Seeing is Believing; Self-Portraits and Finding Me
I read a quote that really moved me. It said “self portraits (selfies) are often such an act of self preservation and resistance.” I take a lot […]
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No Choice; Where Women’s Studies Got it Wrong
Recently I was asked a question on Tumblr about gender performance theory which stirred an intense awakening of old memories and forgotten aggressions from my early […]
Continue reading »Day of Action: Stop Medical Oppression of Trans* Communities
I’ll be the first to admit that I have high standards. A cupcake shop recently opened up in my city, and I finally got to […]
Continue reading »Chaz Bono & Trans in the Media: Hero or Zero?
Every community has its celebrities, and the hot ticket of the trans world right now seems to be Chaz Bono. I remember when Chaz came […]
Continue reading »Trans Fears on Sex Crush the Trans Community
Over the past month a conversation about transmale identity, validation, and fetishization has been circling the web. This month long thread originated from a blog “Possibly […]
Continue reading »Threats to “Women’s Rights” Step on Trans Toes
The recent legislative and funding threats to abortion rights, sexual assault, and sexual health (aka Planned Parenthood) have been described as an attack on women’s […]
Continue reading »Gender Justice or Just Us?
This weekend was The International Drag King Community Extravaganza (IDKE). This was IDKE’s 12th year, hosted by Baltimore’s Gender Justice Coalition – a group of […]
Continue reading »Tools of Our Own Demise
My community continues to throw me curve balls. Recently I was given an account of a rather discouraging discourse that took place on stage at […]
Continue reading »The State of T and Me
I started taking T three years ago. I knew it was something I wanted, I was positive, I was prepared, I was terrified. Me, less […]
Continue reading »The Fucked-Over Femme
This past weekend was Femme 2010, the biannual Femme Conference put on by the fantastic Femme Collective. The Femme “community” is like any other where […]
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