Collective Demo

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The Irish Essay

By Caillean McMahon A few thoughts on the issue of gay marriage: First of all, nearly all of us support the idea that same sex […]

Community and organizingFamily and relationships

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I’ve Got The Power!

But it’s for the reasons I provided there that in my view females (women born female who have lived all of their lives as girls […]

Family and relationshipsLaw and civil rights

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Science and Ideology: The Blanchard-Bailey-Lawrence Model of Transsexuality

By Élise Hendrick (reprinted with permission) Autogynaephiles, Homosexuals, and Fabricators: The Blanchard-Bailey-Lawrence Taxonomy of Trans Women I. A Hypothetical Let us suppose that someone claimed […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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Confessions of a Middle-aged Transinista

Somewhere along the line, I became a Transinista. I don’t know how it happened — there was no recruitment drive — I just found myself […]

Community and organizingHealthcare and medicine

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HRC3 ≠ Bright Future For Transgenders

“This is a story of the lives and loves, and hopes and dreams, of young Batswana [sic] in the context of the changing cultural norms […]

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions

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Hatred Poured Out On Our Children

Over the last few days since it was learned that an 8 year old is transitioning at a school in Colorado, quite a few blogs […]

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth

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My Support

Readers of this blog are probably not surprised that I’m supporting the boycott of the Human Rights Campaign’s San Francisco Dinner. What you might find surprising is that I’m supporting my friend Diego Sanchez,…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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Boycotts, hypocrisy, and the Christian Right’s favorite scare tactic

As many readers may be aware, the American Family Association (sponsor of conservative Christian news site OneNewsNow) has organized a boycott of McDonald’s. (At various times during the past decade AFA has also boycotted…

Culture, identity, and representationFamily and relationships

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The Radical Guy Podcast:The Election, TDOR, and Our Power

Ethan and Marti discuss the Presidential election, building a transgender power base and the issues surrounding the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transgender identity and history

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Hate Crime Blood Lust

To those that use Angie Zapata’s death as a way to “raise” your profile by covering the trial, shame on you. I have to agree […]

Transgender identity and historyViolence, safety, and dehumanization