How one seemingly irreverent meme can help us to reimagine sexuality and gender relations
Alex Barnes explores how the rumour-turned-meme of Hello Kitty’s boyfriend being a he/him lesbian helped him to re-envisage new femininities and masculinities
transphobia
The F-Word stage blog: October 2019
The F-Word’s round-up of what’s happening in the world of comedy and theatre this month
There aren’t ‘two sides’ to this story
Lissy Lovett argues that the ongoing framing of transphobia as one side of a legitimate debate is misleading at best and harmful at worst
Echoes of Section 28
30 years after the Local Government Act 1988 was passed, D H Kelly describes what it was like to grow up under Section 28 and notices uncanny echoes in modern day transphobia
A woman’s place is to speak out against transphobia
Josephine Tsui argues that an intersectional feminism that includes trans women will only strengthen the women's movement
“I’m not a TERF, but…”
Jo Whitehead despairs at Jenni Murray’s recent assertion that trans women cannot be ‘real’ women
Unsexy women: Love, sex and marginalised bodies
In a culture which categorises some groups of women as unattractive, D H Kelly explores how this has an effect far beyond whether or not we find love or get laid
Is it time for gender neutral toilets?
Gender segregated toilets are something we take for granted, but D H Kelly argues that gender neutral public toilets might be better for everyone
Reluctant Women
D H Kelly explores what being a cisgender woman means and doesn't mean and how a failure to acknowledge our own, often complicated, gender identities can lead us to let down our trans sisters
Richard III: a trans revelation
Katherine Wootton is blown away by new writing, Drag King Richard III, that explores trans experiences through Shakespearean dialogue and manages to get it just right
Expecting more
Although guest blogger Milena Popova doesn't expect bi and trans inclusion from Julie Bindel, she is frustrated by a failure to call this out when Stonewall's acting CEO recommends her new book
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
Weekly round-up and open thread, 10th February 2014
Philippa links to topics we weren't able to cover this week including fat shaming, the privacy of NHS health records, legal gender recognition, Woody Allen, women in politics, vagina art in schools, the rainbow Google doodle and more
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
Silent T
Sarah challenges cis lesbian, gay and bisexual people to look at how they treat trans people, and to see the parallels that exist in LGB and T communities and the oppressions we face
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
Victim blaming: the easy option?
Guest blogger Sarah writes about whether victim blaming is a handy way of avoiding taking real action, and whether it is used for others to feel safe
An introduction / a recent epiphany
Tara·
"I'm not sure when or why I separated my black identity/reality from my feminist ideals, and when they became separate things. I think that the feminist movement is so dominated by white women and the experience of especially middle class white women, that I forget that I exist, saddled with further battles to climb"
