gender – JAC Stringer

Drag Culture and the Argument of Transmisogyny

Posted on 04/04/2015 by JAC

I received an “Ask” on my Tumblr page discussing drag as transmisogynistic. Below was my response and since I get a lot of questions about this, […]

Activism & Politics, Community Issues, Performance & Drag, Race & White Privilege, Social Gender, Trans/GenderQueer

December, 2007: In my bedroom, four months on T. This shot encompassed the exact image of masculinity I wanted to embody.

Seeing is Believing; Self-Portraits and Finding Me

Posted on 02/21/2013 by JAC

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 […]

Midwest GenderQueer, Trans/GenderQueer, Warm Fuzzies, Writings

No Choice; Where Women’s Studies Got it Wrong

Posted on 12/05/2011 by JAC

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 […]

Community Issues, Femme, Social Gender, Trans/GenderQueer

Day of Action: Stop Medical Oppression of Trans* Communities

Posted on 10/22/2011 by JAC

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 […]

Ablity, Ableism, & Health, Activism & Politics, Community Issues, Gender Identity Disorder, Trans/GenderQueer

Chaz Bono & Trans in the Media: Hero or Zero?

Posted on 05/12/2011 by JAC

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 […]

Community Issues, Gender Identity Disorder, Social Gender, Trans in Media & Pop Culture, Trans/GenderQueer

Trans Fears on Sex Crush the Trans Community

Posted on 03/19/2011 by JAC

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 […]

Community Issues, Queer & Sexuality, Trans/GenderQueer

Threats to “Women’s Rights” Step on Trans Toes

Posted on 02/21/2011 by JAC

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 […]

Ablity, Ableism, & Health, Activism & Politics, Social Gender, Survivor & Sexual Violence, Trans/GenderQueer

Gender Justice or Just Us?

Posted on 10/26/2010 by JAC

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 […]

Activism & Politics, Community Issues, Midwest GenderQueer, Performance & Drag, Social Gender, Trans/GenderQueer