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About

The TransAdvocate aims to improve the lives of transgender people through investigative news and nuanced commentary from a boots-on-the-ground trans advocate perspective. What sets the TransAdvocate […]

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HRC Talking Points

Good afternoon, The attached talking points address the question whether the current ENDA does harm to the transgender community, which we were requested to provide. […]

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Glossary

Terms, concepts, and acronyms used by our authors in their transgender discourse. Words in bold are glossy terms. Suggested citation: Glossary. TransAdvocate. (2014, March 15). […]

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Open Letter To Cheryl Jacques

Dear President Cheryl Jacques, Irony is the only word I can use to describe the recent release from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) titled “New […]

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Transphobic Washington Blade Op-Ed

In response to the Op-Ed that ran in the Washington Blade I sent the following response: Chris, have you ever heard of transphobia? Transphobia is […]

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Open Letter to Windows Media

By Autumn Sandeen Dear Windows Media Management, I find it difficult to believe that Windows Media truly believes “Newspapers should reflect all aspects of their […]

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Where is the Transgender Martin Luther King Jr.?

By Autumn Sandeen All quotes in italics are the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “Cowardice asks the question – is it safe? Expediency asks […]

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Indiana Inequality

Like Steph Mineart, I recieved a letter from Indiana Equality (IE) asking for money. The following paragraph steamed my ass: “In September of this year, […]

Family and relationshipsLaw and civil rights

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Does a Better Future Include Intolerance?

By Autumn Sandeen We have flown the air like birds and swum the seas like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of […]

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Re-thinking Gay Image

by Caillean Maureen McMahon I’m old enough to remember. It does not seem that very long ago that Russian Orthodox leaders commanded the sympathy of […]

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