God Does Not Love Trans People

This guest Transadvocate post comes from Natalie Reed. Reed describes herself as “a magical young woman who lives in the mists and pines of Vancouver, British Columbia, where she fends off the oppressive gloom and…

Telegraph hatred for Trans folk?

Today’s guest post comes from Jane Fae. Fae is a free-lance journalist, writing about law and computer technology, privacy and censorship. She has been a regular contributor to The Register and The Guardian. She blogs…

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 phrase “chick with a dick” and “tranny”…

Enough of ‘softie’ bashing

Today’s guest post is from Marina Mahathir. Mahathir describes herself as  “a newspaper columnist, blogger, occasional TV and film producer, activist and general nuisance. She feels most comfortable amongst colourful characters and despite a great…

You Can’t Smash Patriarchy With Transphobia

This guest post is from Ray Filar. Filar is a feminist writer, freelance journalist, and Gender Studies graduate student. Her work has been featured in various blogs and magazines, including Comment is free, Pink News,…

What’s The Big Deal About Transgender Rights?

Editor’s note: Today’s guest post is from Jillian Burrows. Chaz Bono is going to be on Dancing with the Stars. For people who don’t know, I’m reluctant to let you in on the fact that…

On “Passing”

This guest post comes from Dr. Cary Gabriel Costello. Costello describes himself as “an academic and scaler of boundary walls, intersex by birth, female-reared, legally transitioned to male status, and pleased with my trajectory. Come…

Trans Erasure and the Old Bailey

Today’s guest post is from Catherine Butler.  Butler is an academic and writer, living in Bristol, UK and blogs here. Trans erasure happens in all kinds of places, but it happens most to those who…