Podcast: Resist & Rebuild – Getting it Done!
We’re always hearing how we’re supposed to “RESIST.” What can that look like when you live in the Deep South in Trump’s America or when your community just faced a historic natural disaster? Find out…
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.
Podcast: Intersex Awareness Day
The TransAdvocate podcast crew discusses the Intersex Awareness Day with pioneering intersex activist and TFA board member, Koomah plus a review of upcoming events. On the Pod: Cristan Williams, Robin Mack, Alexis Melvin, & Koomah. Here’s…
Podcast: When Disaster Hits Our Community
The TransAdvocate podcast crew discusses the way the trans community responds to natural disasters, plus a review of upcoming events. On the Pod: Cristan Williams, Robin Mack, and Alexis Melvin
Watch: Buck Angel urges our community to support the Trans Disaster Relief Fund
Buck Angel: “Not everyone is in a position to be treated respectfully so we must care for our own…” Speaking about the Trans Disaster Relief Fund, Buck Angel urged the trans and supportive communities…
Help the trans community overcome Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey!
Help the Gulf Coast trans community affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey: The Texas Gulf Coast trans community is facing a catastrophic and ongoing natural disaster resulting from Hurricane Harvey which made landfall as…
TERF legal team attempts to CENSOR the TransAdvocate
The Trans Exclusionary (self-identified) “radical feminist” lawyer Cathy Brennan sent, via her attorney, a cease-and-desist letter, asserting that the following statement from a TransAdvocate story titled, Fake “Radical Feminist” group actually paid political front for anti-LGBT James Dobson…
Religious extremist attacks cis woman for using unisex bathroom
A cisgender man connected with a Florida Christian convention accosted a cisgender woman with a Bible as she exited an “All Genders” restroom at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. The man, shouting about Biblical interpretations…
#DiscoSexology Part IX: Dr. Zucker, CAMH, & Conversion Therapy
By Cristan Williams Installment Preface Welcome to the ninth and last installment in this series on the rise and fall of Disco Sexology. In the previous installment, I interviewed the author of the classic, The Last Time…
#DiscoSexology Part VIII: Interview the Author of The Last Time I Wore A Dress
By Cristan Williams Upon completion of this series, this work will be released, in its entirety, as both an audio and ebook. Installment Preface Welcome to the eighth installment in this series on the rise and fall…