NOW state rep talks with the TransAdvocate about TERFs, trans-inclusion and civil rights
I heard of Poppy years before I met her. I knew her to be a major force behind Southern feminism. Poppy has a long history of working for reproductive…
Archive
Best of TA
We need storytellers who are not cisgender men: why David Marcus’ views are misguided and misinformed
In his latest piece for TheFederalist, arts writer David Marcus takes on what he believes to be a great injustice: the inclusion of trans people in a list…
“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…
Transgender college student Andraya Williams humiliated by Piedmont campus police says enough is enough
[su_kellibusey2] Subjected to discrimination, intimidation, humiliation and stonewalled by North Carolina Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), transgender student Andraya Williams tells the TransAdvocate she’s had enough. On March…
Crossfit’s “scientific” refusal to allow Chloie Jönnson to compete in women’s division not actually supported by science
In a situation that recalls the recent controversy around MMA Fighter Fallon Fox, Chloie Jönsson, a trans woman, was recently banned from competing in the women’s division of…
#JD4PJI: The downfall of the Pacific Justice Institute and the sweet victory of trans youth
The one thing that you have to realize is that everything the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) did to a trans kid in Colorado was about PJI’s desire to…
“Right to discriminate” bill supports KKK’s right to racial segregation says Sen Yarbrough’s office
By Cristan Williams @cristanwilliams Arizona state senator, Steve Yarbrough (R) sponsored Senate Bill 1062, hailed as a “property rights” bill aimed at ensuring that business owners and social…
[UPDATED] Toronto Star’s editorial problem
On Saturday, January 4, 2014, the Toronto Star published an anti-trans hoax without first fact checking. The claim was that a 70 year old woman was undressing in a…
Did bias lead to prosecution of bullied Hercules trans student?
By Cristan Williams @cristanwilliams On December 4, 2013 an investigative reporter, Jennifer Lopez interviewed the police department about a case against a trans Hercules High School student who had…