Pride, People, and Perseverance
Pride’s over for another year, making this the week of recuperation for many local folks. I always need some downtime after Pride, but this year […]
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Cincinnati Pride; Progress or Privilege?
Today is my birthday, but I can’t say I’ve been looking forward to it – not because I’m upset about getting freakishly close to 30, […]
Continue reading »Transphobic Katy Perry and Queer Accountability
In an interview with Rolling Stone late last month, Katy Perry is again quoted using transphobic language and promoting uneducated, transphobic mentalities. Rolling Stone removed all […]
Continue reading »WTF Chaz Bono? Empowerment or Oppression? Pick one.
I really don’t want to be like every other trans/queer blog who has Chaz on the brain, but this really deserved attention. During an interview […]
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 »Baltimore McDonalds Attack on Transwoman Not About Trans?
An additional blog about the recent attack on a transwoman in a Baltimore McDonalds last week. There have been multiple rallies, vigils and petitions held to support […]
Continue reading »Transwoman publicly beaten for trying to use bathroom; No One Helped
This is a follow up from a Bilerico post about a transwoman who was brutally and repeatedly beaten and dragged across the floor in a Baltimore McDonalds because she tried […]
Continue reading »The Not-So-New Fad: Tokenizing Transgender for Your Entertainment
Maybe its me, but recently there seems to be a larger surge of media trans-fuck-ups than usual. Myself, I am rather disconnected with pop culture. […]
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 […]
Continue reading »Cincinnati Pride or Privilege?
Cincinnati Pride is approaching, and this year issues have gone beyond the usual problems with Pride. Pride is a cluster of issues, visibility, consumerism and […]
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