By Annaham on 10 June, 2010
The supposition that one [group] needs the other’s acquiescence in order to exist prevents both from moving together as self-defined persons toward a common goal. This kind of action is a prevalent error among oppressed peoples. It is based upon the false notion that there is only a limited and particular amount of freedom that [...]
Posted in activism, blaming, bodies, feminism, gender, intersectionality, justice, othering, politics, Quotations, race, reading list, resistance | Tagged ability, anti-racism, binary, disability movement, feminism, fighting ableism, gender, intersectionality, LGBQTAI, oppression olympics, privilege, queer, race, sexuality, social attitudes, social inclusion, social justice, structural vs. individual, unexpected obstacles, white privilege
By s.e. smith on 16 April, 2010
Today is the Day of Silence for lesbian, gay, bi, queer/questioning, trans, asexual, and intersex (LGBQTAI) youth. In honour of that, I’ve selected some thematically related reading. Some of these pieces are older, but still highly relevant. Corbett Joan O’Toole at Disability World: International Conference on Queerness & Disability Planned It is challenging and often [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged disabled and queer, LGBQTAI, queer
By Annaham on 9 January, 2010
The second-wave radical feminist theologian and professor Mary Daly died earlier this month, and there has been a veritable outpouring of eulogies from various feminist blogs. Few of these eulogies have acknowledged Daly’s transphobia and racism. I do not deny that Daly was an important figure in second-wave feminism, but to mourn her passing without [...]
Posted in activism, autonomy, blaming, bodies, feminism, gender, identity, intersectionality, justice, language, normality, politics, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, chronic fatigue syndrome, disability is a feminist issue, disabled women, exclusion, feminism, i thought you were supposed to be my ally, intersectionality, LGBQTAI, privilege, problematic attitudes, social treatment
By Annaham on 4 January, 2010
Everything healed up but in a very strange way Years later when it was very obvious that something was very wrong with my face everyone said one or more of the following: It’s the Lord’s will. Just learn to live with it. It’s all in your imagination. Don’t be so self-centered. Shut up and do [...]
Posted in autonomy, blaming, bodies, creative work, disability activism, justice, language, normality, Quotations, resistance, sexuality, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, exclusion, identity, justice, LGBQTAI, personal, poetry, quote, social treatment
By s.e. smith on 11 October, 2009
I’m as queer as a snake’s suspenders, so you might think that I’d be at the National Equality March right now. It’s pretty much being billed as the queer event of the year, our chance to go tell Washington how we feel. It’s supposed to have a tremendous impact by unifying the LGBQTAI population in [...]
Posted in accessibility, activism, intersectionality | Tagged LGBQTAI
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