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Today’s strike march passing Morrison Hall on the way to the School of Education!
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This is the part about being transgender that can be very frustrating.
Dear Cis People,
I don’t want to be you.
Surprised?
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WHEN, IN WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR LAST MONTH OF DISSERTATING, IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT YOUR ADVISOR DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL ARGUMENT OF YOUR...
This is a one-page resource to assist transgender people in preparing for restrictive new voter ID laws. AND it also features a piece to educate poll workers about the voting rights of transgender people.
Put this in your pocket & take it with you to the polls, folks!
This quote seems particularly urgent at this present moment—within and without the repro rights fight. This plagues so many of our movements: the powerful use our most intimate issues to divide us and to make us think that our liberation is not bound to one another.
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whatfreshhellisthis wrotean amazing post about trans* people being excluded from the reproductive rights movement (scarlip then added amazing commentary on to it and h/t to one of my most favorite Tumblrs, prolongedeyecontact for posting both).
I am so incredibly guilty of saying, “While this may be directed at cis women (or that cis women may be the main targets of this anti-choice legislation), it affects more people than just them.” I will never say that again. (via keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus)
When women complain about the glass ceiling, it isn’t so we can guilt or shame our bosses into a promotion. Nor is it a statement that my company (or my boss) must be sexist because I didn’t get that last promotion. Many women who complain about the glass ceiling don’t want to be a CEO - or…
SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA CASTING CALL
INDEPENDENT/QUEER/SHORT FILM
A NIGHT IN THE WOODS—HDSLR 15-20min short film
Writer/Director: Alexander L. Lee
Producer: Caroline Le
RAE - Lead
Late 20’s / early 30’s, genderqueer / butch of color, androgynous with a masculine edge, the strong / silent type, our protagonist. Rae uses third-gender pronouns (e.g. her, Ze, etc.), and has had trouble keeping a job because of hir gender identity and presentation. Ze mourns the recent loss of the love of hir life, Sarah, to cancer, and is consumed by guilt for not being able to pay for Sarah’s medical treatments.
MINA- Lead
Early 20’s, straight, feminine woman of color. She’s never known any out LGBT people, and has never had to think about her sexuality or gender identity. She’s lived a fairly comfortable life until everything gets turned upside down by the zombie plague and society unravels. She’s lost her entire family to the zombies, and has been through hell surviving on her own.
Please send headshot & resume to: anightinthewoods2012@gmail.com
Auditions: throughout October, by appointment
Shoot dates: Last 2 weekends of November 2011, in Oakland
NON-UNION only
Please be prepared to do a monologue and a cold read.
Perks: film festival exposure, meals, & a fun time!
