the bigger picture – 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

Trans Community Disappointed in City’s Response to Police LGBT Newsletter

Posted on 02/03/2015 by JAC

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 […]

Activism & Politics, Community Issues, Trans/GenderQueer

Why I Didn’t Jump: What I wish I told Leelah Alcorn

Posted on 01/08/2015 by JAC

*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 […]

Community Issues, Trans/GenderQueer

TDoR: Why This is Our Present and Why We Must Look Towards the Future

Posted on 11/20/2014 by JAC

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 […]

Midwest GenderQueer

Learning How to Talk Trans

Posted on 12/11/2012 by JAC

Yesterday I found a quote in my Tumblr feed and was surprised to find that the person being quoted was me. You might be thinking, “oh […]

Community Issues, Trans/GenderQueer

A reminder: We are not alone

Posted on 03/12/2012 by JAC

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 […]

Community Issues, Trans/GenderQueer, Warm Fuzzies

Tranny Talks: Pop Culture’s Ricochet Response to Trans Visibility

Posted on 12/28/2011 by JAC

You all may know me to be a little on the… aggressive side when it comes to calling media and celebrities out on transphobic ignorance. Recently, I’ve been trying […]

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

Why Almost Everyone is Queer

Posted on 11/09/2011 by JAC

More than once, and at a growing rate, people ask me about my uses of the words queer and genderqueer, raising concerns that I may […]

Activism & Politics, Community Issues, Queer & Sexuality

Ohio Queer Youth Bullied, Beaten; Who is Fighting Back?

Posted on 11/04/2011 by JAC

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 […]

Activism & Politics, Community Issues

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