The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the decades-old organization that issues the international standards for medical and psychological care for trans people, responded […]
While much has been said about the intentional exclusion of trans women at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, almost nothing is written about rapes that occur… Continue reading[UPDATED] The Cover-up of a MichFest Rape
Filisa Vistima was a 22-year-old pre-operative transsexual woman from Seattle. She volunteered at the Lesbian Resource Center (LRC). On March 6, 1993 Filisa took her own life. What you’re about to read are her…
Consider what the United Transvestite and Transexual Society (formed in 1973) had to say about the idea of community. As you’re reading the following announcement, remember that this was a national organization that helped…
Amid rollbacks of federal protections for transgender individuals, a new survey finds Americans have grown increasingly more supportive of rights for transgender people. Sixty-two percent […]
Of the two studies that I reviewed which quantify this issue [1,2] a 55% average was found. Within the general American population, similar types of anxiety are experienced by only 6.8% [3] of the…
The post argues that biological sex is often misunderstood as a strict binary, while actual human biology presents a spectrum of attributes. It critiques simplistic views, particularly those reinforced by political figures, and emphasizes…