Author Archives: dangerousconversations

<<<<<<this is not an exhaustive list. All privileges were not created equal – some privileges offset the lack of others; a lack of one privilege can make the lack of another even harder. However, this is definitely not about scoring … Continue reading →

by Paul Challinor One word I cannot abide being used is “gay”. Of course I mean when the word is used to denote crap, shit or bollocks. I am gay, and I am gay because I am a man who … Continue reading →

By S.E. Smith This article was originally published on the FWD (Feminists with Disabilities) blog. FWD is all about the intersection between feminism and disability issues, so it’s worth talking about why I think (know) disability is a feminist issue. … Continue reading →

We are all oppressed by the class system, but there is nobody ‘out there’ who isn’t also oppressed by white supremacy, imperialism, heterosexism, patriarchy, ableism, ageism…Pretending these systems don’t exist or can be subsumed into capitalist oppression, doesn’t deal with … Continue reading →

Cissexism: the belief that transsexual genders are less valid than cissexual genders. Cissexual: “[…] people who are not transsexual and who have only ever experienced their subconscious and physical sexes as being aligned” (Julia Serano) Cissexual privilege: Experienced by cissexuals … Continue reading →

Author: Shotgun Seamstress [Complete version of this piece on the Shotgun Seamstress blog] Everyone’s different, so not everyone’s going to agree about whether feminism is still relevant or necessary. I mean, if you’re a middle class, college educated white lady … Continue reading →

By MG I have been frustrated with the culture and lifestyle associated with activism for a long time. In the UK, where I live, a particular, narrow section of the community seems to have taken ownership of the term “activist” … Continue reading →

In June 2009 a group of anarcha-feminists took the stage at the UK Anarchist Conference to protest about sexist oppression within the movement. They projected a film and read out a statement based on the themes of the conference, which … Continue reading →

Dangerous Conversations is a project born out of the struggle to end systems of domination. Our involvement in movements described as anarchist, activist, horizontalist, and so on has been at times inspiring and at other times disillusioning and frustrating. This … Continue reading →