Dylan Forbis: Out Trans Man Running for Texas House!
We’ve seen out trans people running and winning elections throughout the nation recently and today the TransAdvocate welcomes our guest host Dylan Forbis, an out trans man running for a seat in the Texas House! Subscribe to the TransAdvocate Podcasts and Audio Essays here: iTunes Google Play Soundcloud PlayerFM Stitcher On the Pod: Cristan Williams, Alexis Melvin, and guest host Dylan Forbis. Narration by: Tianna Hanson (Gender Nation) Production and Sound Design: Cristan Williams Reminders: Texas Primaries: held on 3/6/18; run-offs are on 5/22/18 with a registration deadline of 4/23/18. Register to Vote in the US Topics: Dylan Forbis is running for Texas House Representative District 29 (Brazoria County). After being inspired by a speech from America’s first out trans judge, Phyllis Frye given at the Houston Transgender Unity Banquet, Forbis decided to run for office. He’s endorsed by the Houston GLBT Political Caucus and Revolution Texas and came on
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Community significance
“Dylan Forbis: Out Trans Man Running for Texas House!” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to transgender identity and history, while also engaging law and civil rights. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
The article may have historical value because it explicitly interprets or preserves material concerning transgender identity and history. Published in 2018 by Transadvocate.com, it can be read both for the history it describes and as evidence of how law and civil rights was framed at that moment.
Policy significance
The article’s strongest policy connection is research ethics and data governance. It links that institutional frame to transgender identity and history and law and civil rights, making it potentially useful for tracing how an argument moves from description or history into law, regulation, administration, or public practice.
Ranked themes and framings
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Themes
- 1Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community100%
- 2Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life33%
- 3Public policy and governanceTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life23%
- 4Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life16%
- 5History, archives, and memoryTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication14%
- 6Education and youthTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life9%
Academic framing
- 1100%
- 2100%
- 350%
Policy framing
- 1100%
Editorial function
Source topics
- Separate but related themes
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How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 5 year(s) after the theme’s highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
Relative presence by year
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Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Community and organizing531
- Law and civil rights468
- Culture, identity, and representation320
- Education and youth308
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse260
- Healthcare and medicine248
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization238
- History, archives, and memory216
- Public policy and governance206
- Feminism and gender politics198
Academic framings in this topic
Policy framings in this topic
- Public accommodations and facilities177
- Civil rights and anti-discrimination173
- Criminal justice and public safety131
- Elections and democratic governance100
- Research ethics and data governance78
- Labor and employment policy52
- Administrative classification and identity documents39
- Housing and social services38
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Author profiles and related researchers
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Cristan Williams
Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Guest
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Rani Baker
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Kelley Winters
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Admin
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Marian
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Related authors are calculated from co-authorship, shared themes and framings, and citation relationships in the registered corpus. This does not imply a personal or institutional association.
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