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“Anything” starring Matt Bomer, Sends Another Toxic Message To the Transgender Community

Serena SonomaJun 27, 2017

Not only does Matt Bomer’s portrayal of a transgender woman enable violence against trans women, it also takes away yet another job from a trans person. TW/CW ...

LGBTQPop Culture

India’s First Transgender News Anchor Brings Visibility to Country’s Trans and Hijra Folks

Sezin KoehlerNov 15, 2016

Padmini Prakash, India's first transgender news anchor. Incredible India, in all its marvelous contradictions, has surprised us all by hiring its first tran...

LGBTQ

How Changing My Name Gave Me a Deeper Respect for the Resistance Trans Folks Face

Sezin KoehlerSep 30, 2016

Photo by ethermoon. Creative commons license. There’s no doubt that so much of our identity is wrapped up in our name. Studies have shown how insidiously...

Identities

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Dear Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists: I Don’t Actually Hate My Femininity

Michal "MJ" JonesJun 8, 2016

Photo by Franziska Neumeister. Creative Commons license. It was one of those nights that I couldn’t sleep. Even though I knew it was a bad idea, I kept scro...

Gender

Why AG Loretta Lynch’s Speech Wasn’t the Trans World’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Moment

Venus SeleniteMay 16, 2016

Creative Commons license. Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave a much-lauded speech last week on North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Ac...

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Dear Virgie: How Do I Support My Trans Partner’s Desire to be Buff?

Virgie TovarMay 3, 2016

Dear Virgie, My partner is a thin trans man and I'm a fat cis woman. Recently my partner has had some heartbreaking instances of being misgendered and in par...

Identities

NBA Stepping Up Against North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Bathroom Law

Guest WriterApr 21, 2016

Being trans isn't easy. It can be met with shock and judgment from family, friends, and strangers. It also means that you are statistically more likely to be ...

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