The Spivak Manifesto

Heterosexuality is a serious health hazzard for women at this point in time.
- Frances Hornstein-

We shall leave the theories of gender
to the erudite academic moths,
so they can keep their stringent notions,
to anyone who gets pleasure from them.

Our gender identity shall be adopted,
by anyone who can find odd happiness,
in dimissing gender dichotomies,
and defy the "natural" order of things.

Our pronouns tho non-gender specific,
shall be used by anyone who desires,
to be challenged by the radical notion,
that there aren't just two genders to choose from.

We shall no longer abide by the heterosexist paradigm,
that has imposed beliefs such as: monogamy,
racism, sexism, classism, homophobia and transphobia.
We intend to challenge them, at every turn.

We shall challenge the religious institutions,
that has for so long opressed us all,
and has prevented our freedom to express,
ourselves in a clear and definite tone.

We shall no longer be silent on issues,
regarding our rights to exist in the same space,
as those who are gender identified and shall demand,
acceptance based on our behavior only,
and not lack of an acceptable gender orientation.

We shall seek alliances with those,
who understand our struggles,
as we are willing to fight alongside of them,
through-out the duration of theirs.

We shall be loyal, to those who are
our allies and shall always hold their
alliances dear to us, regardless of
their own specific gender identities.

But most of us, we will not rest,
we shall not cease, under any circumstances,
until the end of gender dichotomies has been gained worlwide.
We shall accomplish this, by any means necessary.
Thru education, exposure of our own lives
and points of view.

Copyright © 1997, Mikhail Pokrovscky. All rights reserved

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