Latitude_south

[adelheid]

latitude_south is a community for those of us who live in (or have an emotional connection to) the Southern Hemisphere - for discussion, meeting others, snarking about "Winter" fests being held in what is clearly (for us) summer, and other such things.

Dive in, the water's..., well - unless you're in the tropics, it's probably getting cold. It's almost winter, after all.

Military discussion community for women

[damned_colonial]

monstrous_regiment is a new community for women to discuss military subjects.

What this community is about

Military history and military fandoms are sometimes seen as "boys' interests". If a woman expresses interest -- whether academic, fannish, or just as a hobby -- it's often seen as an oddity.

This community exists as a space for women to talk about the military and related topics: history, historiography, culture, representations in media, book/tv/film reviews, research, fannish creations and meta, etc.

Anything related to the military or to military conflict is welcome. To be explicit, "military" includes any military force (incl. navy, air force, etc), whether real or fictional, past, present, or future.

On being a women-centric community

This community exists to provide a space for women to talk about military subjects. We take a broad definition of "woman", and if you identify as one, then we include you. We don't require any assertion or test to qualify for membership -- in fact anyone may join -- but we ask that those who don't identify as women respect the space we've set up here, and don't try to usurp the conversation (whether in posts or comments).

Where the name comes from

The term "Monstrous Regiment" originally comes from a 16th century political tract called The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, complaining about female heads of state at the time (especially Mary I of England and Mary Queen of Scots). Monstrous Regiment is also the title of a humorous fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, part of the Discworld series, about a girl who runs away to join the army, and which contains considerable commentary on women and the military.

If you're interested in military stuff, please join/subscribe to monstrous_regiment!

(Mods, this probably needs additional tags, though I'm not sure what... military? women?)