Masculinity and Gender

1 in 3 Gay Men Suffer Abuse, the Chicago Sun Times

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H/T to Gay Person of Color.

Domestic violence has shades of purple. That’s the color for the DV awareness ribbon. Domestic violence also has shades of gender bias.

While womyn are still the primary victims in a DV man/womyn relationship, the Chicago Sun Times is reporting that 1 in 3 men in a gay relationship suffers from abuse.

This latest research enforces what has been known since the beginning: domestic violence is about power and control. The yielding violence is a symptom of a greater sickness, and that sickness does not discriminate by gender.

"Fag" in Highschool Land

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Via alternet

Feminism is not only considering the social construction of womyn, but also of male and transgender, transexual individuals. Sexuality, power, gender are all forces we must examine. To unravel the sexism, we must not just limit our scope to grrls. We must look at what else is happening in the identity informing years.

Here’s an interesting article about how “‘Fag’ is Turning into an Insult for Any Guy Who Doesn’t Play Football.”

Let’s push it a little further.

What would you call a womyn who wants to play football?