Curious people have a lot of questions, and below you will find lots of answers! I decided to compile some of the awesomest basic resources (101s) out there on the internet about -isms and social justice so that you can find most of what you need in one easy post. So here are some resources about important topics like feminism 101, anti-racism 101, ableism 101, and so much much more! It’s my own 101 101.
- WOMANISM/FEMINISM
What is Womanism? Posted by Trula Breckenridge
Definition of the word “Womanism” from A Feminist Theory Dictionary
Shakesville’s Feminism 101 page
- RACE & ANTI-RACISM
Resist Racism’s Racism 101
Alas, a blog, on How Not to Be Insane When Accused of Racism
- CLASSISM
- ABLEISM
Ableism, Accessibility and Inclusion by Heather De Mian
Some info about Ableism by Greg Wolbring
- FAT ACCEPTANCE
Size Acceptance 101 on Case Gordita
But Don’t You Realize Fat Is Unhealthy? on Shapely Prose
Size Acceptance 101 on Shamless
- GENDER, HETERONORMITIVITY, TRANSPHOBIA, HOMOPHOBIA
A resource from Questioning Transphobia: How to Check Your Cis Privilege
Trans 101 on T-Vox
Trans and Genderqueer 101 at Gendercrash.com
The Bilerico Project’s Homosexuality 101
- INTERSECTIONALITY & GENERAL
Intersectionality 101 on Illvox
How to Fuck Up by Teh Portly Dyke
Please add all those I missed (there must surely be many) in the comments!
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November 29, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Lisa Harney
Thanks for the link, although How to Check Your Cis Privilege is basically a revision of the more…well…badly written How Not to be Insane.
November 29, 2008 at 8:14 pm
idyllicmollusk
Noted. I will change the post to just mention “How to Check…”
Thanks for posting! I <3 your blog & am a frequent reader.
November 8, 2009 at 6:58 pm
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