Gilbert (2003) lists 9 variables that must be considered when talking about class. They are:
occupation, household income, wealth, personal prestige, association, socialization, power, class consciousness, and social mobility.
So, I thought I would think about the institutionalized LGBT movement and the variables that must be considered when thinking about the hierarchy that exists within it. They are:
occupation, personal income, wealth, personal prestige, association, socialization, power, label consciousness, and gender normativity & conformity. (more…)
Ok, so, mattilda brought it to my attention that I hadn’t posted this piece. The first 1/3 or so of it is after the jump. I haven’t finished it yet, but here’s part of it… it’s still not academic in any sense of the word, but isn’t there something academically relevant about lived experience? (more…)
So I’ve been working on editing this piece for my anthology submission, and I can’t seem to make it academic. Somehow, it’s a theoretical explanation of my life/childhood. It’s full of personal stories, with bits of theoretical explanation thrown in, and while I’m finding it quite queer, perhaps it is not right for what I’m working on.
Any thoughts/advice would be helpful.
TPQ
What follows is my half of an exchange with my thesis advisor/committee chair. I chose him, particularly, because his views are not queer, at all, actually, and his questions challenge me to really evaluate and analyze what it is I believe, say, write, and think. This, I think, is valuable. I have added some things in italics so as to explain the questions to which I am responding. (more…)
So, today I was blog-surfing and I found this one: precariouspastor.net. I found it quite enlightening, actually, and I find myself once again questioning whether I am a person of faith or whether I am simply having a crisis of faith. At one time, I was deeply entrenched in my home church (Lutheran, ELCA). I sang in the choir, babysat for my youth minister and choir director, and gave sermons on youth sunday that qualified as “liturgically correct and thought-provoking”. If I remember correctly, it was about the “faith the size of a mustard seed” passage, and my talk branched out into God’s challenge to us to have faith in ourselves – if only the size of a mustard seed. And I have to wonder if that’s really what that passage means. After all, if the spirit of Christian theology is grasped, at its core, then the spirit of God lives within us, and faith in ourselves is faith in God. But that might be blasphemy or just plain evil. My pastor at the time was an incredibly thoughtful man – very unlike the pastor the church has now. The new pastor seems to focus primarily on building membership in the church and sensationalizing the church experience. I’m not sure I’m quite down for that. Celebrating – sure. Sensationalizing? not so much. The last time I attended a service he led, I remember flashing back to my visit to a charismatic church in Asheville (The Rock), and how scary that experience was for me. Perhaps it is just the ideal of “church” that is burned onto my record. (more…)
Sorry for the delay in new posts… the in/out-laws were in town this weekend, and they just left this morning… It’s been a busy week and today meant heading back to work and such. But there are posts to come… (more…)
I posted this at OutLoud this morning, but wanted to put it here, too. There are class issues involved with the trans life, as well, and I’ll talk more about that later, but for now, I think this is a great story to bring up these issues. The rest is after the jump… (more…)
From the HRC website:
HRC envisions an America where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of the American family at home, at work and in every community.
This is the HRC mission statement. It can be found on their website in the “about us” section. RANT is after the jump… (more…)
So, it’s an essay titled “Judith Butler: Queer feminism, transgender, and the transsubstantiation of sex.” I don’t know if I suggest reading it or not, decide for yourself… The most interesting part? It’s after the jump…
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So, a few weeks ago, I wrote some things down about what I want my thesis to look like, and what direction I want it to take. It’s after the jump. (more…)
