the best parts of lonely: Archive

Nov 30, 201044 notes

“The system filters out the thoughtful and replaces them with the faithful. When everybody is thinking the same thing, nobody is thinking at all.” —George Orwell (via philphys)

Nov 30, 2010285 notes

#george orwell

Nov 30, 2010-1 notes

#black and white #photography #david wojnarowicz

“One of the most important tools we can give young people — boys and girls alike — is the reminder that their sexuality belongs to them. Pleasure is a deep and profound good, and for all of what we imagine to be their self-indulgence, young people today don’t have nearly as much healthy pleasure as they need. This is about more than teaching young people to masturbate without shame (though that’s never a bad idea.) It’s about giving them the time and space and privacy to reflect on their sexuality as something that belongs to them. With young women, it’s about teaching the difference between the desire to be desired and desire itself. (I’ll deal with young men in another post.) It only takes a girl a few seconds to realize what someone else may want from her sexually. It often takes her much longer to figure out what she really wants, to discern the pleasure she gets from bringing pleasure to another from the pleasure she wants for herself. And once she’s figured that out, it’s vital to work to create a culture where she can articulate that want without shame.” —The Paris Paradox: how sexualization replaces opportunity with obligation at Hugo Schwyzer (via sexisnottheenemy)

Nov 30, 2010376 notes

#sexuality #feminism #sex

freerobotsex:

Currently, the local (Conservative) MP in London, Ontario is running a poll on his website asking the following question:

“Should Parliament support the NDP MP’s Bill to amend the Canadian Human Right Act to add gender identity and gender expression as grounds for prohibited discrimination?”

There’s been a battle back and forth over the course of the week. When it was first discovered, the numbers were almost even with “yes” in a slight lead. After being spread through Facebook by myself and a few others, “Yes” was up to almost 74%. Then, in the early morning of the following day, the poll was picked up on by a Montreal Gazette blogger, who (with all good intentions, i’m quite sure) posted it to her MG blog… and now it’s been a battle. There’s nearly 4000 votes thus far, and we are currently losing — but not by much.

Take a moment to click “yes” on the poll. Spread it to others, and have them do the same. For those who aren’t aware of Canadian politics as they currently stand, we have a minority Conservative government (their party has the most seats, but does not hold a majority.) This bill was put forth by an MP from another party, and could very well be shot down simply for political reasons outside of the already “OMG MEN IN OUR WASHROOMS” whargarrble that has been put forth by those in opposition to this.

Every vote counts. Even if we don’t win, every vote matters. Show this MP that trans rights matter in Canada. Vote here:

www.edholder.ca/poll/

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#canadian human right act #gender #identity

Nov 30, 20108 notes

#monsanto #agriculture #food #agribusiness

Nov 29, 20101,328 notes

#cats #in #motherfucking #space

One little funeral,

and you walk away questioning everything.

Yet another sleepless night, trapped in my own mind.

Nov 29, 2010-1 notes

#and the second half of the service is yet to come

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