Collective Demo

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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). […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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My Gender Identity Is In Order

I’m not sure why I’ve been thinking about gender roles so much lately. Maybe it’s because I listened to Radio Open Source show on Hillary […]

Culture, identity, and representationTransgender identity and history

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Soap Transition Support

In the past I’ve written posts supporting the “All My Children” transgender character Zoey/Zarf (here and here). Recently, Zoey (the soap character) took part in […]

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth

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Where Did I Leave My Crow Bar?

The Journal of Lesbian Studies is calling for submissions to the upcoming “Lesbians and Body Image” issue. One of the questions really caught my eye: […]

Culture, identity, and representationTransgender identity and history

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Unity and Hope

In my recent post, Rose Colored Glasses, I had quite a few people respond here and on livejournal. Anyone familiar with the history of the […]

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory

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You’re Just A Tranny… And You Always Will Be

So we’ve got a trans-inclusive ENDA, time to celebrate! Or so I thought, till I actually looked at the language. Section 8(a)(3) CERTAIN SHARED FACILITIES- […]

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions

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Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya In The @!#*!!

Like a herpes sore, certain arguments pop up continually in the transcommunity and never seem to go away. Recently Gwen Smith wrote the editorial “What’s […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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The T Isn’t Silent, But HRC Is

It’s coming up on two years ago that I wrote an “Open Letter to Cheryl Jacques.” A month after I posted my open letter, Jacques […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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Same Ole “Ball and Crain” Dreams

“I know some of my transgender sisters question my commitment to their equality, but let me be the first (I think) to point out where […]

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions

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Radical Feminist Christ

Until someone puts actual empirical data along side radical feminist doctrine, I refuse to call it a theory. It isn’t a theory, it’s a religion. […]

Feminism and gender politicsReligion and morality