The New “Faggots” Are Trans
Bayard Rustin is a civil rights icon of the African-American and gay civil rights movements. In 1986, Rustin gave a controversial speech entitled “The New ‘Niggers’ Are Gay,” and that speech is included as an…
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Gender Performance: The TransAdvocate interviews Judith Butler
Judith Butler is a preeminent gender theorist and has played an extraordinarily influential role in shaping modern feminism. They’ve written extensively on gender, and her concept of gender performativity is a central theme of both modern…
In Revolution, The Trans Terms Sylvia Rivera Used
I look to Sylvia Rivera, who passed in 2002, was an activist icon whose action approach to civil rights is one I admire. I like to think I’ve emulated part of her action approach to…
Transgender*: The Rhetorical Landscape of a Term
K.J. Rawson, Cristan Williams, 2014 The current ubiquity of the word transgender might imply that it is an uncomplicated word.1 It circulates widely—in the media, in academia, and in the titles of organizations, archives, and…
“What’s Between Your Legs?” Is the New “So What Do You Do in Bed?”: Trans Issues In The Media
By Cathy Renna @cathyrenna Possibly inspired by Laverne Cox and Orange is the New Black, I blurted out the title of this post at a recent panel about media coverage of transgender issues, as I was…
Everyone, even fans, are appalled with Rupaul’s ‘shemale’ contest
Everyone, except GLAAD that is Rupaul, the clown in pancake makeup has figured out a way to be even more obnoxious. Perhaps he feels that he should fill the vacuum left by the passing of…
CRI speaking to their Conservative Christian base On AB1266
“I don’t mind if you take pictures, especially like liposuction me, if you’ve got any sort of like…yeah, Photoshop — something like that. But, we’re not recording tonight. We recently were targeted by the IRS…
Woman aims to be the first known trans person to climb Mount Everest
Manoj Shahi Monika, a third gender person from Kailali, Nepal could be the first documented trans person to climb Mount Everest, but to do that the 35 year old must first make summit. The climb made famous…
Transgender woman Chloie Jönsson sues Crossfit for 2.5 Million after being told she had to compete with men
Chloie Jönsson is suing Rebox CrossFit for 2.5 Million dollars after receiving a letter reeking of cisgenderism and transphobia telling her she could not participate with other women in the March Cross Fit Games. In a letter…