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Pumping-Beauty Now, Pay Dearly For It Later

One of the issues I don’t talk about enough is the prevalence of pumping amongst POC transwomen. It’s a subject that is guaranteed to start a vigorous discussion amongst us because the trans women…

Education and youthHealthcare and medicine
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On “Passing”

This guest post comes from Dr. Cary Gabriel Costello. Costello describes himself as “an academic and scaler of boundary walls, intersex by birth, female-reared, legally transitioned to male status, and pleased with my trajectory.…

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth
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Latin America Is Leading The Way On Trans Issues

Been interesting to note that when it comes to trans issues lately, it seems Latin American nations are leading the way when it comes to positive forward momentum on human rights issues that affect…

Culture, identity, and representationHealthcare and medicine
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A New Orleans Trans Evacuee’s Story

Many people in the wake of Katrina’s devastating landfall in the New Orleans area were evacuated to Houston and other places in the metro area. New Orleans also has a large cluster of transpeople…

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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ARE YOU A MAN OR A WOMAN?

I have awoken multiple times from a nightmare hearing this phrase screamed at me over and over again. Whether awake or asleep, it echoes over and over and over again through my brain. It…

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions
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Why I Love Cross-Dressers

Photo by: Mariette Pathy Allen Readers of this Blog may remember a while back that I did a post called Why I Love Fat People. In simple 1-10 list form, it catalogued many of…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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What’s The Big Deal About Transgender Rights?

Editor’s note: Today’s guest post is from Jillian Burrows. Chaz Bono is going to be on Dancing with the Stars. For people who don’t know, I’m reluctant to let you in on the fact…

Healthcare and medicineLaw and civil rights