express my feminism.

A) “Well, don’t worry, as far as I’m concerned you are equal with me.” My response to this is something along the lines of “Thanks, but no thanks.” The fact that you think it is necessary to tell me that I am equal with you shows that we have a problem; equality is not granted, it should be understood as a basic premise. Feeling virtuous … READ MORE