Stealth Doesn’t Help The Trans Community
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on “stealth.” The goal of this series to examine the nuanced ways trans opinion leaders conceptualize stealth and how they…
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Why Transgender Activism
I published an earlier revision of this essay first on January 12, 2011 at Pam’s House Blend. I believe the hypothesis of this essay is still true and…
Gender Orientation, Identity, and Expression
I’ve witnessed many arguments and misunderstandings explode over the conflation of these THREE dimensions of what we in trans discourse collectively refer to as gender: Gender Orientation: One’s subjective experience of…
Chile To Cover SRS
South America is quickly becoming the most trans friendly continent on our planet.Argentina just passed a groundbreaking Gender Identity Law and now their next door neighbors in Chile have…
I Repeat Gay Media, RuPaul is Not A Trans Expert
Gay media, did I not succinctly make the points in this 2009 post that RuPaul is not a trans person, emphatically said he was a gay man, and…
‘Work It’ Ain’t Working For The Puerto Rican Community Either
For those of you who have been keeping up with the latest news and views in the trans community as the 2k12 goes through week one of…
When Will I See Black Trans Characters Like Edie Stokes Again?
Back in 1977, in the Jefferson’s fourth season we were introduced to George’s old Navy buddy who was in New York to visit for a few days. …
DADT Dies Today, But Not For Transpeople
While today is a historic and monumental day for GLB people who serve in the military with the death today of the odious Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy,…
Washington DC Taking Step To Address Trans Job Issue
According to the DC Trans Coalition, the city has promised to help address on of the pressing problems in the local trans community in terms of unemployment. As…