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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 […]

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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HRC’s Project Win Back

Marty Rouse” #1 Comments/Edits: 1 of 3. Suggested Action Steps: 1. A professional survey to teach us just what the American people understand about trans […]

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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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. […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Torture

is what life is for a transgender youth that can’t come out. Hell, as a child I wouldn’t even think about it, lest someone peer […]

Education and youthTransgender identity and history
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Every Rose Has Its Thorns

Donna Rose responded on her website to my “Rose Colored Glasses” post by saying: “One trans advocate blogger was quick to react (read his post […]

Media, rhetoric, and discoursePublic policy and governance
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Rose Colored Glasses

In March of 2006, I suggested to members of the Indianapolis GLBT activist community that they not support the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) fund raisers […]

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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GLAAD About Hate Speech

In my March 26th post “Just Wondering…“, I asked where the outrage was concerning Michael Savage’s recent tirade against transgender people. I checked the Gay […]

Education and youthMedia, rhetoric, and discourse
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Shemale Documentary or Christian Hit Piece?

I recently was asked to review the movie “American Beauties” by Groove Films. The description that came with the email gives you a slight clue […]

Law and civil rightsMedia, rhetoric, and discourse
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Just wondering…

Why has GLAAD make such a big deal about Ann Coulter’s slur of John Edwards and the Superbowl candy bar commercial, but has been silent […]

Media, rhetoric, and discourseTransgender identity and history