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 […]
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 […]
Continue reading »Obama Could Do Better, But Better Him Than Me
The gay community is a buzz over Obama’s mention of gay rights in his inaugural address, stating he wanted equality for “our gay brothers and sisters.” My […]
Continue reading »Midwest GenderQueer Booking for 2012-2013 Tour!
It’s that time of year again! Summer is over and I’m getting ready to bounce out into the world with lots of activisty presentations, performances, […]
Continue reading »Back to School; Grudges, People, and Progress
I’ve never been very dedicated to school. As a non-traditional learner with typical ‘atypical’ learning (dis)abilities, I was never very adept at the “learning environment” as […]
Continue reading »A reminder: We are not alone
I was just very pleasantly surprised by a fellow human being. This evening I was very suddenly tossed into a resources search for a local community member […]
Continue reading »Ohio Queer Youth Bullied, Beaten; Who is Fighting Back?
October 17th, in Chillicothe, Ohio a teenage boy was jumped and brutally beaten by his classmates because of his perceived queer sexual orientation. One boy attacked the […]
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