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Agender – What does that mean?
I find being agender weird. Most days, really about 98 percent of the time, I could care less about my gender. I am a feminist for...
Rebecca Blanton
May 8, 20173 min read
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In Praise of “Just a Phase”
We are living in an age where certainty is demanded. Any time someone changes their mind or expresses any level of uncertainty, people...
Rebecca Blanton
Mar 8, 20173 min read
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Liminal Existance
A friend of mine, an immigrant from Eastern Europe, just became an American citizen. Upon receiving her passport, she posted on Facebook...
Rebecca Blanton
Feb 22, 20173 min read
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Stop Hitting Yourself!
In The Princess Bride one character keeps using the term “inconceivable.” Every time he says something is inconceivable the thing...
Rebecca Blanton
Feb 12, 20175 min read
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Kinky Resistance
Let’s talk about the idea of “religious freedom” and why it is absolutely imperative for all of us to be as queer and kinky as possible....
Rebecca Blanton
Feb 2, 20173 min read
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Lately I feel like I am watching one of those suspense or horror films where the protagonist makes a mistake in the beginning (e.g.,...
Rebecca Blanton
Jan 22, 20174 min read
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Love in Times of Great Danger
I have never chosen a partner to make a political point. However, I live in a country where my body and my sexuality are constantly under...
Rebecca Blanton
Jan 13, 20174 min read
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Pronoun Wars
The presence of non-binary gendered folks is becoming more known. Some groups in the kink and queer worlds are starting to recognize that...
Rebecca Blanton
Dec 13, 20164 min read
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The Necessity of Loving Your Body
I had the great honor this weekend to chair a panel at CatalystCon in Los Angeles. I presented a panel with Joie de Vivre and Diana Hong...
Rebecca Blanton
Sep 18, 20163 min read
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Naked, On Display, and Empowered
I get naked in public… a lot. I do burlesque and performance art with a number of groups and much of it involves taking my clothes off....
Rebecca Blanton
Aug 28, 20163 min read
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Do It For the Children! Media Representation
What is portrayed in the popular media makes a big difference. Not a profound statement, but most people- even those who agree- often...
Rebecca Blanton
Aug 17, 20165 min read
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D-types and Mental Illness
After teaching my class “Power Exchange and Mental Illness” several times and corresponding with folks online who have read my writing...
Rebecca Blanton
Aug 2, 20165 min read
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Masculinity
I have been overwhelmed by the number of stories in the past few weeks about the horrors brought about by men who did not feel like they...
Rebecca Blanton
Jun 25, 20165 min read
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My Dad, My Mom and My Strength
The first time I was really made aware of the fact that I was a “girl” was in first grade. Until this point, I had remained blissfully...
Rebecca Blanton
Jun 19, 20163 min read
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Its a Phase
I debated a lot before I decided to post this blog entry. I have been active in the LGBTQ movement for thirty years now. I know the...
Rebecca Blanton
May 9, 20164 min read
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Parenting Beyond the Binary
Recently I have seen a lot of memes and other social media that is similar to the above posting. They all have examples of parents...
Rebecca Blanton
Mar 18, 20163 min read
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Loving Pink and Being a Girl
I have been called out on this blog several times for referring to myself as a “girl.” There are people out there, mostly women, who hate...
Rebecca Blanton
Feb 26, 20165 min read
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My Mr. Potato Head Fantasy
I have written here about being agendered. I am working on an extended piece for my next book. In doing that, I have been speaking with...
Rebecca Blanton
Oct 9, 20153 min read
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To Be “Real”
You Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn (1978) There are few things in English I hate more than the insistence of modifying a social construct...
Rebecca Blanton
Sep 8, 20156 min read
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Agendered
We are all born naked. Everything else is drag. ~RuPaul I want to take a concept from sexual orientation and evolve it to relate to...
Rebecca Blanton
Jul 25, 20155 min read
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