V's Version

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Current Mood: determined
Current Music: Cheri Lovedog, Every Six Minutes


Frances had in her journal (and I want to pass on the thought): A smart woman who's name used to be on the Geist masthead said:

'I'll be post-feminist when we are post-patriarchy.'

It made me laugh and it made me think. I'm thinking of patriarchy and misogyny. I am thinking of the girl I know who is in so much pain that she is cutting herself and how there is nothing I can say that seems to make a difference. I have had to witness.

I am thinking of how a friend of mine has recently linked the movement of FTM transitioning to genocide of lesbian culture by misogyny. I'm not sure what I think of that. I don't agree but I can see her point. And I wonder where do I fit in as the small pool of potential mates (given my preference for the butch identified woman) rapidly fades to a fraction of what it was? Homoflexibility. I have had to adapt.

I am thinking of raising a boy in this age of global turmoil. A white male who seems to, at this point, be inclined toward heterosexuality. Being able to articulate emotions, keeping him safe from the horrors of war, insisting on respect for women, for all of life. A mother's jobs are many. I have had to be responsible.

Communicate. That's all I know how to do. Communicate, witness, adapt, find what is true for me and try to hold onto it.


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