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Posts Tagged ‘cis privilege

I.N.A.Y. #2: Touching

Posted by: sdswomynscaucus on: March 16, 2010

Posted by Robin, Philly This is post #2 in a series called I.N.A.Y.: It’s Not About You. I.N.A.Y. #1: “Effectively” Calling Out Patriarchy can be found here. Recently, I had a series of discussions with a new male acquaintance about touching. Basically, I had tried to communicate that I disliked him touching me, and he [...]

-by Tim (formerly of DC SDS)- *cisgender: (noun.) 1. the contrast to trans on the gender spectrum 2. someone who lives and identifies as the sex they were assigned at birth 1.  Ask EVERYONE which pronouns they use, and actually commit yourself to using them.  Please please please stop only asking people who look “gender-variant” enough about their [...]


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