Links: June 14, 2011

14 Jun

Gender Trender: “Boys Just Wanna Have Fun. As Fake Lesbians.” . . . on the two recent cases of “lesbian bloggers” who turn out to be heterosexual men.

Woman on a Journey: “Larry Flynt has no right to be left alone”

Undercover Punk: “Trans arguments debunked: being biologically female and ‘the myth of shared girldhood'”

Cherryblossomlife: “A use for the word Empowerment”

New York Times: “When It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won’t Be Boys” . . . a theory about why women don’t get into political sex scandals. Lots of interesting statistics regarding female and male office holders in the U.S.

Twanzphobic Since Forever: “Twanz-wot?” . . . a handy dandy guide for deciphering trans/queer political speak.

5 Responses to “Links: June 14, 2011”

  1. jilla June 15, 2011 at 8:49 am #

    Hi Lishra

    How does one go about getting a blog post included in your list of “must reads”?

    • lishra June 15, 2011 at 1:20 pm #

      Hi, jilla. I don’t really have a set process for choosing the links… it’s kind of just what I remember to include because I’ve bookmarked it, “liked” the post on WordPress, and so forth. I don’t include bloggers who have asked not to be included.

      I wouldn’t call them my “must reads” as much as my “I read this, liked it, and thought you might too” list. Ha. There’s obviously a lot that I’ve read and liked that I don’t put in links posts, but I figure people’s Google readers or RSS feeds can do huge roundups like that for them already.

  2. Undercover Punk June 16, 2011 at 6:51 am #

    Thanks, sister!!! ❤

    • jilla June 22, 2011 at 10:14 am #

      Here’s a must read for you, Lishra.

      PLEASE TAKE ACTION REPOST AT WILL

      Everyone needs to see this. Tell the Canadian Cancer Society what you think of their latest fundraiser: Shave your pubic hair (designs supplied online and in Huff Po today) to raise money for Cervical Cancer and HPV awareness. If this is happening in Canada, it’s going to happen in the U.S. Same pharma, same porn marketing.strategy. Gardasil sales must be slacking off.

      1 888 939-3333 and on their FaceButt: facebook.com/holdyourownevent

      Shaving pubic area to promote awareness about HPV and cervical cancer…

      healthzone.ca/health/articlePrint/1011833

      huffingtonpost.ca/2011/06/20/julyna_n_880601.html

      • lishra June 22, 2011 at 4:10 pm #

        Oh goodness, that is just horrendous! Thanks for sharing it, Jilla. This is right up there with the “I heart boobies” merch that’s peddled under the guise of “raising awareness for breast cancer”. Just another way to pornify women.

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