There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the platform…everybody was for it.
— Retiring Rep. Barney Frank • On the inclusion of gay marriage as part of the official Democratic Party platform. The 15-member Democratic Party platform draft committee unanimously approved language supporting marriage equality, and according to Frank, a member of the committee, the vote wasn’t even close. The draft still has to be approved by the full platform committee, which meets in two weeks; then, delegates at the Democratic National Convention will have to vote in favor of it it. Huffington Post, which talked to two sources on the matter, claims that “the deal is more or less final.” Reacting to the news, the president of the National Organization for Marriage said that Democrats “can kiss the presidential election, the House and now the Senate goodbye.” What do you think—will this help or hurt Democrats in November? source (via • follow)
feminist-problems:
People who forget that feminism is about equality for everyone and not a pissing match about who is more oppressed and therefore has a more valid opinion.
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theamburglar:
No time for people who wanna pull some racist and misogynistic shit and then backpedal the fuck out of it with absolutely no understanding of power dynamics.
When someone, who lacks privileges that you have, wants to talk about their experiences, you listen. You do not silence them. You do not butt in and say, “This offends me.” It offends you? Imagine how the people under the fist of white male supremacy feel. Imagine how it feels to then have someone derail their painful experiences. Anyone who truly thinks they are a supporter of equality should know this. Especially when being a part of a marginalized group yourself.
Angry? You better believe it. Anger isn’t a bad thing to feel. It’s a vital and unavoidable step.
You want to be educated? Great. But you can’t start learning anything before you remove your head from your ass.
![the-tesseract:
“Maybe not worthless, just inadequate.” - Sarah Morris
“I read it as: “Feminism is worthless when it comes only from the perspective of cis hetero white females and ignores the intersections of race, class, ethnicity, etc.” - Laura Robinson
“But even if the concept [of intersectionality] was “invented” in 1989, doesn’t mean there wasn’t a need for intersectionnality before that date (meaning taking into account racism, homophobia and other double/triple/… discriminations in our struggle). The birth of black feminist movements and the start of LGBT movement , among others, shows that the movements that achieved full civil rights (not only by law but on the ground) were in majority white heterosexual movements. It left a large number of women aside. In my opinion, all brought together without compromising on the issues to face would make today’s feminism way stronger.” - Julie Cz](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7mffmplSO1qjnlwxo1_500.jpg)
the-tesseract:
“Maybe not worthless, just inadequate.” - Sarah Morris
“I read it as: “Feminism is worthless when it comes only from the perspective of cis hetero white females and ignores the intersections of race, class, ethnicity, etc.” - Laura Robinson
“But even if the concept [of intersectionality] was “invented” in 1989, doesn’t mean there wasn’t a need for intersectionnality before that date (meaning taking into account racism, homophobia and other double/triple/… discriminations in our struggle). The birth of black feminist movements and the start of LGBT movement , among others, shows that the movements that achieved full civil rights (not only by law but on the ground) were in majority white heterosexual movements. It left a large number of women aside. In my opinion, all brought together without compromising on the issues to face would make today’s feminism way stronger.” - Julie Cz
Westerners are fond of the saying ‘Life isn’t fair.’ Then, they end in snide triumphant: ‘So get used to it!’
What a cruel, sadistic notion to revel in! What a terrible, patriarchal response to a child’s budding sense of ethics. Announce to an Iroquois, ‘Life isn’t fair,’ and her response will be: ‘Then make it fair!’ This is the matriarchal approach to learning.
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Barbara Alice Mann, Iroquois woman (via cultureofresistance)
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The social justice approach.
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Liberation is a collective process, goes our popular slogan. What that means is that none of us wins unless everybody wins. None of us is safe until all of us are safe. Citizenship realizes its promise only when humanity is universally recognized and is not contingent on gender, skin color, or national origin. Equality is not just a word. It is not a soundbite. It is no benighted slogan. It is a truth, a thing with substance, with real dimensions, that can be felt, and that can be lived. Transgender people cannot live their lives without a measure of reproductive justice, and reproductive justice cannot exist in a world where trans people’s bodies are not our own. When we fight for the right to name ourselves we are fighting for the right to control our bodies and our existence. When we fight for healthcare access, we are fighting for our bodies and the right to live. When we fight prison injustice, we are fighting against an oppression that criminalizes us for existing. When we fight, we share the cause of reproductive justice. Our bodies, our choices.
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- Katherine Cross, Sylvia Rivera Law Project from Abortion Rights to Social Justice, Building the Movement for reproductive freedom 26th annual conference CLPP & PopDev, Hampshire College, April 13-15.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FLaVz6W7bI&feature=player_embedded
There are two kinds of restrictions upon human liberty — the restraint of law and that of custom. No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by public opinion.
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-Carrie Chapman Catt.
Isn’t it the truth? (via womenorgnow)
