Collective Demo

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Paging Dr Mengele

I’m working on getting a good idiomatic English translation of Streit um elfjährige Transsexuelle: Alex soll in die Psychiatrie – taz.de But in summary….. A […]

Healthcare and medicineLaw and civil rights

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Berlin Authorities Endorse Forced Psychiatric Treatment of a Transsexual Girl

A German child, who has been living as a girl since she started school nearly seven years ago, is to be committed to the Charité […]

Education and youthFamily and relationships

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Voting While Trans

One of the highlights of the 2000 presidential election cycle for me despite the jacked up way it turned out was it was the first […]

Race and intersectionality

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Trans Rapper Murdered: The Official Story vs. The Friend’s Story

Multiple news outlets have reported on the recent torture, murder, and mutilation of a mid-western trans rapper. The rapper, Evon Young went missing January 2. The official story […]

Community and organizingEducation and youth

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Patriarchy, Petitions & Possums: The Simple Process of Getting a Name and Gender Change in Texas

The Omen Damn! 4:30 a.m. I fumbled with the off switch on the alarm clock, knocking over the glass of water I kept on my […]

Feminism and gender politicsHealthcare and medicine

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Dos and Don’ts of Trashy Trans Reporting

This is a review of the way a single story is handled by two diffident tabloid newspapers. The sensationalistic reporting style is so starkly different that I thought it […]

Law and civil rightsTransgender identity and history

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Evon Young Case Update

The last time I posted on the murder of Milwaukee trans man and rapper Evon Young five suspects, 37 year old Ron Allen, 23 year […]

Family and relationshipsLaw and civil rights

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LifeSiteNews’ Ben Johnson misrepresents “Christian position” on transgender people, fails to actually cite the Bible

Editor’s Note: This is part of a TransAdvocate series on religion. This series seeks to explore how various religions conceptualize trans and how trans people […]

Education and youthLaw and civil rights

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If you live in Texas, YOUR transitioned status is up for appeal

This very important case has been dragging on for a couple of years now and here’s the recap: 1.) It all started April, 19 2010 […]

Family and relationshipsHealthcare and medicine

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On Trial in Texas: The Transitioned Status of Trans People

Today Phyllis Frye (America’s first out trans judge) and I met up with Nikki Araguz at the 13th District Court of Appeals for the hearing […]

Family and relationshipsLaw and civil rights