I was absolutely horrified, but sadly not surprised, to read about the treatment of Lashai Mclean at her own funeral. The article “Mass Walk-Out at Trans Woman’s Funeral” discusses how the minister presiding over the funeral engaged in…
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On August 12, 2002 the city of Washington D.C and its trans community were rocked by the execution style killings of two transteens, Stephanie Thomas and Ukea Davis.They were shot dead by a semi automatic weapon at the…
Today’s guest post is from Catherine Butler. Butler is an academic and writer, living in Bristol, UK and blogs here. Trans erasure happens in all kinds of places, but it happens most to those who lack a voice:…
When I find the “It Gets Better’ videos from African-American celebrities and trans people, they will get posted on this blog ASAP. Here’s one from rapper and actress Eve.
I see the WWBT’s are still hatin. I just spent a lovely two days at a conference in which the participants were laughing at y’all. They noted the outright hatred you WWBT’s have for lil old award winning…
One of the issues I don’t talk about enough is the prevalence of pumping amongst POC transwomen. It’s a subject that is guaranteed to start a vigorous discussion amongst us because the trans women who have resorted to…
This guest post comes from Dr. Cary Gabriel Costello. Costello describes himself as “an academic and scaler of boundary walls, intersex by birth, female-reared, legally transitioned to male status, and pleased with my trajectory. Come journey with me.…
Here’s the text of the Clear Channel apology letter: We would like to apologize for remarks made on KTBZ that has caused distress to people in the Houston Transgender Community. We addressed the insensitivity of both content presented…
I’ve had the honor of speaking at many types of events. They range from Trans 101 panels to speaking about trans issues from an African American perspective in college classes to testifying in front of governmental committees on…