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Petitioning for More than Two Gender Options on LJ
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[Jun. 16th, 2008|01:12 pm] |
The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2008 GENIUS Survey in partnership with Ernst & Young. GenderPAC works to ensure that classrooms, communities and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow and succeed.
The Gender Equality National Index for Universities & Schools (GENIUS), GenderPAC’s most recent effort to end discrimination and promote awareness, encourages colleges and universities to recognize the benefits of a GenderSAFE campus - supportive equitable and protective for all students. Choosing to participate in GENUIS sends a strong public statement that bullying or discriminating based on the race, sex or gender of a student, faculty, or staff member is not tolerated at your institution
Fill out the survey at: www.gpac.org/GENIUS2008survey, and make sure that we have data for as many schools as possible. Your voice will help us continue to work towards a safe and welcoming environment for every student |
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| Petition the British Government to recognise *all* gender identities. |
[Jan. 31st, 2008|09:44 am] |
On January 15th I did a post on Genderqueer mentioning how I'd created a petition on the No.10 website, -So that all the British genderqueers and their allies can lobby their government to legally recognise the fact that *not everybody* fits perfectly into the currently available gender categories of male and female.
I've just recieved an e-mail from the number 10 petition team It said that my petition has been approved by the Number 10 web team, and is now available on the Number 10 website at the following address:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/3rdGender/
( Read More ) |
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| dyke_riot |
[Dec. 15th, 2007|11:57 am] |
for the self-identified lgbq women here-
check out this awesome lj community called
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) dyke_riot
happy holidays <3 |
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| queers.ws |
[Aug. 24th, 2007|06:38 pm] |
Dear friends,
Invite all of you to visit free web site directory Queers.ws
If you know some web site that you want to add to Queers directory, please contact me through the web site and I will add it immediately and for free.
Your opinion and feedbacks - are very important.
Thank you.
Helen - Queers.ws |
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| So -- what should the choices be? |
[Aug. 23rd, 2007|09:43 pm] |
I recently took a survey regarding GLBT experiences with religious language. The gender options were male or female.
I wrote and nagged.
The response was, "our team would welcome suggestions regarding a more respectful way to capture the gender demographic information in a multiple choice, on-line survey format. We held focus groups to solicit feedback prior to beginning this study in hopes of making the survey clear, effective and respectful. I will forward your concern to our team lead so we can re-examine this issue."
My initial response begins, "My spouse is transgendered, MTF. And that is how i see some folks identify themselves: "MTF" and "FTM." There are others who seem more comfortable with "gender queer" and bi-gendered."
I'm not someone who has ever experienced any uncertainty in choosing between M or F, though, so i'd love a little feedback from folks in this community. My spouse just expressed exasperation. At her current point, i think she'd choose F, but she indicated that wouldn't have been so comfortable before her full time transition.
Any good examples or best practice documents out there? |
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| Intriguing process |
[Aug. 12th, 2007|10:44 am] |
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You have completed the Gay - Straight IAT. Your Result Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Gay People compared to Straight People. Thank you for your participation. Just below is a breakdown of the scores generated by others. Most respondents find it easier to associate Gay people with Bad and Straight people with Good compared to the reverse. Attitudes vary in the degree to which their expression is socially acceptable. For example, to express liking or favorability toward one's school or local sports team is socially acceptable just as it seems to be acceptable, in the appropriate circumstances, to express negative attitudes toward a rival school or sports team. In recent years, it has become less socially acceptable to express negative attitudes toward some groups, for example groups defined by race or by physical disability. In this context, attitudes toward gay people are of special interest because laboratory studies show that the social acceptability of negative attitudes toward gays has changed relatively little in recent years. We also know that anti-gay attitudes are observed on measures of implicit attitude such as the IAT, and that a person's conscious and implicit attitudes toward gays are more often in agreement with each other than they are for some other socially significant domains.
This, and many other "tasks," are available here. |
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| the Youth Line turns 13! |
[Jul. 13th, 2007|06:13 pm] |
The Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line presents…
You Can Only Turn 13 Once
To thank and celebrate past, current and future donors, volunteers and friends, the Youth Line is having a birthday party…
THIS TUESDAY!!! July 17, 2007
Voglie, 582 Church Street
5:30-8:30 pm
Free!
Featuring live performances, prizes, birthday cake and more!
Hosted by Miss Kitty Galore
For more info:
www.youthline.ca
outreach@youthline.ca
416 962 2232 x 229
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 2nd, 2007|03:46 pm] |
I'm a psych major and starting to think ahead to a senior project, which I'd like to do on something trans related. What I'd like to know from you wonderful folks is what do you think would make a good topic? What should people study? What would you like to know, or what do you think is worth others knowing?
I would also like to keep it youth related, so something that can be studied before someone turns, say, 20. The younger the better though.
Thanks! [Sorry if you experience cross-posting] |
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| The Youth Line Turns 13! |
[Jun. 28th, 2007|08:02 pm] |
The Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line presents…
You Can Only Turn 13 Once
To thank and celebrate past, current and future donors, volunteers and friends, the Youth Line is having a birthday party…
July 17, 2007
Voglie, 582 Church Street
5:30-8:30 pm
Free!
Featuring live performances, prizes, birthday cake and more!
Hosted by Miss Kitty Galore
For more info:
www.youthline.ca
outreach@youthline.ca
416 962 2232 x 229
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| Transgendered Librarians out there? |
[Jun. 15th, 2007|03:40 pm] |
The Dewey Editors have some questions.... [cross posting across LJ communities]
http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2007/06/transgendered_p.html
We just posted a discussion paper on the Dewey web site in which we explore improvements to the Dewey provisions for people by gender or sex. The main focus of the paper is on the proposed new development at T1—0867 for transgendered people.
We also pose a question about the ongoing need for existing provisions for “asexuality and asexuals,” “people with no sexual orientation,” and “neutral sexual orientation.”
Please review the paper (which includes the new development), and then advise us on the following two questions:
Is the development for transgendered people at T1—0867 a satisfactory placement?
Is there any need for provisions for “asexuality and asexuals,” “people with no sexual orientation,” or “neutral sexual orientation”?
We will accept comments through August 24, 2007. |
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| Hope this is allowed |
[Jun. 8th, 2007|01:15 pm] |
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I hope asking for book suggestions is allowed. If not, feel free to delete this.
Recently read "The Bermudez Triangle" by Maureen Johnson because of the controversy. And WOW! I don't usually read conventional fiction (in fact, I think the only other books in that genre I've ever read before TBT by MJ was "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov and "To Kill A Mockingbird." I usually read scifi and fantasy), but I'm definetely interested now. I'm even WRITING conventional fiction now.
Obviously, I'm going to be reading more Maureen Johnson books. But I want to explore other possibilities as well. So here is my request: If you know any good conventional fiction titles, let me know in the comments. Please include title, author, and a short synopsis AND/OR a link to the book on Amazon if you would please. :-)
I'm especially interested in the following:
* YA fiction, since the characters in my Lolita Leigh Smith series won't be getting older than 18 anytime soon.
* Fiction with GLBT content (Yes, even "romance" that is GLBT)
* Controversial titles (Bermudez Triangle, Lolita, etc.)
* "Experimental" conventional fiction. Stuff that does new and weird things. Maybe even crosses genres or skirts the edges of other genres.
Bonus points for combining those!
Thanks in advance!
X-posted at gsa_lj, adultchild, and ageplay |
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| PARADOX PRIDE PARTY |
[Jun. 7th, 2007|02:28 am] |
what would happen if an unstoppable force hit an immovable object?
Presenting…
PARADOX PRIDE PARTY
an irresistible mix of hip hop, d&b, r&b, neo soul, and fusion
hype beats with delicious treats for the eyes & stomach
with DJ kalmplex and guest MadScientist
Saturday June 23, 2007
at ivy lounge 326 Dundas St. W
Pay what you can
from 10pm-
myspace.com/kalmplex1
please contact charysse at Publik Displays for more information charysse.robinson@gmail.com.
( flyer ) |
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| Men Are Not Men |
[Mar. 7th, 2007|02:24 pm] |
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(x-posted because this is so fascinating!)
Men Are Not Men
By Annalee Newitz
http://www.metroactive.com/metro/02.28.07/work-0709.html
http://www.techsploitation.com/
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I gave a presentation at the annual meeting for the American Association for the Advancement of Science about how journalists often misreport the results of gender research because they have a lot of preconceived notions about men and women. Most of these notions come from popular culture, and since journalists are in the pop-culture biz, none of this should be a big surprise.
Still, sometimes a story is so egregiously reported—and based on such flimsy research—that it takes my breath away. Such was the case with a recent AP story about how a Stanford graduate student had "proven" that men in online virtual worlds behave "just like" men in real life.
The story focused on a study by Nick Yee, who spent a great deal of time in virtual world Second Life examining the behavior of avatars, or online representations of people. In the case of Second Life (SL), which is a very experimental world made by San Francisco's innovative Linden Lab, many avatars don't have a gender. Lots of people prefer to be animals or fairies or geometric objects. So already we're talking about a place where gender doesn't operate the same way it does among humans.( Read more... ) |
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| COMMUNITY ANNOUCEMENT |
[Mar. 7th, 2007|12:56 pm] |
Please note that due to several years of inactivity around the original mission of this community, I will be deleting it shortly (unless someone would like to take it over).
Also note that the Gender Petition logos are no longer available - please update your profile accordingly. |
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| A revised version that may clear things up a bit |
[Feb. 14th, 2007|03:40 am] |
NOTE: This theory in no way is supposed to apply to everybody. It is just an explaination of why I think I am this way and the direction in life I have decided to take. After all I am just one more point on the gender spectrum, but I hope that this theory will illuminate for you the position that I'm at.
From our observations, there are masculine and feminine people and ways of behaviour, with the former associated with being practical and functional and using that function to benign ways, and the latter associated with creating a beautiful and caring life environment for all. If we observe current society we will also notice that biologically there are so-called 'sexual differences between people too i.e. having the kind of reproductive system that has a womb vs having the one that does not. It is also noted that the physiology and certain behaviour is related to that too. Interestingly, these differences also roughly correlate to being male or female. But if we look closely we will discover that there is actually quite a significant number of people that don't fit this correlation. Thus there are four sex-genders poles (with a spectrum between each of them) (numbered in the order that they gained equality): 1) Masculine without womb, 2) Masculine with womb, 3) Feminine with womb; 4) Feminine without womb, with most people gravitating towards 1 & 3, but people exist all over the space as well. Note that when I am talking about womb it is not a piece of flesh, rather it is the hormonal, physiologic and reproductive effects that come with it, and associated psychological effects (e.g. having a period ot not). Obviously points 1 & 2 are similar socially, and points 3 & 4 are similar, although they have a few physiologic and psychologic differences, meaning that medical treatmet for 1 & 4 are similar instead. This arrangement may actually be good for human society, because there is balance, and variety. Also note that those with each reproductive system had their own ways of becoming powerful because of it, so it is probably good to have people from both genders having both kind of reproductive systems, although having a majority of 1 & 3 may have been beneficial to survival of early human society. {As you may have picked up by now I am closest to point 4 on this system}
For a period in history Sex-Gender 1 (men as we usually know it) had the upper hand in things, and decided they were to suppress everything else. Thus their opposite, Sex-Gender 3, became inferior, and all the other genders that have something in common with them, were labelled illegitimate. The very physical-centric gender 1 people at that time decided that 4 people were failed versions of themselves and 2 people were just rebellious 3s. With the women's movement in the 1960s and afterwards, genders 2 (we now call them women who live a masculine lifestyle) and 3 (the typical 'genetic girl') became gradually liberated and gradually gained equal status with Sex-Gender 1. This process is still going on, and the good results are already visible. However, Sex-Gender 4 continues to be invisible. Currently, there are two ways to live for Sex-Gender 4 people: to live as 1's (whom they are usually brought up with) and participate as clueless inferiors in the masculine culture they shouldn't be in, or to have their reproductive system removed and their physiology changed to emulate Sex-Gender 3 so that they can become a member of the feminine culture they should belong to, which currently is assumed to be the domain of gender 3 only.
Now I am going to uncompromisingly live the Sex-Gender 4 life, and create a way to do so for all fellow 4th Sex-Gendered sisters. I am going to live in the feminine culture just like any feminine type person. This includes an almost full-time feminine role, participation and thus familiarity with culture produced by and for females. I am going to do well in this to prove that our kind isn't inferior. When I really have to present myself in 'male gear' for practical purposes, I will be overtly myself so that you get what I am meaning, to get legitimacy for 4th Sex-Gendered people to be who they are no matter what gear they are in, without fear of being forced to identify as Sex-Gender 1's (i.e. men). |
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| re: womb as an axis for gender |
[Feb. 12th, 2007|02:51 pm] |
what about:
masculine with womb and no intention to use it
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feminine with womb and no intention to use it
I'm trying to suggest that womb introduces another binary that isn't relevant to those that chose not to use it, and therefore, isn't a meaningful distinction.
I don't believe in gender as a continuum because a continuum suggests hypermasculine and hyperfeminine are <b>the two</b> anchors. I don't understand the presmise that hypermasculine is the absence of hyperfemininity. |
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| UF/Gainesville/Jacksonville Androgynes! |
[Feb. 12th, 2007|01:09 pm] |
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Do any of you know of any already established androgyne communities in Florida? When I lived in Rome last year I discovered a very chic café that sponsored Androgyne nights; on these nights dozens of people in dark clothes, make-up, and gender queer attire would converge and meet, talk, listen to music. It was amazing, I never felt so enthusiastic about meeting people as I did then. It inspired me to seek out androgynes and form a community at UF, unfortunately I graduated before realizing this dream. I am still bent on trying to form a more cohesive community of Androgynes throughout the globe, particularly in Gainesville or Jacksonville, FL where I reside. If any of you live in the Gainesville (UF students and non-students alike) or Jacksonville area and would be interested in forming part of an androgyne/genderqueer community please reply. Opinions and suggestions are welcome. This has been crossposted to various androgyne communities. |
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