job announcement.

[subjective]

wanted: one rad trans-aware friend to follow me around in public places & be my personal name/pronoun corrector.

payment: vegan baked goods, perhaps a dinner or two, lots of squishes, & big beaming smiles of appreciation whenever you set people right.

duration of job: one week. possibility of extension for particularly troublesome cases.

qualifications: awareness of appropriate language. ability to be firm but diplomatic with strangers (who are most likely my friends/coworkers/acquaintances). ability to convincingly argue, if necessary, the difference between sex & gender & why it is not okay to blame incorrect names/pronouns on a person's physical attributes. must have track record of using correct name/pronouns (so as to provide a solid example). must like me, personally, & be willing to spend significant amounts of time with me for a week.

you may apply using the comments feature or by email.



i think it sucks that i feel someone else would make more of an impact than i do.

Comments

[lionpluslamb.livejournal.com]

<3 Tobers <3

Dude, I totally want the job! If you get an excess of applicants, please send some my way.

since i can't get to tobes & mass. on my budget...

[redrider.livejournal.com]

riles, i'll apply to assist you here in cols., but only if I get to wear snappy elle woods-esque outfits and do my best reese w. impersonation (furrowed brow, firm, persuasive conversational style) whilst pronoun-correcting & knowledge-dropping.

<3 a.

Re: since i can't get to tobes & mass. on my budget...

[lionpluslamb.livejournal.com]

Oh god Alana, I would pay YOU to do that! I am seriously giggling so hard at the thought of that! You could so pull it off to. So are we talking like pre- or post-Harvard Elle here?

p.s. I think that if Toby started calling himself "His Tobyness" I would squeal. Except you know, boys don't squeal. Heh heh.

[redrider.livejournal.com]

Oh, post-Harvard Elle, definitely (or, post-arrival-at-Harvard Elle)...not that pre-Harvard Elle's not fabulous, but I think I identify more with the nobody's-gonna-stop-me attitude of Elle in the hallowed halls.

I think there must be a boy equivalent to the squeal...must discuss that tomorrow night!

xox a.