Month: March 2016

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I’m not jumping to conclusions here. An analysis of data compiled by the National Transgender Discrimination Survey last month shows that when young people are denied access to a restroom that aligns with their gender identity, their rates of suicide go up.

Translation: not allowing trans youth to use a bathroom only perpetuates feelings of isolation or depression that lead 41% of transgender people to attempt kill themselves at some point in their lives, compared to the 4.6% in the general population.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/24/north-carolina-anti-transgender-bathroom-law-dangerous-discrimination

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Recommend to me some SF or fantasy novels/series that are not sexist

Googling DuckDuckGo-ing is failing me here, as I’m not just looking for “feminist SF” — i.e., fiction that specifically deals with issues of gender equity — but works where the characters show diversity and equity, regardless of the subject matter.

Help me, internets!

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Recommend to me some SF or fantasy novels/series that are not sexist Googling DuckDuckGo-ing is failing me here, as I’m not just looking for “feminist SF” — i.e., fiction that specifically deals with issues of gender equity — but works where the characters show diversity and equity, regardless of the subject matter. Help me, internets!]]>