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Sometimes We Transwomen Can Be Our Own Harshest Critics
TransGriot —
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During the podcast interview Renee, Allison and I had with Isis a few weeks ago, we talked about the fact that some days, even though people are complimenting us left, right and center because we are working it, we still feel unpretty . Frankly, we transwomen can be our own harshest critics when it comes to our ...3 hours ago -
Saturday
Gerry Canavan —
Authority: 486
* Should LeBron play for the league minimum? Sports Illustrated makes a strong case. (via Eric Barker ) * Naomi Klein on climate debt. * How to power your galactic empire. * And two from this week’s New Yorker : a piece on Caster Semenya , the transgendered South African runner, and “My Parents, ...2 days ago -
Can A Transsistah Get Some Love This Holiday Season?
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
Its the start of the Christmas holiday season. From now until January 1 there will be nonstop Christmas music played on the radio airwaves and our favorite Christmas cartoons playing for a new generation of younglings. Well have Christmas trees and holiday decorations put up, and well endure a tidal wave of ...2 days ago -
Seth MacFarlane Attacks Transwomen On The Cleveland Show
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
TransGriot Note: Another on point guest post from my brilliant and talented Canadian homegirl Renee of Womanist Musings The Cleveland Show continues to be a hot mess. Week after week it targets the most vulnerable members of our society. MacFarlane has no witty repartee for the reduction of White, cisgender ...5 days ago -
Monis Excellent LI Adventure
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
I had the honor and pleasure of being the keynote speaker for the LITDOR on Sunday. Even though the invitation was extended months in advance, by the time the actual date approached I was ready for another trip out of Da Ville. I usually dont like flying the day of my speaking engagements because as a former airline ...6 days ago -
FBI: Increase in anti-gay hate crimes, racist crimes remain high
Feministing —
Authority: 725
New data from the FBI shows a 11 percent increase in hate crimes based on sexual orientation. Racially motivated hate crimes were down less than 1 percent and remain the largest category - with nearly 5,000 incidents in 2008. Think Progress points out that the FBI will now start to record hate crimes ...1 week ago -
Ask Professor Foxy: As A Trans Man, How Do I Meet Gay Men?
Feministing —
Authority: 725
This weekly Saturday column "Ask Professor Foxy" will regularly contain sexually explicit material. This material is likely not safe for work viewing. The title of the column will include the major topic of the post, so please read the topic when deciding whether or not to read the entire column. Dear Professor ...1 week ago -
Suicide ends transgender lives too
Feministing —
Authority: 725
The focus of Transgender Day of Remembrance is on those killed by others because of anti-trans fear and hatred. However, it is worth noting that too many trans folks lose their lives to suicide as well. The number of trans folks who have attempted suicide ranges from about 30 percent to over 50 percent in studies . ...1 week ago -
Chaz Bono: Gender Is In Your Head
Joe. My. God. —
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Transgender Day Of Remembrance
Joe. My. God. —
Authority: 710
Today is the 11th annual International Transgender Day Of Remembrance. The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “ ...1 week ago -
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2009
Feministing —
Authority: 725
Today is the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance . This day was created as a time to grieve trans and gender non-conforming people killed over the past year because of fear and hatred. It also serves as a time to raise awareness about violence against trans folks. The event was started by Gwendolyn Ann Smith ...1 week ago -
What Does Transgender Day of Remembrance Mean to You – Q&A with Ethan St. Pierre
OutGayLife.com —
Authority: 158
Ethan St. Pierre is an FtM transsexual gender activist who has been lobbying Congress on behalf of hate crime victims and survivors since 1991. Ethan is a board member of Families United Against Hate , Massachusetts Anti-violence Project, the garden of peace memorial , and works with the Remembering Our ...1 week ago -
Never Forget The People Who Died
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
Never forget the people who died. Thats what the TDOR is all about. To make sure we never forget the people we have lost to anti transgender violence. We say people because we have folks on our list such as Willie Houston and Pfc. Barry Winchell who died because of ignorant perceptions as well. Barry died ...1 week ago -
Tampa: Wingnuts Rail Against "Man In The Ladies Room" Bill
Joe. My. God. —
Authority: 710
Two weeks ago the Tampa City Council made a preliminary unanimous vote to extend employment and housing protections to transgender residents. The law will be finalized in a vote tonight, which has brought out the wingnuts with their now familiar and ridiculous claim that cross-dressing sexual predators will freely ...1 week ago -
Today Was A Good Day...Sort Of
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
Bounced out of the house in tastefully dressed full diva mode to head to the U of L Campus at the behest of my fave Women and Gender Studies professor Dr. Kaila Story. It was for a panel discussion on transgender rights. In addition to the TransGriot, the other people comprising the panel were U of Ls Director of ...1 week ago -
Remembering the Need for Accurate Reporting on Trans Stories
OutGayLife.com —
Authority: 158
Reporting around Tyli’a NaNa Boo Mack’s murder in August 2009 frequently misidentified her As we honor Transgender Day of Remembrance with a week of reflective and informative blogs, we must also pause to remember the power of the media to shape perceptions about transgender people and the need for fair and ...1 week ago -
glaadBLOG Guest Blogger Series On TDOR
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
This week the glaadBLOG is posting a series of articles from various people about the Transgender Day of remembrance and what it mans to them. And as you probably guessed, the TransGriot was asked to write a piece for that series which Ill post when it publishes on the day it publishes on their site. It was a ...1 week ago -
Transgender Rights Forum On U of L Campus Tomorrow
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
TDOR Week tends to be a busy one for me with requests for my presence at various events escalating during that period. Word to the wise-for those of you who want me at your 2010 TDOR events, get to me early. For those of you in the Louisville area, youll get to see the TransGriot, Chris Hartman of the Fairness ...1 week ago -
Precious, my Precious: Black Female Citizenship, Complexity, and the Politics of Unrelenting Survival
WIMN's Voices: A Group Blog on Women, Media, AND —
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As I sit against the florescence of the television screen, watching the conservative Fox News pundit Glenn Beck drive political nails into progressive leaders using the fear of U.S. blacks and immigrants of color as his hammer, my memory harkens back to the year in which the book Push was set, 1987. During that time, ...1 week ago -
Sierra Broussard Reaches Settlement In Wisconsin Trans Discrimination Suit
TransGriot —
Authority: 602
I mentioned Sierra Broussards case in two posts a few months ago. Since the trial was scheduled to start tomorrow, I was curious to see what had transpired in the suit she filed since I last wrote about it. This story from the Post-Crescent notes there has been a settlement reached in this case. The 28 ...2 weeks ago
