Comments on: Reclaiming the Lucidity of Our Hearts http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: sophia http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-290523 sophia Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:33:36 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-290523 oops me not be oops me not be

]]> By: sophia http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-290522 sophia Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:33:08 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-290522 reading that makes me wanna cry i am trans and tired of people looking down on be because of it and always questioning my identity as a woman. reading that makes me wanna cry i am trans and tired of people looking down on be because of it and always questioning my identity as a woman.

]]> By: DRD1812 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-289761 DRD1812 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:46:00 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-289761 Beautiful. I'm glad she was able to make her speech. Let's hope the world listens. Beautiful. I’m glad she was able to make her speech. Let’s hope the world listens.

]]> By: Westerly http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-289710 Westerly Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:41:51 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-289710 "So we question: Is human life less precious than this belief? Is our right to life, to dignified existence, to liberty, and pursuit of happiness subservient to gender norms? This doesn’t need a complicated answer. You want to be born, to live, and die with dignity – so do we! You want the freedom to express the uniqueness of the life force within you – so do we! You want to live with authenticity – so do we!" But this really says it, doesn't it? A wonderful speech. “So we question: Is human life less precious than this belief? Is our right to life, to dignified existence, to liberty, and pursuit of happiness subservient to gender norms? This doesn’t need a complicated answer. You want to be born, to live, and die with dignity – so do we! You want the freedom to express the uniqueness of the life force within you – so do we! You want to live with authenticity – so do we!”

But this really says it, doesn’t it? A wonderful speech.

]]> By: little light http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-289676 little light Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:13:57 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-289676 Seriously, it's times like this I'm proud to call myself a Pinay. It's also an important reminder to those of us in the States that important organizing and work is being done by whole movements we may not be aware of in other countries, and in many cases, those are people we should be paying attention to, learning from, and supporting. The lineage of trans culture and activism in the Philippines--one that produced my great-aunt and indirectly to some degree produced me--is its own thing, and they are doing impressive work over there. Plenty of us know the names of prominent trans activists in the States--Julia Serano, Patrick Califia, Les Feinberg, and so on--but I think a lot more of us need to learn names like Sass Rogando Sasot. Seriously, it’s times like this I’m proud to call myself a Pinay. It’s also an important reminder to those of us in the States that important organizing and work is being done by whole movements we may not be aware of in other countries, and in many cases, those are people we should be paying attention to, learning from, and supporting. The lineage of trans culture and activism in the Philippines–one that produced my great-aunt and indirectly to some degree produced me–is its own thing, and they are doing impressive work over there. Plenty of us know the names of prominent trans activists in the States–Julia Serano, Patrick Califia, Les Feinberg, and so on–but I think a lot more of us need to learn names like Sass Rogando Sasot.

]]> By: Willow http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-289674 Willow Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:50:34 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-289674 Love to her. And thanks for the transcript, Cara. Love to her. And thanks for the transcript, Cara.

]]> By: wedeswit http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-289670 wedeswit Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:24:31 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-289670 Yes. Yes.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-289669 Lauren Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:05:52 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-289669 Love. Love.

]]> By: Jadey http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/12/14/reclaiming-the-lucidity-of-our-hearts/#comment-289664 Jadey Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:22:54 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17239#comment-289664 Yes. Yes.

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