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The Trans Scare

Thanks to Box Turtle Bulletin and Gay News Blog I was introduced to this lovely piece of transphobia: The commercial, produced by Citizens For Good Public Policy, shows a small white blond girl entering…

Culture, identity, and representationLaw and civil rights
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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 with Brielle over at Women In Love. “Anyone who…

Transgender identity and historyViolence, safety, and dehumanization
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KRXQ Morning Show Apologizes

GLAAD recently put out a “Call to Action” against KRXQ’s “Rob, Arnie, and Dawn” show after they went on a nasty verbal tirade against transgender children. Since the outburst, show sponsors Snapple, Sonic, Chipotle,…

Education and youthTransgender identity and history
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Frank Leaps Transgender Lobbyists in Single Bound

Am I the only one who is a bit puzzled/miffed/baffled by Barney Frank’s insinuation in this exchange: There is another difference from 2007. Frank now has a policy adviser who is a female-to-male transsexual.…

Community and organizingPublic policy and governance
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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly?

I spend a lot of time here at The Transadvocate posting various news articles from around the web through a plugin that pulls tweets from the Transadvocate Twitter page. Recently Stephanie Stevens from Abnormal…

Community and organizingMedia, rhetoric, and discourse
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Transgender Woman Attacked At Gym

From Facebook and my friend María Lapachet: “At the beginning of last month a woman was assaulted in a private gym in Gijon, Spain. She was taking a shower when a man kicked the…

Community and organizingTransgender identity and history
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Trans Exclusionists: It’s Your Turn

Today’s guest Transadvocate is polerin. Her bio on Twitter states: “Trans woman, radical lefty, wannabe cartoonist, geek, phreakNIC director, web developer, person. Will eat for food, and rock your face off. Or on. On…

Culture, identity, and representationFeminism and gender politics
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DEAR STONEWALL, PLEASE STOP EXPLOITING OUR DEAD!

I’m pissed. Every year I write this post. EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN YEAR. You just can’t help but feed off the dead. You did it in 2007, in 2008, and 2009, and you’re doing it…

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions