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If Looks Could Kill: Lookism — The Most Personal Oppression
Chapter Eight IF LOOKS COULD KILL Looksism: The Most Personal Oppression Bev Jo Men teach us that there are intrinsic standards of beauty (“aesthetics”) that apply to people, but these standards are political and manipulated, and aren’t an innate part of … Continue reading
Ageism – A Radical Lesbian Feminist Perspective
Ageism – A Radical Lesbian Feminist Perspective Bev Jo Do not name me against my will. Do not presume to know how I want to be named without asking me. Do not call me “elder,” “elderly,” “geriatric,” or “crone.” Do … Continue reading
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Leather = S/M = BDSM — It’s All Still Sadism and Masochism
Leather = S/M = BDSM – It’s All Still Sadism and Masochism Bev Jo (This is an update of our chapter against sado-masochism from our book, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, which I co-wrote with Linda Strega and Ruston, and which we published in … Continue reading
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22 Years Later – 2012 Butch Update
2012 Update – 22 Years Later SUPPORTING BUTCHES SUPPORTS ALL LESBIANS Bev Jo So how are things for Butches now, since 1990, when we published our chapter on Butch oppression (now at my blog) in “Dykes-Loving-Dykes?” Well, things seem a … Continue reading
Guest Post — A Black Butch Speaks: Addressing Female Oppression by Pippa Fleming
A Black Butch Speaks: Addressing Female Oppression Guest Post by Pippa Fleming I’ve been holding silence for quite some time but now it’s time for me to speak. When a Black child presents with signs of internalized racism, we want to … Continue reading
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New Poems — 2011 — 2012
HER EYES…. I had never seen anything like this before… Her eyes slide to the side as passion moves her, Our hearts beating in synch, our breathing matched. I do know what to do. I always have. How slow to … Continue reading
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Progress Versus Cooptation in the Radical Feminist Movement
Progress Versus Cooptation in the Radical Feminist Movement Bev Jo One of the saddest things to me has been the altering and re-writing of the history our magnificent Radical Feminist and Lesbian Feminist movement of the Seventies. Entirely new words have … Continue reading
Supporting Butches Supports All Lesbians
Chapter Four SUPPORTING BUTCHES SUPPORTS ALL LESBIANS Part 1 Bev Jo, Linda Strega, and Ruston We originally wrote this chapter as two articles that countered the increasing glorification of male-identified femininity and role-playing in most Lesbian publications and among individual … Continue reading
The Big Sell-Out: Lesbian Femininity by Linda Strega
This guest post by Linda Strega is a revised version of her original article, which became Part 2 of Chaper 4 in our book, Dykes-Loving-Dykes. The entire updated version of that chapter, “Butch-hatred Is Lesbian-hatred,” will be printed here soon. … Continue reading
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“Transmen Are Still Women” — part 2 of The Pretenders — Defining Lesbians Out of Existence
Defining Lesbians Out of Existence PART TWO The Pretenders Better to Be Anything than a Lesbian: “Transmen” Are Still Women Shouldn’t anyone be able to do what they want? Too many women seem to have lost touch … Continue reading
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