The Rayon Effect: What Cisgender Actors Bring To Transgender Characters
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, 2013 saw the release of Dallas Buyers Club, co-starring Jared Leto as a transgender woman named Rayon. Rayon is…
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GLAAD, Logo finally issue statements addressing concerns of transphobia of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Drag icon RuPaul is no stranger to criticism, particularly over his continued use of transphobic slurs on his popular TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race which is produced by…
Lateral violence in the trans community
[su_lbtop] Lateral violence is displaced violence directed against one’s peers rather that one’s true adversaries. Our true adversaries are kyriarchy and all those who perpetuate it. We live in an interlocking…
“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…
ATLAH Church Protested: Pastor Throws Verbal Stones
Human rights advocates braved the elements Saturday in Harlem to show their angst over the church sign promoting violence against the LGBT, and for good reason. Just 20…
Right wing group considering repeal effort targeting Maryland’s new transgender inclusive law
[su_kellibusey2] The day after the Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation making discrimination against transgender people illegal, one group has decided to take action against it. The bill, SB…
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…
Fred Phelps founder of the Westboro Baptist Church dies
[su_kellibusey2] Fred Phelps has died. According to CNN the founder of the Westboro Baptist church passed away today Thursday the 20th of March 2014 from natural causes. While…