fuck yeah, hard femme!

a celebration of fabulous femme folks who look just as tough as they do fly and a plethora of hard femme inspirations.

this is not a fashion/style blog; this is an identity blog with a large fashion/style component.

femme =/= female
please keep that in mind when reblogging - misgendering is rude as hell and easily avoided.
hauteproportions: littlemissmutant: crouchingocelot: millsmind: *MUST REBLOG NOW* The founder of the gulabis is the fearless Sampat Pal Devi, 40, who was married off at the age of 12 to an ice-cream vendor and had the first of her five children at 15. The gulabis, whose members say they are a “gang for justice,” started in 2006 as a sisterhood of sorts that looked out for victims of domestic abuse, a problem the United Nations estimates affects two in three married Indian women. Named after their hot-pink sari uniforms, the gang paid visits to abusive husbands and demanded they stop the beatings. When obstinate men refused to listen, the gulabis would return with large bamboo sticks called laathis and “persuade” them to change their ways. “When I go around with a stick, it’s to make men fear me. I don’t always use it, but it helps change the mind of men who think they are more powerful than me” says Pal. She has assumed the rank of commander in chief and has appointed district commanders across seven districts in Bundelkhand to help coordinate the gang’s efforts. Pal’s group now has more than 20,000 members, and the number is growing. Spotted: 20,000+ oppressed brown women kicking phenomenal ass. Fucks were not given. reblarb por siempre oh wow these women are AMAZING, I aspire to be like them when I grow up! wooow… 

hauteproportions:

littlemissmutant:

crouchingocelot:

millsmind:

*MUST REBLOG NOW*

The founder of the gulabis is the fearless Sampat Pal Devi, 40, who was married off at the age of 12 to an ice-cream vendor and had the first of her five children at 15. The gulabis, whose members say they are a “gang for justice,” started in 2006 as a sisterhood of sorts that looked out for victims of domestic abuse, a problem the United Nations estimates affects two in three married Indian women. Named after their hot-pink sari uniforms, the gang paid visits to abusive husbands and demanded they stop the beatings. When obstinate men refused to listen, the gulabis would return with large bamboo sticks called laathis and “persuade” them to change their ways. “When I go around with a stick, it’s to make men fear me. I don’t always use it, but it helps change the mind of men who think they are more powerful than me” says Pal. She has assumed the rank of commander in chief and has appointed district commanders across seven districts in Bundelkhand to help coordinate the gang’s efforts.

Pal’s group now has more than 20,000 members, and the number is growing.

Spotted: 20,000+ oppressed brown women kicking phenomenal ass. Fucks were not given.

reblarb por siempre

oh wow these women are AMAZING, I aspire to be like them when I grow up!

wooow… 

boredangry: Unapologetic #1 QUEER/PUNK/RADICAL/ANTI-RACIST/COOL TRANS WOMEN OF THE INTERNET Start taking a tally of the amount of time you spend arguing with transmisogynistic jerks on tumblr, add to it the time you spend reading fucked up things in the mainstream media, and then make yourself spend at least as that much time with badass shit that badass trans women have done. Like for example Tagonist’s zine from 1997, Unapologetic. **capitalist patriarchy wants you to feel historyless but you are not historyless**

boredangry:

Unapologetic #1

QUEER/PUNK/RADICAL/ANTI-RACIST/COOL TRANS WOMEN OF THE INTERNET

Start taking a tally of the amount of time you spend arguing with transmisogynistic jerks on tumblr, add to it the time you spend reading fucked up things in the mainstream media, and then make yourself spend at least as that much time with badass shit that badass trans women have done. Like for example Tagonist’s zine from 1997, Unapologetic.

**capitalist patriarchy wants you to feel historyless but you are not historyless**

(via canabitchdream)

TW- attack This is what I wear sometimes when I go out to town for anything (shopping/clubbing/etc.) I can’t afford any fancy gadgets to ward off potential creeps, so I wear this goth spiked bracelet as a safety measure. If anything happens, I don’t have time to get out any pepper sprays or stuff. But I wear this and I can swipe at the attacker and bruise them. I also am currently customising my combat shoes with sharp spikes anytime I go out clubbing. because if someone tries to attack me, I could hit them with the bracelet Im wearing and/or kick them with my barbed shoes. the bracelets and spikes are cheap to get and also stylish. I have not been in a position where I needed to use them to protect myself but it does feel a bit safe whenever I wear the bracelet out.  I wonder what other cheaper ways you guys protect yourselves when you’re outside? -QueerHV 

TW- attack

This is what I wear sometimes when I go out to town for anything (shopping/clubbing/etc.)

I can’t afford any fancy gadgets to ward off potential creeps, so I wear this goth spiked bracelet as a safety measure. If anything happens, I don’t have time to get out any pepper sprays or stuff. But I wear this and I can swipe at the attacker and bruise them.

I also am currently customising my combat shoes with sharp spikes anytime I go out clubbing. because if someone tries to attack me, I could hit them with the bracelet Im wearing and/or kick them with my barbed shoes.

the bracelets and spikes are cheap to get and also stylish. I have not been in a position where I needed to use them to protect myself but it does feel a bit safe whenever I wear the bracelet out. 

I wonder what other cheaper ways you guys protect yourselves when you’re outside?

-QueerHV