#one is trans… the other is also trans…

[veal-exe]

So here's what happened on Reddit:

A transmasc posted about how transmascs and trans men are often invisible, how our issues are dismissed, and how resources, especially medical ones, are almost always written with non transmascs in mind. They posted this both to r/Trans and r/lgbt.

A moderator of r/Trans responded by telling them to “stop bitching.” That’s the word they used. That’s the level of respect trans men get. Transandrophobic by the way, don't call trans men bitches.

The comment was deleted, quietly, after backlash. Then the entire post was removed. When asked why, a mod responded that the post was “playing oppression olympics,” and took the time to go through and dismiss each of the original poster’s points, including saying that trans men being sexually assaulted isn’t “unique to transmascs” and therefore not an issue, and claiming that access to testosterone isn’t any more restricted than access to estrogen, which is a straight-up lie, because T is a tightly controlled substance in most places and E is not.

The original poster was banned for three days.

Then a separate mod made a post saying, “nobody asked us our side of the story,” which is wild because people absolutely did, publicly and repeatedly. Users also started reporting that they’d had supportive comments removed or had been banned after disagreeing with the mods, some of those claims are still unconfirmed, but given the general behavior, it wouldn’t be surprising.

Then r/Trans locked down entirely. No new posts. The conversation was forcibly ended.

Some people posted about it on r/FTM, many of those posts were mass-reported, automatically removed by Reddit’s automod, or quietly buried. Meanwhile, r/lgbt also removed the original post, with no explanation.

One of the r/Trans mods eventually posted an “apology,” which was really just a soft-scrubbed PR post full of noncommittal language and distancing. They said they didn’t mean to call a trans man “a bitch,” they just used it synonymously with “complaining,” and they didn’t think about the implications until later even though the first post was about microaggressions just like the mod committed. They did not apologize for anything else, not for wrongfully banning people, not for accusing a transmasc venting like any other user of playing oppression olympics, nothing at all. They said they’re on break and can’t do anything about it. They said, and I quote, “please don’t be mad at the rest of the team.” even though the rest of the team are just as culpable for not stopping their behavior.

They also added that trans men are “a welcome part of the community” and tried to point at moderation history as proof. Because apparently we should be grateful that people occasionally get banned, every so often, for implying trans men aren't oppressed at all, wow, thanks, that is like below the bare minimum, cool.

The current state of things is: r/Trans has over 600,000 members, and trans men and transmascs were silenced, banned, and told to shut up for bringing up their own oppression. And the subreddit is locked down. There’s a mass exodus happening to the new sub, r/trans4every1, but let’s be real, the damage has already been done.

Now let’s talk about what this actually means.

This is not “just more Tumblr discourse.” This isn’t some random blog saying they don’t like transmascs. This isn’t a Twitter reply guy. This isn’t a niche zine or a spicy personal take. This is a massive trans-focused subreddit with over half a million users. It's easily one of the largest public facing trans community online, maybe even the largest, I've certainly never found a bigger one myself. And the moderation team made it crystal clear: they do not want transmascs to feel safe or welcome there.

This is what transandrophobia looks like on a slightly larger internet scale. When it’s in the hands of people who get to decide who gets heard and who gets deleted.

And for anyone who’s still stuck on “well they apologized” listen: trans men are told all the time that we’re being too loud, too angry, too entitled, too manly, too feminine, too confusing, too “binary,” too "Nonbinary", too much. We’re told that we’re “oppression olympics-ing” just for talking about our lives. And now we're getting banned and locked out of the spaces that claim to represent a huge portion of online trans people.

This isn't just online drama. This is a bellwether. And if it isn’t setting off alarms in your head, it should be.

The way transandrophobia manifests in online spaces absolutely bleeds into real life, into medical gatekeeping, into poor data collection, into the erasure of sexual violence against transmascs, into advocacy groups that write us out of the picture, into educational materials that treat us like footnotes, if they include us at all.

And if you’re sitting there thinking, “well it’s not that deep,” you’re part of the problem.

We need to start being more honest about this: Transandrophobia is real, it is widespread, and it is growing. We need to stop giving people the benefit of the doubt when they’ve shown us they don’t want us in the room.

And frankly?

We need to start making TRFs [Trans Radfems & transmasc-exclusionary feminists alike] deeply uncomfortable being open about their beliefs. We need to make them afraid to be TRFs, the way they’re trying to make us afraid to exist.

The same way we don’t coddle fascists. The same way we don’t tolerate TERFs. We need to stop tiptoeing around transandrophobia.

Because this growing wave of transandrophobia is going to kill people. Full stop.

Protect trans men. Protect transmascs. Protect your siblings; all of them!

Edit because I forgot to add it:

Another thing worth noting is that not only was r/trans deleting and banning any users and posts talking about the situation, they were deleting any posts talking about transmasc issues or transmasc positivity full stop.

Even when those posts had nothing to do with the current issue. They were being silenced. They were being actively erased, in a trans space.

[velvetvexations]

One of the many awful things about what happened on r/Trans was the attempted clapback about how transmascs being sexually assaulted wasn't unique to them, even though there wasn't even one single word in the entire thing that came within a mile of saying that. People who are utterly obsessed with their status as the ultimate martyr believe that's the only way to talk about suffering and any claim that others also deal with things immediately strikes them as an attempted usurping of their eternal crucifixition.

Like they're literally out here saying trans men do not experience transphobia, and they can't really comprehend talking about one's issues in any other way. They think everyone is just as fucked up and selfish as they are and are simply competitors vying for first place in the Oppression Olympics. Transphobia is just a game to them, it's confusing when they see their opponent not trying to score points. The claim that transmascs are sexually assaulted often simply must be saying trans women aren't, becasue why even bother if you're not using it to soak up clout on a dying social media website?

There was nothing in that OP even remotely objectionable. It was literally just that a transmasc saying they're oppressed at all is a threat to their dominance in the community. Like, do you get what I mean? If a transmasc says he experiences something, completely neutral, addressed at no one in particular, venting about his experiences, mods of a community with half a million members will swoop in to delete the post and ban them, because if any of that were true it would mean transfems are not uniquely treated worse than transmascs.

Transmasc TRFs have their own, different reasons for being so contemptably pathetic, the biggest being that they get a rush of gender euphoria when they're told they could totally annhiliate a trans woman from orbit, you know, if they wanted to. Oppression is a girl thing that happens to girls, they're big strong alpha males and any transmasc who reports having gone through any of the issues they claim are transfem specific must just be a whiny little girl, because if they were a real man they'd be out there engaging in this kink roleplay bullshit.

And for both, it all just comes down to the fact that they've built this unsustainable view of reality that revolves entirely around transmascs having power over transfems. You have to literally delete their posts just trying to talk about things that negatively affect them, one of the most blatant and obvious examples of legit silencing margenalized people you could possibly ask for, because a trans man describing the things that have happened to him irreparably shatters the entire pocket-deer-boy framework to tiny little pieces.

[evandorkin]

On Depression

I get messages from some folks about my work helping them get through some difficult times, and I'm almost always asked not to respond to them publicly. I am a goofus and I haven't figured out how to message folks privately, but I don't like to not reply, even if folks say it's okay to not respond. Briefly, as someone who has been dealing with their own anxiety and depression issues my entire life, I am thankful if my work provides any sort of relief or distraction or solace to anyone wrestling with the same things. I have been in therapy three times in my adult life, my current therapist, who I have been seeing steadily for about six years, has done a lot for me in helping me deal with my emotional situation. I am also on medication. Therapy can be expensive and hard for some people, it can also be frustrating to not connect with a particular therapist. It's not a magic bullet, the same goes for medication, more or less. I've discussed my anxiety and depression sometimes in my comics, most openly in Dork #7, which is partially about a breakdown I had in the late 90s. I still deal with the same issues. Before I got back to therapy years ago I went through a very horrible time and at one point tried to harm myself -- fortunately, I'm inept with knots and all I did was collapse on the floor. I also used a helpline one night where I was spiraling badly and it helped me get through it before I could do anything drastic. I'm currently dealing with a bad bout of depression but I'm able to push through it, knowing it can and will end at some point, and I want to be here to take advantage of that when it happens. I want to stay curious about what happens next, I want to be here for those I feel responsible for, for my friends and family, my readers, my cat, Winky. I want to make more comics, read more comics, see things, maybe go places if life allows. Some days I can barely get out of bed, but that doesn't happen as often as it used to. If I wasn't here I wouldn't know about all of you out there enjoying the Eltingville Club, and get to answer your questions. If you are feeling like you don't want to be here, please consider using one of these helplines, or turning to someone who can help, or seek treatment. Anything other than trying to stick it out alone and risk spiraling. We are not at our healthiest when we are depressed, which I know sounds obvious, but it's why we should never make important decisions about our lives when depression has us in its grip.

Again, I'm not a therapist or mental health professional, just a fellow traveler. Here's two lifeline numbers if anyone needs them. Take care of yourselves out there.

[square-eggs-talking-dogs]

To keep all long thing short (more details in gfm below) my roommates (fiance and loved one) and I are trying to fund our leave from a deeply red state to a safer location where we have more affordable housing, consistent work, a welcoming community, better chances of healthcare etc. All 3 of us are disabled, one of us trans, and one intersex and brown a place that increasingly makes that dangerous.

We also need urgent help with healthcare in general, esp because my roommate has cancer, need major surgery her insurance is denying, and will likely need chemo after.

We broke our big moving goal into smaller monthly goals to make it more achievable and in a timely manner so that we actually survive this, but we are not achieving. We have not met the first months goal two months 5 we have urgent specialist appointments coming up.

We've been vetted by @kyra45-helping-others but please message me for proof, more details, updates, etc. I have an art blog @theartistrans as well as kofi and patreon if you'd like to support directly and get something in return.

Immediate heal care needs: $335/$500

Rest of 1st + 2nd month goal: $0/$4,274

$C--PP--V--GFM

[jakey-beefed-it]

So obviously like, if you're a warhammer-playing trans gal or otherwise not a cis dude, and you can paint a mini, you can paint your nails. that's what this is saying, I believe.

However, also! Specifically those people who do ABSURDLY complicated and detailed paintings on their nails/other people's nails? You need to be commissioning them to paint your banners and freehand on your tanks and knights. If you are one of those very very skilled painters and you're thinking about getting into warhammer? Hell yeah! Be sure to let people know you do commissions on banners and such and be sure to charge what you're worth.

[blacknbculture]

Happy Nonbinary People’s Day black nonbinary folks! With how little we are represented it feels appropriate to dedicate something to you.

As a black Neutrois person I’ve never felt as if I had any voice or was acknowledged, sometimes it feels impossible due to how oversatured the nonbinary representation (not in reference to fiction) is with white people. I’ve also felt very alone, too. Like there was no community for folks like me.

Well, good news is that there’s an all black and trans discord server I’m in! It’s a wonderful space and the people there are very nice. It’s a relatively peaceful place and they’ll support you whenever needed. Very communal space!

If you’d like to join and tell me hi, come on in!

*Note: the server is open to all black trans people regardless of nonbinary/binary status, but will turn away those who aren’t both black AND trans. You must be both, not one or the other.

[spoopdeedoop]

you making ctommy a trans girl means so much to me both personally and from a character standpoint, bc of course she would be everything that goes against the stereotypical portrayal of a girl; she’s crass, loud, violent, energetic, literally the opposite of a standard patriarchal woman yet ctommy goes i’m a woman because i want to be a woman, fuck you. idk. where trans women headcannons often (in my opinion) come from this idea of of either ‘perfect’ passive femininity or 100% slay cunt fabulousness if you know what j mean, it’s nice to see a different idea of what a trans girl can look like bc ppl are complex and multifaceted, and what better example of that than ctommy! tldr trans girl ctommy is real as hell you are the writer of the dsmp to me atp blehggggg

HEHE THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!

dude i drafted a whole answer to this and then accidentally closed the app and fucking lost it. uhh i think i said something about how my ctommy is very dear to me bc i used to be a girl that climbed trees and got injured a lot… and honestly idk if i’ve ever really meditated on it any further than i just thought that vibe fit her.

i do also see a lot of other transfem/trans girl ctommys around and they are usuallyv very soft and gentle… and they are wonderful too but i do think some people feel the need to tone down the Brashness of ctommy to make her a girl and i dont think that is rly Her. she can be gentle and also boisterously loud and brash at the same time she is like the wind. in a way. sorry im jsut saying things. i think girls who live in the woods are cool and awesome and ctommy is like that to me. i tweeted abt this one time

[velvetvexations]

I have not been on reddit in 5 years... but the r/trans sub essencially banning trans men for an evening got to me

Its horrible to metaphorically walk into a space that claims to be "for everyone" and leave thinking "this is why i stay at home" bc "everyone" doesnt include someone like me

As petty as it seems, all the "im a transfem/trans woman and i think that what happend in the sub is bad" posts that are popping up are genuenly helping to remind me that no, insolating myself into only transmasc spaces is not good, other trans people are my allys, friends and loved ones, who think what is happening to people like me is bad and i in turn think what is happening to them is also bad

and all this over a reddit post, i dont even like reddit

The important thing is that a lot of trans women are revolting over it as well. This was a huge, high-profile example of really vile transandrophobia. It was bad that it happened, but the result could be a huge breakthrough for the invisibility of the issue.

[pepsicolapussi]

imagine instead of the fuck ass american squid game spin off, we got a miniseries where in each episode the protagonist is one of our main characters & we better explore their backstories (some of them would obviously overlap because some characters knew each other before the games) so let’s say we get an episode about yong-sik and geum-ja; one about hyun ju and her struggles with being a trans woman in korea; one about dae-ho and his struggles with an abusive father, all the expectations of being an only son with 4 older sisters ecc; one about jun-hee where her relationship with myung gi is explored and the episode leading to the one after being about myung gi, and the MG one ending with thanos watching his videos; a thanos episode where we explore all of his problems with his father/addiction/being a failed rapper (after apparently going to university AND graduate school?) also we see him at club pentagon with nam gyu and then we get an episode on nam gyu ecc…

i’m creating content here guys.

this is top 10 things that will never happen cuz director HDH is so done with this series but a girl can dream 😔

[a-queer-seminarian]

This text is excellent, absolutely worth checking out.

Do you have any good sources on medieval queer history? I'm a History undergrad and I plan on researching queer history for my thesis; would love some indications of books or articles about queerness in medieval times

Hello, I have had this question in my inbox for a minute waiting until I could find a good answer, and I just did! I found this book while browsing Project Muse:

Definitely might be work checking out!

[kennydraws]

GOOODD MORNING SASHARCY NATION

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

historical drama/sitcom where two gay best friends (woman and man) get lavender married--and proceed to spend the Fancy European Honeymoon their parents paid for acting as each other's wingman

[pokemon-radical-red]

Why are trans men constantly gaslit about our lived experiences?

We try to talk about how we’re denied reproductive care and are treated as others in gynecological spaces. We should not be outliers or things of ridicule or disgust in these spaces. These are spaces where we should be welcomed like any cis woman would be. We are treated like this even when we need gynecological care because we are trans men.

We try to talk about how TERFs oversexualize us while infantalizing and talking down to us. They act like they have ownership of our bodies, and like we need them to guide us to “accepting” ourselves as women. They do this because we are trans men. People have started calling them TWERFs instead, because they like to believe that we are included on behalf of TERFs wanting to change our minds and bodies, and claiming that they will have open arms for us when we’re “done with our phase.” (Being sexualized is especially true of straight trans men. Gay trans men will be constantly subjected to fatphobic stereotypes, and plenty of things that are just “LIBERAL SJW,” misogynistic stereotypes turned around and used against someone who it’s slightly more acceptable to hurt. This is okay to so many people because we are trans men.)

When we point out any ways that we face oppression, we have 500 people screaming that another group has it worse. Depending on the group, they claim that we’re either privileged men or privileged little girls complaining about nothing.

There is no way for us to win in society’s eyes. We are constantly silenced and spoken over, even by some of our siblings. Trans men deserve to be respected. Trans men deserve to be understood. Trans men deserve to be accepted.

Trans men deserve to be believed.

[teophan]

a fantastic commission from @themetalhiro of my Dungeons & Devil Fruits 5e Sniper Marksman, Vinsmoke “Starfall Gunner” Beretta!

it was an absolute treat to work with you, looking forward to the next opportunity to do so!

[lpetersonwrites]

Okay, so. Around 2019, I realized that I hadn't read a book by an author of color for fun in at least a decade. My school reading lists had been more diverse than average, and I hadn't had a ton of time for leisure reading in high school and college, but the leisure reading I had managed to fit in had only included books by white authors.

When I realized this, it was a big YIKES moment. But staying stuck in shame wasn't going to help the situation, so I did what I try to do as often as possible when I'm experiencing shame: I asked, "What am I going to do about this?" I couldn't change the past. I couldn't go back in time and make sure I read a diverse range of books prior to 2019. But what I could do, and what I have done in the time since, was deliberately seek out books by authors of color.

One of the keys to doing this, as has been pointed out by many other people before now, is to read books in genres and categories you already like. I do think there are times when it's important to learn more about a topic by reading nonfiction, but if your main goal is to diversify your reading list, stick to types of books you know you enjoy, especially at first. If you like horror, find authors of color (or disabled authors, or trans authors, or whatever type of author you're trying to read more of) who write horror. If you hate horror, don't start by reading horror by diverse authors, because you'll probably hate it! There is no one singular book that everyone needs to read to become a good person or whatever. And if you associate reading books by diverse authors with reading genres you hate, that's going to disincentivize you from reading diverse authors. So find a genre you like and read a diverse range of authors within that genre.

Basically, what I'm saying is that I used to be one of the people who would have used tags like the ones screenshotted above. And now I'm not. And if you haven't read any books by Black women, you can start now! Doing better going forward is more effective at fixing the problem than staying stuck in a shame spiral is. Here are some books I've enjoyed that are by Black women, sorted by category, if you'd like a place to start.

Middle Grade Fiction

The Addy series by Connie Porter: This is a six-book series written as a tie-in for the American Girl doll franchise. In the first book, Addy escapes slavery along with her mother, and the series follows their lives as free people in the North. I appreciate the research that went into the book and the way that the books portray slavery as horrific in a way that still considers the age of the intended audience.

I've read three books in the Dear America series that are by Black women, two by Patricia McKissack and one by Joyce Hansen. The titles are A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl; Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North; and I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl. I read these books in elementary school, so I don't have super clear memories of them, but I loved the Dear America series to the point where it was my special interest in fifth grade, and I'm really glad that the publisher made sure that books about Black girls were written by Black women. These books were good introductions to some key parts of American history that got glossed over in school, especially the Great Migration.

Young Adult Fiction

Color Me In by Natasha Diaz is about a biracial Black Jewish girl whose Jewish dad just left her Black mom for his white secretary. The protagonist is trying to connect more with her Black cousins and community while also going through the process of preparing for a (late) bat mitzvah. I found the book deeply emotionally resonant.

Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert is also about a Black Jewish girl, but in this case, the protagonist's Black mom married a Jewish man following the death of her husband, and the protagonist and her mom converted after that. The book is largely about the protagonist coming out as bisexual while trying to keep her bipolar stepbrother from destroying his own life. It's really intense but also really well done.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is about a Black girl who sees her friend murdered by the cops and has to navigate working for change while processing her grief. This book is also very intense, but it has so many important things to say.

Let's Talk about Love by Claire Kann is about a young, asexual biromantic Black woman who has a summer job at the local library and is falling for her Japanese American coworker while trying to decide what to do with her life. As an asexual biromantic person myself, it was lovely to see that orientation represented, and the story was very sweet.

If It Makes You Happy, also by Claire Kann, is about a young, fat, queer Black woman working at her grandmother's diner for the summer and navigating a queerplatonic relationship with her white ungirlfriend, Kara, while also falling for a charming Black boy named Dallas. It's the first time I've read polyamorous rep in a YA book, and I really enjoyed it. Something I'll say about Claire Kann is that she has a very particular way of writing Black parents and grandparents having high expectations for their children/grandchildren, and that was a harder part of both of her books for me emotionally.

So Many Beginnings by Bethany Morrow is a retelling of Little Women, set in a freedpeople's colony during the Civil War. The book is extremely well researched, and I learned a lot by reading it. It's also a gorgeous tale about family, how different sisters can be, and how many different kinds of dreams are valid.

Adult Fiction

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is an American classic about a young Black woman in the Jim Crow South growing up, leaving home, falling in love, and encountering hardship. Hurston wrote in the first half of the twentieth century, and she's revered for a reason.

The Thing around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a short story collection about being Nigerian, both growing up in Nigeria and living as an immigrant in the US. It's poignant and funny, and I found it especially interesting to learn about Nigeria and how the United States looks from a Nigerian woman's perspective.

The Space between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson is a sci-fi novel about a world where there are over 300 Earths in alternate dimensions that are similar enough to travel to, but you can only travel to other Earths if the version of you who's from there is dead, so people who are dead in most dimensions are recruited to work as world-hoppers. The book follows a queer world-hopper who is dead in all but a handful of dimensions as she uncovers and tries to stop a sinister plot. I haven't been giving trigger warnings for most of these books, but this book has a lot of graphic violence, including some graphic intimate partner violence that really got to me, so I figured I should note it. I still think it's worth reading, but bear the violence in mind.

The Binti series by Nnedi Okorafor is an Afro-futuristic sci-fi series about a mathematically gifted girl who survives an alien massacre on her way to the best university in the universe. The series grapples with the interplay of futuristic technology with indigenous African practices and knowledge, as well as cultural prejudice not only between humans and other humans but also between aliens and humans.

Graphic Novels

Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu is my first entry on this list with a non-Black protagonist. It follows a gay white Southern college hockey player as he overcomes his PTSD-related block against being checked, bakes a truly ridiculous number of pies, and falls for his anxious bisexual Quebecois captain. It's so sweet and funny and captivating, and although both the leads are white, the ensemble cast is pretty diverse.

Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid, also by Ngozi Ukazu, is a comedy about an art student trying to get a scholarship to cover her tuition by using a long-forgotten rule saying that student athletes on teams that win at least one game in a season get full scholarships. It is, in large part, a commentary on the cost of college and the things people do out of desperation to pay for an education, but it's also funny and romantic.

Memoir

The Days of Rondo by Evelyn Fairbanks is a memoir about growing up in the historically Black Rondo neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the decades before the neighborhood was destroyed by freeway construction. I grew up in St. Paul and went to school in Rondo, so this book was an important part of my education about local history and my immediate surroundings.

Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston is Hurston's autobiography about her life as a writer and anthropologist, growing up in poverty in the rural Jim Crow South, becoming an integral part of the Harlem renaissance, and all the work she did afterward. This is the kind of book that really rewards close reading, and I'm glad that I read it in an International Baccalaureate class that specialized in paying extremely close attention to the text.

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar is a comedy memoir that uses humor to get at the absurd and brazen nature of American racism. Amber Ruffin is a comedian, and she co-wrote the book with and about her sister Lacey Lamar. It's not the only book that I think people should read about racism, but it's an easy place to start.

Becoming by Michelle Obama is Michelle Obama's memoir that begins with her childhood, growing up with her parents and her brother, and continues through her college days at Princeton, her work in Chicago's legal and nonprofit sectors, all the way to her husband, Barack's, political career in Illinois, the US Senate, and the White House. It's extremely well written, and I loved it.

Sociology and/or Religion

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander is a book about the criminalization of Black folks and the use of incarceration as a means of racial control in the United States. I'm very glad I was assigned to read it in college. It made me look at a lot of things differently, and I wound up doing my senior project on mass incarceration.

Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God by Kelly Brown Douglas is a book that traces the theological roots of what she calls "stand-your-ground culture"--the idea that white people have a right to be anywhere they want to be, while Black people are potential trespassers everywhere they go--back to ancient Rome and Renaissance England, prior to the British colonization of North America, and then follows that thread through the writings of figures like Thomas Jefferson all the way up to the murder of Trayvon Martin. It's masterful scholarship.

Call to Allyship: Preparing Your Congregation for Leaders of Color, edited by Angela T. !Khabeb, is a book by multiple authors, all of whom are church professionals of color, about how the white congregations they work with can be less racist to them. Angela !Khabeb is another sister of Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, which is an interesting connection. Only some of the chapters in this book are by Black women, but Angela !Khabeb is a Black woman and was the one who pulled the project together and wrote both the introduction and the conclusion, so I'm including it.

hello fellow non-Black tumblr users. welcome to my saw trap. if you'd like to leave, please name one (1) Black woman author who is not Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, bell hooks, Octavia Butler, or N.K. Jemisin. bonus points if she's published a book in the last five years.

[funkle420]

Turbo Granny blunt rotation WIP