January 2011
You need to read this now, whether cis or trans. →
genderbitch:
cartographies:
Nearly half of living trans people–surviving trans people–have attempted suicide. Nearly half of those of us who did not succeed in killing ourselves have tried. Nearly a tenth of us will be murdered. Nearly half of us will be raped. Most of us will experience violence from loved ones and almost all of us will be denied homes and jobs. This is not hyperbole. ...
“A woman’s worst nightmare? That’s pretty easy. Novelist Margaret Atwood writes...”
– http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/articles/nightmare.html (via alullaby)
That sums it up
(via erikawithac)
This reminds me of a discussion we had in school, and one girl was talking about living in fear of her safety because she is a girl, and this guy chimed in and was all “It’s hard for guys...
“I will remember the kisses
our lips raw with love
and how you gave me...”
– Charles Bukowski (via dondante)
