Recommendation: Born This Way Blog
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Born This Way Blog
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In their own words Born This Way Blog is, “A photo/essay project for gay viewers (male and female) to submit pictures from their childhood (roughly ages 2 to 12), with snapshots that capture them, innocently, showing the beginnings of their innate LGBT selves. It’s OUR nature, our TRUTH!”
Although the emphasis is placed on sexuality instead of gender, the pictures submitted are almost entirely of cute children breaking free of their assigned gender roles in small or big ways.
Posted by xMech on November 7th, 2011 at 04:00 pm
Category: blogs, recommendations 7 comments »
November 7th, 2011 at 7:59 pm |
Thanks for the recommendation, Xmech!
I hope people enjoy my blog!
xo – Paul V.
http://www.BornThisWayBlog.com
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November 8th, 2011 at 3:55 pm |
i love the idea of this blog but i wish it didn’t seem so… mainstream hrc…. i don’t know? i wish i felt included in it. sure, i’m queer, but when there’s language like “male and female” in the place i kind of heave a sigh.
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November 8th, 2011 at 4:20 pm |
Dear Anonymous – every story and photo on the blog is SELF-SUBMITTED by each person, no matter what their story is:
L, G, B, T, Q, I etc.
You just need to TELL your story for how it fits YOU, or how you feel you identify yourself. As long as you don’t identify as strictly heterosexual, your story is just as welcomed as everyone else’s!
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shaedofblue replied:
November 10th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
That does not address your language choices. And I see that you’ve gotten rid of the male and female bit, but you still use “gay” as if that covers everyone who isn’t heterosexual.
It doesn’t, and such usage alienates people who are not straight or gay (and straight trans people, who certain elements of the gay community like to shove under the label “gay”).
So be consistent. Either this is a project for gay people, or it is a project for LGBTQ people. It is offensive and harmful to treat these groups/terms as interchangeable, and reflects the marginalizing behavior of groups like the HRC.
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Reilly replied:
November 15th, 2011 at 10:13 am
But still, even LGBTQ isn’t totally all-inclusive. I understand that it is generally used as a blanket term, but what asexual or pansexual people?I personally think that queer is a bit better, but some people don’t like that either…
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November 10th, 2011 at 3:27 pm |
Well shaedofblue, perhaps you can create your own blog that you feel uses the right language to cover everyone. I think the average person knows exactly what the blog is saying, and
who is posted there.
But seriously:
“It is offensive and harmful to treat these groups/terms as interchangeable, and reflects the marginalizing behavior of
groups like the HRC.”
YAWN
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boxfish replied:
November 11th, 2011 at 6:04 am
Wow, how childish and unhelpful. Someone points out that the language on your site is not inclusive, and this is your response?
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