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Embracing Trans Diversity is not a Luxury

Over the 12 years of living my life as Monica, I have been privileged to learn many things about the TBLG community, but mostly about the trans community. The biggest lesson in my short…

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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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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Breaking News: First Ever Transgender Appointment To The DNC

On Friday DNC Chair Tim Kaine appointed Barbra Casbar-Siperstein ( the first transgender person appointed) to the Democratic National Committee. Casbar-Siperstein is currently the President of the New Jersey Stonewall Democrats, Vice Chair of…

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions