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TheCallan
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Callan Williams (c) 1998
I am the shock trooper
of the transgender revolution
Assaulting the entrenchment
of heterosexism ground
with my own neutered body
boldly out and queer
both woman and male
now neutered and emasculated
demanding the world
accept me for who I am
accept us for who we are
I am the guerilla
of the transgender revolution
behind the lines of normativity
in the offices and courtrooms
surprise revelations on
expectations of heterosexism
Looking as normative as possible
but in my mind and heart
I carry the message
accept me for who I am
accept us for what we are.
Turncoat!
Betrayer!
You sell out your truth
just to make your life easier!
Be bold and in their faces
Take the knocks and blows
savor the intense suffering
that comes from being queer
comes from being out there
where freedom is found
Bombthrower!
Revolutionary!
You make our job harder
we can't open the hearts of people
when they fear an assault.
Learn to fit in
Learn to gain standing
And you will find
people with a welcoming smile.
I wear my medals boldly
Show the scars of my battles
Always ready to fight
strike against injustice
strike against normativity
bold words and actions
Standing alone
In my war
To make people free
I keep my scars private
And come from my love
Ready to connect
With those who see me
As just another human.
Standing together
With friends and allies
In the middle of the group
where minds are changed.
You cripple our fight!
Taking all the credit
Blunting the blows
Challenging herculean efforts
with the drip drip drip of your words
Why must I fight you
When we should fight together?
Why do you choose to be the enemy
By becoming like them?
You cripple our fight
By demanding fanaticism
Ignoring the truth
that many jut want to fit in.
Why must I fight you
When we should fight together
Why do you choose to be the enemy
By attacking people like me?
This is a holy war
for the freedom of our lives.
I stand martyred
on the bloody ground.
You live nicely
in a comfortable home
mocking the sacrfice
of people like me.
This is a process of education
for the hearts of others
I stand as a teacher
in the midst of the crowd
while you live on the edges
playing out your martyrdom
living out some sort of shame
which drives you to kill
those who can love you.
The challenge we face
Is working together
Finding common ground
Which honors us all
Those who fight with their queerness
Those who teach with their normativity
Both taking a part
in the revolution that comes
Stand up for ourselves
Accept the love of others
Demand our own freedom
Embrace the freedom of all
Crash down the walls
Build bridges of understanding
Celebrate the indvidual
Celebrate us all.
Surf4301
mentioned that the group was getting more militant, but I was not expecting see
Transgendered Shock Troopers as cheerleaders for the Transgendered Revolution.
Mia in Washington, DC wondering what tomorrow will bring.
Merit Heart
(reads like it was pulled out-of your Heart/Soul!)
Mia wrote:
<snip>...
>Transgendered Shock Troopers as cheerleaders for the Transgendered
Revolution.
Mia!
I think "whatever-it-is", you've caught a bit of it yourself!
We gotta have it!
Poetry along with the Philosophy,
The serious laced with laughter.
Work And Play, both necessary.
"Intergendered" is a Balancing Act
"One-Sided-ness" don't fit anymore!
Meri-t*
Unknown
<19981228122845...@ng-fu1.aol.com>,
thec...@aol.comsalome (TheCallan) wrote:
>The challenge we face
> Is working together
>Finding common ground
> Which honors us all
>Those who fight with their queerness
> Those who teach with their normativity
>Both taking a part
> in the revolution that comes
>
>Stand up for ourselves
> Accept the love of others
>Demand our own freedom
> Embrace the freedom of all
>Crash down the walls
> Build bridges of understanding
>Celebrate the indvidual
> Celebrate us all.
Ah, Callan, how I respect you, and your gift! Indeed there is so much
of us in one another that the differences seem inconsequential. And
it is such a short step from one role to another.
Andrea
honor seed
Hello
Surf, Merit, Andrea, Fofol, Sarah et al....
Nice to see you together and moving into the new year with a sonic
BoomKiss.
Love
Honor
PS. Watch for the "BLUE MOON" in the sky also at the end of of the
month, it only happens once in maybe a century!
Merit Heart
honor seed wrote
>Hello
>Surf, Merit, Andrea, Fofol, Sarah et al....
>Nice to see you together and moving into the new year with a sonic
>BoomKiss.
Nice to have you back,
>Love
>Honor
>
>PS. Watch for the "BLUE MOON" in the sky also at the end of of the
>month, it only happens once in maybe a century!
On new year's Eve (or in the first hours of the new year), here in Atlanta,
the moon had Double rainbow Rings...very eerie and beautiful!
Meri-T*
fofol
>Hello
>Surf, Merit, Andrea, Fofol, Sarah et al....
>Nice to see you together and moving into the new year with a sonic
>BoomKiss.
>
>Honor
Thanks you a lot, and wish you the same.
Love and kisses, fofol
>PS. Watch for the "BLUE MOON" in the sky also at the end of of the
>month, it only happens once in maybe a century!
Oh, here in France it happens all the time, depending on the kind of wine the
French just had for dinner ..... (as I don't drink, it doesn't happen to me
though)
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Lust for Life
Iggy Pop
Unknown
message <3690E1...@pacifier.com>, honor seed <ho...@pacifier.com>
wrote:
>Hello
>Surf, Merit, Andrea, Fofol, Sarah et al....
>Nice to see you together and moving into the new year with a sonic
>BoomKiss.
>
>Love
>Honor
You, too, Honor. Carry on with pride and laughter. I predict 1999
will be a fine vintage year.
Andrea
Sarah
writes
>Hello
>Surf, Merit, Andrea, Fofol, Sarah et al....
>Nice to see you together and moving into the new year with a sonic
>BoomKiss.
LOL - This NG won't die while we get puns like that, Honor, whatever
Meri-T* says!
>Love
>Honor
>
Happy New Year to you and the a.s.i. "irregulars"...
>PS. Watch for the "BLUE MOON" in the sky also at the end of of the
>month, it only happens once in maybe a century!
?Sorry? I *rarely* say this about you, Honor (honest!), but... what are
you talking about here??
Love and hugs for '99,
Sarah