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Cianán is a lapsed Ph.D. chemist, writer, public speaker, trainer, activist, and assessment expert whose interests in activism are transmasculine representation in global trans activism and development of…
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#TERFweek: In stealth with the TERFs at MichFest
I remember the first time I encountered Transgender Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF) transmisogyny face to face. It was years ago in 2011 when I attended the 33rd Michigan…
#TERFweek: The Changed Language But Consistent Viewpoint Of MichFest’s Lisa Vogel
This is a long-form article on MichFest’s co-founder and current producer Lisa Vogel. The article contains extensive text of what Vogel has stated regarding trans people over several…
“Slacktivism” Plus Brick-And-Mortar Activism Equals Trans Civil Rights Aims
The Chicago Sun-Times published an op-ed by Kevin D. Williamson entitled Laverne Cox Is Not a Woman. The op-ed was Williamson’s response to the Time Magazine spread where…
The New “Faggots” Are Trans
Bayard Rustin is a civil rights icon of the African-American and gay civil rights movements. In 1986, Rustin gave a controversial speech entitled “The New ‘Niggers’ Are Gay,”…
“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…
Everyone, even fans, are appalled with Rupaul’s ‘shemale’ contest
Everyone, except GLAAD that is [su_kellibusey2] Rupaul, the clown in pancake makeup has figured out a way to be even more obnoxious. Perhaps he feels that he should…
CRI speaking to their Conservative Christian base On AB1266
“I don’t mind if you take pictures, especially like liposuction me, if you’ve got any sort of like…yeah, Photoshop — something like that. But, we’re not recording tonight.…
Action: Judgment Day For The Pacific Justice Institute
It’s just not enough to know what you’re against: we also need to know what we’re for, and then work and sacrifice to create the kind of world…