Camiseta Witch Is What Religion Calls Women

When we claim our own bodies, we threaten the status quo. When we shed the milenia old stigmas about our sexualities, we become the nightmare of Rape Culture. Femmes/women* and those socialized as women, especially those who are multiply marginalized, learn young that society doesn't respect our boundaries. We are constantly told that our bodily autonomy is less important than the wants of any cis-perceived men around us. There's a long (global and US national) history of religion placing cis men, specifically white cis men, in positions of power with no accountability. From Eve, Jezebel, Lillith, Cassandra of Troy to Tituba, curanderas, Afro-indigenous spiritual practitioners--- those defying cultural/religious doctrine, often by existing, were punished/villainized/killed and erased. defiance even by existing. This line is from one of my poems about how religion (I was raised with two) turns us into monsters of legend, even though we're the ones afraid to walk alone at night. *Trans Women are Women existence society has been labeling femmes and women Image ID: Red Witch black Is What Religion Calls Women Who Worship Themselves