Doing A Test

Holy crap “Lost Stars” just acknowledged the existence of transgender people in the Star Wars universe. And not only that, but that transition technology and procedures exist and are relatively common knowledge.

I know some people could interpret this as an anti-trans women joke, but it honestly doesn’t read that way to me. This author, Claudia Gray, could have had Dak say something very different, either overly derisive of trans people (we all know how those jokes tend to go) or responding with agreement about how cold it is and not mentioning transition at all. Instead Gray has Dak say “There are easier ways to switch genders you know.” Aka if for some reason Thane wasn’t talking about the cold, it opened up that line of conversation (Perhaps Dak’s reason for saying it within the diegesis of the story). Aka letting any trans readers know that people like them exist in the Star Wars universe in canon, even if no named trans characters have appeared yet (I don’t think they have?).

Idk, this line blew me away and made me really happy. Gray has made people like me a canon part of the Star Wars universe with this line, and not in a way that marginalizes us or treats us as freaks (at least the way I read this line) and that makes me ludicrously pleased.

its so weird how ur gender supposedly dictates which shapes and textures of fuckening cloth u are permitted to drape over ur flesh prison

Reblog if you go to fictional characters for comfort.

Whether it be when you feel you don’t belong, when you feel upset, when you’re angry, when you’re going through a hard time or when you’re feeling empty. (Social Experiment: I want to see how many people do this)

My Little Sister: I love you! *hugs me*

Me: That’s sweet! I love you too.

My Little Sister: APRIL FOOLS!

Care to justify that comment?

I do not understand this “male privilege" bullshit.

What. Fucking. Privileges. Do. Men. Have.???????

Name them. I swear, I challenge you to name these “male privileges" and be able to prove them. 

Come on, I fucking dare you. 

Name them!

Are you doing okay?

When your partner misgenders you 😁😁😁😁😁

What you need to know about Obama’s new letter of guidance for transgender students.

the administration has determined that the designation of “sex” in Title IX protections also includes gender identity, which means that if public schools don’t comply with these protections, they lose federal funding

transgender students are only required to have their parent or guardian contact the school district to notify them that their identity differs from what is previously on record

these students do not need to provide a medical diagnosis, identification documents, or any other information regarding their transition

transgender students must be accommodated even when it makes others students uncomfortable

transgender students can be offered the use of single stall restrooms, but if other students are not required to use them, then they aren’t required, either, and specifically mentions that if a student is uncomfortable sharing a restroom with a transgender person they can be offered a single stall restroom

these protections also cover correct pronoun use as well, along with other guidelines

Belittling of male rape victims is the result of several factors, but feminism isn’t one of them. The primary reason people think men can’t get raped is that they stereotype men as more capable and stronger. Which is the sort of stereotyping feminism is actively trying to combat.

In fact, feminists are some of the most vocal advocates saying that men can be raped (see example here: http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/12/male-rape-epidemic/ ; I can provide more examples if you want).

Some of the most common proponents of the idea that men can’t be raped are MRAs (which is a misleading name if I’ve ever heard one). If you really want to point fingers, point them at the group that actually is dispensing this sort of lie.

Obviously, people can feel free to choose whatever label they want for their beliefs, but if they believe in equality of the sexes, then they are feminists. If they don’t, then they aren’t. It’s that simple.

Basically why I’m not a feminist

Some spots opened up in [name of professor redacted]’s class and I was able to swap into it!!!