Revealing Family Secrets
“Children should be seen and not heard.” How many times did I hear this when I was little? After a while I didn’t need it whispered into my…
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Kelly Osbourne: I Support the Transgender Community
Editor’s note: The following guest post is from Kelly Osbourne. Osbourne is a television personality and musician. Osbourne and I discussed on Twitter about her use of the…
Standing in the Light
“Oh,” was my mother’s response when I explained why we aren’t coming to Thanksgiving dinner at her house. “No one else will be here. Everyone else is going…
I Can’t Get Over Being Told to ‘Get Over It’
It’s amazing what’s expected of us as trans people. We’re supposed to watch our trans sisters succumb to unspeakable brutality on a constant basis. We’re supposed to ignore…
Where Will You Be for the Transgender Day of Remembrance?
In the past I’ve held a quiet, personal vigil at home on November 20th for the Transgender Day of Remembrance instead of attending any of the memorial events…
Introducing New Transadvocate Contributors: Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr
The list of The Transadvocate contributors is growing by two today! Please Welcome Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr! Kailey is a transsexual man and an award-winning author, blogger,…
Boom! Dan Savage Gets Glitterbombed
There has been no love lost between Dan Savage and anyone in the rainbow community who is not a white gay male, TransGriot included. He is loved by…
Kelly Osbourne, Angie Zapata, and Why Words Matter
Yesterday I wrote a post about Kelly Osbourne’s transphobic rant in the Glamour UK. There were many attacks on my character by the Kelly Osbourne Twitter Army, but…
Kelly Osbourne’s Transphobic Rant: Humiliated by Chicks With Dicks and Trannys
Recently the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, opened up about her “humiliation”: “Having to tell them (my parents) my fiance had cheated on me with a tranny…