Readers: What Would You Be Happy Never to Hear Again?
A friend of mine told me about a workshop she had been to where participants were asked to tell each other what comments they would be perfectly happy…
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Django Unchained: House Slaves Like Stephan and the “Girls” of HBS
Tina and I watched Django Unchained over the weekend. My take on it is that it is much closer to the reality of slavery in America than Gone With…
Five Attributes of Trans Allies
Last week in my Transgender Studies class, and also at a Diversity Day presentation that I made on the Auraria Campus, we talked about allies. In my opinion,…
The Dilemma of Every Trans Athlete
Comic by Lee More about Fallon Fox on the TransAdvocate: Reality Check: Fallon Fox and the Transgender Advantage Logic Be Damned: MMA Fighter Fallon Fox and the PC…
Einstein’s Fabulous Footwear
No, it’s not ‘shopped. From what I’ve been able to gather, Einstein didn’t value clothing norms; he instead wore what felt comfortable. It’s well known that he…
Trans Exterminationalists In Their Own Words
One of the things that mystifies me is why The Southern Poverty Law Center hasn’t declared Trans Exterminationalist Radical Feminism as a hate group. Could it be because…
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival
Most of the Womyn that come to fest really don’t care whether you’re straight or not as long as your not trans. – D.M., Festival Supporter, July 4,…
Turn Your Profile Pic Red?
Equality means just that. While the trans community is invested in marriage equality, the reality trans folk face each day is described by the American Psychiatric Association thusly:…
50,000 Deaths
Technology on the Social and Ethical Aspects of Transsexual Surgery By Janice G. Raymond Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Women’s Studies Hampshire College/University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts…