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I’m Proof Bathroom Bills Are Not Just a Transgender Issue “Whatever you might have heard to the contrary, the “bathroom bills” that have passed in North Carolina and Mississippi and are now pending in other states have nothing to do with public...

I’m Proof Bathroom Bills Are Not Just a Transgender Issue

Whatever you might have heard to the contrary, the “bathroom bills” that have passed in North Carolina and Mississippi and are now pending in other states have nothing to do with public safety. The simple fact is that under existing laws, it is already a crime to dress up as a man or woman in order to falsely gain entry to any public restroom to harass or harm anyone. That is a crime in states with transgender legal protections and a crime in states without such laws. Fox News anchor Chris Wallace noted that such crimes have not taken place in communities that have transgender rights laws.

What these “bathroom bills” are actually about is enforcing traditional gender codes and norms in an increasingly diverse and shifting America. Single-sex restrooms just like single-sex dormitories have always been rooted in compulsory heteronormativity and the sense that we have to protect women from men who can’t expect to be reigned in.

H/T: Time

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On Being Non-Binary in Female Spaces “ “When I say ‘women,’ I just mean ‘not men,’” I have heard people protest when these issues are brought up — and I get that. It’s easier. It’s simple: “women” equals “not men.” But for many of us, neither are...

On Being Non-Binary in Female Spaces

“When I say ‘women,’ I just mean ‘not men,’” I have heard people protest when these issues are brought up — and I get that. It’s easier. It’s simple: “women” equals “not men.” But for many of us, neither are applicable terms. And when groups refuse to acknowledge or engage in conversations about marginalization, the setting can start to feel like a bar where non-binary people are allowed to come inside so long as we don’t drink, dance, or socialize in. We aren’t to question the environment — in fact, it’s as if we’re supposed to feel grateful we were even allowed in the door.

H/T: Femsplain

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The Gay Men Who Hate Women ““Some of the worst misogyny I’ve experienced has come from gay men. It can feel almost more gross than it does from straight men. It’s like, you’re not even trying to express sexual interest in me, you’re just asserting...

The Gay Men Who Hate Women

“Some of the worst misogyny I’ve experienced has come from gay men. It can feel almost more gross than it does from straight men. It’s like, you’re not even trying to express sexual interest in me, you’re just asserting your dominance over my body just because you’re a man—you’re just doing it because you can.“

H/T: Broadly

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I’m From Driftwood (imfromdriftwood​) features a new LGBTQ story every Wednesday. Meet Rudy Garcia, a body positive LGBT feminist with a strong passion for DIY and the punk ‘zine scene! 

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