butchimzadi: Trauma often messes with one’s ability to say “no”.  You either consciously or subconsciously think, “I don’t want to hurt this person’s feelings” or “If I say no, then they’ll hurt me” or “It won’t really be that bad” or “I can handle this” or “I need to do this to prove myself” or “I deserve this”, or you forget that “no” … Continue reading

queeranarchism: Explicitly include antisemitism in your word string of racism, sexism, transphobia etc that isn’t welcome in your safe space.  Explicitly include antisemitism in your anti-fascist texts.  Explicitly include antisemitism in your approach to intersectionality.  It’s not optional. Include that shit.  bigantifabully Reblogging this, but commenting with a followup question: does opposition to racism not … Continue reading

Keep an eye on the emergency exit in your social routine

queeranarchism: I thought today might be a good day to remind people that there are abusers who can and will use any system to their advantage, no matter how awesome that system is under normal circumstances.  Example: We have important social cues in social justice communities, like “If a trans person tells you something is transphobic … Continue reading Keep an eye on the emergency exit in your social routine

queeranarchism: It’s no coincidence that many edgelord dudes became radicalized by gamergate and the anita shit. They felt like someone had come to take their videogames, and ruin their fun. It’s fking obvious to anyone that the real threat that leftists and feminists pose to these chuds is not to their “fun”, but their power. … Continue reading

the lesbophobia thing

heatherannehogan: Lesbophobia is real. It’s the prejudice, bigotry, and oppression that exists at the intersection of homophobia and misogyny. Let me say it again: Lesbophobia is real. Hate for lesbians is real. However, it is essential to acknowledge and understand that the term lesbophobia has been co-opted by a loud and growing contingent of LGBTQ … Continue reading the lesbophobia thing

Transformative Justice 101

queeranarchism: 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 … Continue reading Transformative Justice 101

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