“Tranny” seems to be a contentious term within the GLBT community. For many in the trans community, we’ve known “tranny” to be a term associated with the gay (specifically gay male) community; a term used by gay men…
I was asked to rewrite the origin narrative for the “transgender” entry on wikipedia. The current entry is full of demonstrable falsehoods which propagate ignorance concerning the history of this term. Chief among the misinformation is the insistence…
I’ve seen some internet dustups over the use of the #translivesmatter hashtag over the past few months. A subreddit asks if it’s okay to use the tag and produces discourse typical of what I’ve observed. Today, I witnessed…