Sex work CAN be sex trafficking and vice versa

workingitinportland: Not IS.  But CAN be. “Sex work doesn’t equal sex trafficking!!1″ is a popular cry among sex workers who are trying to gain legitimacy by distancing themselves (ourselves?) from those evil sex traffickers we hear so much about.  It’s a normal response to having your rights and safety removed, after all, right? to draw … Continue reading Sex work CAN be sex trafficking and vice versa

kropotkindersurprise: May 9 2018 – Police in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, beat up and arrest a man after he criticised them for speeding with their car on the bicycle path without a siren to warn people. The official police reaction to this incident, which ignored the unnecessary violence and unlawful arrest, said they were in a … Continue reading

Transformative Justice 101

I’ve been getting some questions about transformative justice lately, so here’s an attempt at a quick 101 of what that means. It’s a first draft, a work in progress. Transformative justice is build on the belief that we all generally want to be liked by the people around us and want those people to be … Continue reading Transformative Justice 101

Heyy! Do you know where bigots using “kweer” as an insult came from? I have seen it weirdly enough, come from leftist people as “kweer centrists” as well as alt right people as “kweer liberals” and just “kweer” in general?? I find it really disgusting, especially since I identify mainly as queer myself, and am studying queer theory as a part of studying social work at uni. Also, I adore this blog to bits!!

xenoqueer: Setting aside the usage of “kweer” in the context of Asian queer identities as an extension of transliterations like “kuia”, as well as literally being the word for “queer” in some european languages, as well as being an anti-colonial Black spelling of queer. Using “kweer” as an insult against anti-assimilationist queers, especially trans and a-spec people, stems from … Continue reading Heyy! Do you know where bigots using “kweer” as an insult came from? I have seen it weirdly enough, come from leftist people as “kweer centrists” as well as alt right people as “kweer liberals” and just “kweer” in general?? I find it really disgusting, especially since I identify mainly as queer myself, and am studying queer theory as a part of studying social work at uni. Also, I adore this blog to bits!!

A part of ‘calling someone out’ (or ‘angry criticism’) online that I don’t think people realize is that if you have a decent amount of followers and any remotely ‘radical’ point of view (or anything specific tumblr communities hate with a passion) you will receive a LOT of angry, twisted and misleading posts that are … Continue reading

kropotkindersurprise: May 1 2018 – A Mayday march organised by Polish fascists under the slogan “National Workers Day” was successfully stopped by the coalition of antifascist groups and the citizens of Warsaw.  Klementyna Suchanow, one of the organizers of yesterday’s action and Polish Women strike activist commented: “This march was stopped not by the government, … Continue reading

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