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Tag Archives: feminism
Thoughts and Feelings in Hannah McGregor’s Brilliant Book of Feminist Essays A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION
Among many other things, this book is a master class in the seamless integration of diverse tones, going from formal citations of Sara Ahmed to sentences like “Frankly, podcasting made me into a real hard-line bitch about open access”. Continue reading
Posted in asexual, Canadian, memoir, Non-Fiction, Queer, Vancouver
Tagged A Sentimental Education, academic essays, essays, feminism, Hannah McGregor, Secret Feminist Agenda, Witch Please
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This Is a Call-Out Post for the Transmisogynist and Anti-Sex Work Vancouver Women’s Library
A month or so ago, I started hearing about a women’s library that was opening in Vancouver. As a feminist book lover living in Vancouver I was obviously excited and thought, wow, awesome! Unfortunately my excitement and good feelings were … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, News, Vancouver
Tagged feminism, international women's day, Libraries
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Eight #CanLit Authors Who Write about Survivors and Trauma
If you haven’t been following the shitstorm that blew through the Can Lit community a few days ago, here’s a quick breakdown: Joseph Boyden, with the support of many, many other Canadian literary superstars, penned an “open letter” (even created … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Dawn, Canadian, Queer, Shani Mootoo, Uncategorized
Tagged #CanLit, feminism, sexual assault, Steven Galloway
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Casey reviews Excluded by Julia Serano
Originally posted on The Lesbrary:
I was pretty eager when I picked up writer, performer, and activist Julia Serano’s latest book, Excluded: Making Queer and Feminist Movements More Inclusive. I had read her first book, Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman…
Posted in Bisexual, Non-Canadian, Non-Fiction, Queer, Trans, Trans Feminine
Tagged feminism, transmisogyny
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