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Author: Cristan Williams

Cristan Williams is a trans historian and pioneer in addressing the practical needs of underserved communities. She started the first trans homeless shelter in Texas and co-founded the first federally funded housing-first homeless program, pioneered affordable health care for trans people in the Houston area, won the right for trans people to change their gender on Texas ID prior to surgery, started numerous trans social service programs and founded the Transgender Center as well as the Transgender Archives. She has published short stories, academic chapters and papers, and numerous articles for both print and digital magazines. She received numerous awards for her advocacy and has presented at universities throughout the nation, served on several governmental committees and CBO boards, is the Editor of the TransAdvocate, and is a founding board member of the Transgender Foundation of America and the Bee Busy Wellness Center.
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Transition causes strokes! Or you know, not.
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Transition causes strokes! Or you know, not.

  • Cristan Williams
  • February 20, 2019
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The newest claim making the sex essentialist activist rounds is that transition will probably cause you to have a stroke or heart attack. TERFs and […]

TERF suing Twitter for special right to harass trans women
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TERF suing Twitter for special right to harass trans women

  • Cristan Williams
  • February 14, 2019
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Meghan Murphy, a Canadian TERF, is suing Twitter for the special right to harass trans women on Twitter. Murphy is represented by Republican operative and past editor of […]

Trans Community Comes to the Aid of Furloughed Federal Workers
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Trans Community Comes to the Aid of Furloughed Federal Workers

  • Cristan Williams
  • January 12, 2019
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The Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) announced that the Transgender Disaster Relief Fund (TDRFund.us) would accept applications for assistance from LGBTQI and allied federal workers […]

Liberty Counsel demands anti-lynching protections be stripped from trans people
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Liberty Counsel demands anti-lynching protections be stripped from trans people

  • Cristan Williams
  • January 10, 2019
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Speaking to an evangelical news outlet, Mat Staver, president of the multi-million dollar hate group, the Liberty Counsel, said that transgender people shouldn’t enjoy the […]

Two Cis Women Sexually Assault Trans Woman in Public Bathroom
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Two Cis Women Sexually Assault Trans Woman in Public Bathroom

  • Cristan Williams
  • January 9, 2019
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Two cisgender women sexually assaulted a transgender woman in a North Carolina public restroom. The cisgender women, Jessica Fowler and Amber Harrell, were arrested for sexual […]

Drag Queen Evangelical Pegging Christmas Extravaganza!
  • Cristan Williams
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Drag Queen Evangelical Pegging Christmas Extravaganza!

  • Cristan Williams
  • December 24, 2018
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Today we consider a recent article wherein Dr. Kelsy Burke tells us that, “Evangelicals love pegging!” Also, we cover the hysteria at Houston’s City Hall […]

Senator Ben Sasse noticed our nihilistic ennui 🙄
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  • Podcast
  • Politics

Senator Ben Sasse noticed our nihilistic ennui 🙄

  • Cristan Williams
  • October 21, 2018
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Vince Pryor with the Victory Fund joins us to discuss Senator Ben Sasse’s (R) latest hand wringing book and the biggest issue effecting us all: […]

ROGD researcher caught lying to the press
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ROGD researcher caught lying to the press

  • Cristan Williams
  • October 11, 2018
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Dr. Littman lies, possibly misleading parents into withholding care from trans kids. Recently the author of a Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) study lied to a credulous […]

Kavanope + the Center for Gender Research and Policy
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Kavanope + the Center for Gender Research and Policy

  • Cristan Williams
  • October 6, 2018
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Yup, we have Kavanaugh-fatigue too and this is how we deal with it. Also, we introduce the new Center for Gender Research and Policy! The […]

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