Posts Written by Emily Sullivan
By Emily Sullivan Sanford • 11 years ago

The Question Is, What’s Wrong With Us?


A SYTYCB entry

“What’s Wrong With A Boy Who Wears A Dress?” asked The New York Times magazine on its cover last week.  Despite that the flippant headline sacrifices sensitivity for salability, at least it’s shedding light on the subject.  I know so many men and boys and trans individuals who wear dresses for so many different reasons, and they do it a lot more than mainstream movies, TV, and advertising suggest.

(When I asked him why he likes regularly wearing his wife’s nightgowns, one man shrugged, “It’s comfy.”)

The Times article has its flaws.  When discussing how boys who wear dresses turn out later in life, the article stuffs them into three overly simplistic boxes: a) gay, b) heterosexual, and ...


A SYTYCB entry

“What’s Wrong With A Boy Who Wears A Dress?” asked The New York Times magazine on its cover last week.  Despite that the flippant headline sacrifices sensitivity for salability, at least it’s shedding ...
By Emily Sullivan Sanford • 11 years ago

Get the Woman-Haters Outta There, Once and For All

A SYTYCB Entry

Anyone who supports a woman’s right to make her own reproductive choices acknowledges that there is no right way for everyone.  As Jos pointed out this week, there are many, many reasons for having an abortion and for being pro-choice.  It will only help the cause of reproductive freedom if we recognize that there are also many, many reasons for being anti-choice.  The more we sort them out, the better chance we have at addressing them.

Many in the disability rights movement fear an ableist culture that encourages women to have children as long as they’re not the wrong kind of children.  (This fear is particularly strong here in Germany on both sides of the political spectrum.)  ...

A SYTYCB Entry

Anyone who supports a woman’s right to make her own reproductive choices acknowledges that there is no right way for everyone.  As Jos pointed out this week, there are many, many reasons for ...