Things you can do to eradicate gender or multiply it exponentially: spend a day in drag; write to organizations that call themselves �gay and lesbian� and ask them to change it to �Queer�; think twice before you ask people if their
child is a boy or a girl; join the transexual menace; have a conversation about the gender revolution with a friend while riding on public transportation, make sure you're overheard; go to conferences like the Femme Gender Conference in San Francisco, OutWrite in Boston and meet other gender revolutionaries; refer to everyone by the incorrect pronoun; challenge the binary gender paradigm over thanksgiving dinner; read a good book on gender liberation; organize to get the diagnosis Gender Identity Disorder removed from the DSM IV; join mainstream lesbian and gay groups and speak up for transgender inclusion; write about your experiences with the evolution of your own gender identity; refuse to check your sex when filling out forms; hang out with children and teach them how to cross-dress Barbie and G.I. Joe; support queer art with your time, talent, and money; make art that explores gender; talk to a femme dyke about how she experiences power through her gender identity; experiment with new ways to accentuate your queerness using language, dress, movement, and of course, accesories.
Amusing and thought-provoking suggestions that open the horizons for transgendered people -- and for everyone else, too! Lively cut-and paste images on a full-color, offset poster.
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