Surviving Here: A letter for Bryn Kelly
The trans community has lost a talented, intelligent, and beautiful person. Bryn Kelly was an artist, a musician, a singer, an activist, a writer, a […]
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Fixing Society: Leelah Alcorn, Cis Allyship, and Trans Erasure
*Trigger Warning* This post discusses systematic violence and suicide. I have placed a *TW* a few sentences before text that could be especially triggering. Please […]
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Stepping down from Heartland Trans* Wellness Group; New adventures await!
Friends, it is with joy and pride that I announce that I am stepping down from my post as the Director of Heartland Trans Wellness […]
Continue reading »Ten Reminders for Cis People for when Trans = News
I can appreciate that cis people are interested in supporting Bruce Jenner. I also can appreciate that the attention brought on by Bruce’s coming out […]
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Drag Culture and the Argument of Transmisogyny
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, […]
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Trans Community Disappointed in City’s Response to Police LGBT Newsletter
Op Ed originally posted on the Cincinnati and Kentucky Enquirer’s website, February 2nd, 2015. “Last week, Cincinnati Police LGBT Liaison Officer Angela Vance was publicly reprimanded […]
Continue reading »COLUMN: The language of the transgender community may be different, but the feelings are the same
Republication of column I wrote for WCPO Cincinnati News as a part of the wider response to Leelah Alcorn’s death. There has been a surprisingly competent and […]
Continue reading »Why I Didn’t Jump: What I wish I told Leelah Alcorn
*Trigger Warning* This post discusses suicidal thoughts and suicide. Details are minimal, but I have placed a *TW* in front of a paragraph that may be […]
Continue reading »TDoR: Why This is Our Present and Why We Must Look Towards the Future
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance; what day could be more fitting for me to wake my sleeping blog and make a firey comeback. Earlier […]
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JAC Stringer Now Booking Spring Tour!
JAC Stringer, the commonly known as Midwest GenderQueer trans-genderqueer activist, writer, and performance artist is booking for this year’s tour! JAC Stringer, MSW, has been […]
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