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

[filmstills.livejournal.com]

i would like to apply for the position of tobles friend, squisher and friendly correctional human, california branch! i have had a solid background in such work, as my best friend from college had spent two full years as a transgendered male. pronouns can be difficult to track, but i have proven enthusiasm and ability to get the hang of things quickly! i am also a nice person and pleasant to be around. i also have an appreciation for the south and really like red velvet cake. pick me? please?

although sometimes i will be silly and suggest you refer to yourself in the third person, a la "the toby" or "the tobles" or "the one who squishes and is squished" because you, too, can be like r&b songstress Mary J. Blige, celebrity wrestler The Rock and various other fun personages who refer to themselves in the third person. but only when we are both feeling punchy.

[subjective.livejournal.com]

kat, you're perfect! but trouble in paradise: you'd have to relocate, & at your own expense, since the funding for this position does not cover travel.

however, should you find yourself in the metro boston area anytime soon, you are so hired. <3

(ps. i have considered calling myself "his tobyness" in order to give people the heads-up on both name AND pronoun at once. too cheesy?)

[filmstills.livejournal.com]

well then, i'll be the northern california branch! SF represent!

i think "his tobyness" would be perfect and adorable and not too cheesy. that way, you can also use the royal "we" as well, as in, "we'll have the tofu scramble, please." down with binaries! up with pluralities!

hee!