In which I dabble in epicness: Franky Grows Up? Gender and Sexual Identity in Skins series 6

bredandjam:

*This article covers issues of gender and sexual identity. If you are offended by these issues, please do not read further.

*Also note that this article contains spoilers for Skins series 5 and episode 1 of series 6. If you don’t want to be spoiled, do not read further.

The…

STERILIZATION

fuckyeahftms:

“If you are a transgender person in Sweden today looking to legally change your gender, in the 21st century you are still forced to undergo surgery that will render you permanently infertile and forever unable to have children.”

PLEASE HELP US STOP FORCED STERILIZATION IN SWEDEN
SIGN THIS:
(a letter from the Swedish LGBT Federation to the Prime Minister)

http://www.allout.org/en/actions/stop_forced_sterilization

STOP FORCED STERILIZATION

bad-mojo:

letsgetreadytorumble:

this is a letter to the prime minister of sweden, regarding the law on forced sterilization of transgendered people. the goal is 10,000 signatures, but i think tumblr can help ‘em reach that goal and actually get even more signatures.

so, SIGN AND REBLOG!

!!! spread this on

i’m so fucking ashamed of my country. please sign and reblog!

Obviously, no one sits down and makes a rational decision about who to fall in love with, but I get frustrated with the veiled condescension of straight people who believe that queers “can’t help it,” and thus should be treated with tolerance and pity. To say “I was born this way” is to apologize for the person I am and for whom I love. It’s like saying I would be different if I could. I wouldn’t.