Gone to WisCon
I'm thrilled to be going to WisCon for the first time, exploring Madison whenever I have the chance, and meeting rad sci-fi/fantasy feminists!
Read MoreGender Defiance – The Female Brain is. . .what, exactly?
Everything from self-reporting to the gender of the test administrator can spin simple psych tests into the ineffable zone of socialized behavior patterns. In short, most everything we know about gendered brains is wrong.
Read MorePrincess Boys, Queerness, & SF Erotica at WisCon
I'm moderating panels on queerness and male femininity at WisCon this year, and I couldn't be happier!
Read MoreGood Female Characters
There’s as much depth to be found in why a character agrees with or accepts the gender norms of their society as in why they reject them. Because, that’s what real people do.
Read MoreSexing the Body (Parts)
We're at the point where we need to rein in the deconstruction of our language. It’s society, not science, that suggests male bits must belong to men. No matter how much distance you put between people and their body parts in our languaging, you're never going to erase the fact that they're just squishy bits. And that for a lot of people they tend to come in (ahem) packages.
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