Friday Links

• A petition for the removal of "Transvestic Disorder" from the DSM (via Julia Serano)
• Feministe: It's About Control
• [trigger warning] Bird of Paradox: Judging a book by its cover
• Echidne of the Snakes: Newsweek And Sexism
• Shakesville: Kindergarteners, YOU'RE DOOMED!!!!
• Poking at thorns (with gloves on): The Myth of Civilisation as a a single narrative with rises and falls
• A couple of posts for Ada Lovelace day: Hoyden About Town and FWD: Forward
• meloukhia: Crazy
• The F-Word: Pharmacists can continue to refuse to provide medication based on their beliefs (additional comments on the story)
• [trigger warning] Shakesville: It All Depends on What You Mean by "Safer" - well, that didn't take long.
• Earwicga: Handyman? Pest controller? Bomb maker? Rapist?