This past weekend was the 4th Annual TransOhio Transgender and Ally Symposium, the only trans focused event of its kind in Ohio, and one of few, if not the only
Tag: activism
Pride, People, and PerseverancePride, 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 especially. Maybe it’s a result
Gender Proof and Queers; We should know betterGender Proof and Queers; We should know better
Yesterday I took part in Equality Ohio’s LGBT Lobby Day, a gathering of folks from all over the state descending en masse on the capital to lobby for LGBT issues. With Ohio
Transwoman publicly beaten for trying to use bathroom; No One HelpedTranswoman 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 to use the bathroom. She received no
Queer Blog States We Can “Live Without Queer People of Color”Queer Blog States We Can “Live Without Queer People of Color”
Last night, in the period of a few hours, the blog Queering posted a series of comments about people of color’s inclusion and, at one point, actively supported racially exclusionary
Queers Not Too Proud for Pop-Culture Hand-OutsQueers Not Too Proud for Pop-Culture Hand-Outs
I am a proud person, but I have never really considered myself to be “proud” of being trans or genderqueer or queer or femme or disabled. However, I have always
A GenderQueer’s Bad RomanceA GenderQueer’s Bad Romance
I tried working out some intro about my experiences as a performer to go along with this post, but I feel the performance speaks for itself. It is a commentary
Cincinnati Pride or Privilege?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 corporatization, access, politics… but this
Ableism, Access, and Gender Identity DisorderAbleism, Access, and Gender Identity Disorder
This past weekend I was invited to be a speaker on the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference’s plenary panel “Five on Five: Winning The Removal of GID from the DSM-5.” [image description
Be Queer, Buy QueerBe Queer, Buy Queer
I’d like to give a shout out to Emily Wunderlich of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, the winner of the Campus Pride and OUTmedia’s BQBQ contest. Congrats!