Gender Fundamentalists
Many of us in the LGBT community are painfully aware of the religious fundamentalists who have such a wonderful time coming up with lies and fear tactics to…
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Welcome!
I want to welcome new Transadvocate contributors Monica Helms of Trans Universe and Mercedes Allen of Dented Blue Mercedes! Please take a minute to show them some TA…
Communities of Ones
Like some others in the discussion, I do feel a need to say a few final words on the Old Guard (HBS) versus deconstructionist battle in the transgender…
Radical Feminists on the Transgender v. HBS Controversy
I found a pretty intriguing comment over at Womens Spaces/The Margins concerning a post written by Harry Benjamin Syndrome apologist, Cathy Platine, at Pam’s House Blend. That whole…
Confessions of a Middle-aged Transinista
Somewhere along the line, I became a Transinista. I don’t know how it happened — there was no recruitment drive — I just found myself looking at a…
With Apologies to Radical Feminists
Recently, I commented on a post at Bilerico: You want to get technical Sue? In the strictest definition, you’re not female. The distinction between the “sexes” is that…
Last Ditch Effort: The Right Wing Whopper Lies
Unbelievably, I woke up to find this in a google alert:”Bringing back Hitler and the SS” From the get go, it’s filled with lies: “Right now we have…
New feature:TA Tidbits
I’m stealing a way of posting from Autumn and Stephanie over at Abnormal Heights. With TA tidbits, I’m going to post multiple trans stories I find with just…
With “Defenders” Like This…
Alice Dreger Destroys Academic Freedom in Order to Save It It is an old adage that “crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.” This appears to…