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TransGriot Ten Questions Interview-Carmen Xtravaganza

What can I say about the person I’m about to have the pleasure of doing this Ten Questions interview with? She’s an actress, runway model and legendary house mother of the legendary international House…

Community and organizingFamily and relationships
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Myriad Double Standards

So last week, my new book, Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive, was reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly – you can read the review here. It is generally positive and I am pretty…

Culture, identity, and representationFeminism and gender politics
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If trans women aren’t welcome, neither am I

A cisgender sex-positive dyke organizer addresses the cotton ceiling . By Andrea Zanin The question of whether or not to include trans women in women’s sexuality-based events is old and tiresome, but it still…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Open Letter To My Black Transbrothers

Dear Transbrothers, Ever since I met Alexander John Goodrum at the 1999 Creating Change in Oakland I have been in love with y’all and was moved today to declare it publicly. I have had…

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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TransGiving 3: Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth

The Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth (BAGLY) is a youth-led organization that’s worked with trans youth since the 1980s. BAGLY has a queer youth speakers bureau and youth led HIV/AIDS education program. Furthermore, BAGLY…

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth
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TransGiving 4: Trans Youth Support Network

For the 4th Day of TransGiving, the TransAdvocate has picked The Trans Youth Support Network (TYSN)! TYSN is a partnership of youth and community members who work together to support trans youth in Minnesota.…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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The shift of trans narratives on TV

By Ryan Sallans @rsallans Over the past two months two incidents have happened that I believe will start to shift TV shows away from the typical questions and expected narratives of transgender people. The…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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The shame of Sheila Jeffreys’ hate

University of Melbourne Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF), Sheila Jeffreys is being called out for her racist comments by the indigenous Australian community. Jeffreys asserted on a radio show that being trans is like…

Culture, identity, and representationFeminism and gender politics