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Black Trans Woman Rae’Lynn Thomas is At Least the 19th Trans Person Murdered This Year

She was the light in her family’s life. She was 28 years old. She is the fourth trans woman of color to be murdered in the last six weeks.

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Aug 12, 2016

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trans women

gender

Erykah Tijerina, Trans Latina, Becomes the Latest Killed in the Plague of Anti-Trans Murders This Year

After we learned about three trans women, all of them Black, being murdered in July, the number of trans people reported murdered in the US this year became 17, now…

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Aug 10, 2016

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Drawn to Comics

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Drawn to Comics: Lynda Barry’s “The Greatest of Marlys” Knocks You Back Into Adolescence

Just like life itself, and especially childhood, “The Greatest of Marlys” is a complete roller coaster of emotions and experiences that takes you all over the place in unexpected ways.

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Aug 9, 2016

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Campership Alert! We’re Sending Three Trans Women to Midwest A-Camp for Free!

We’ve got two full camperships with travel expenses and one campership without travel for three lucky trans women because the more trans women at camp, the better!

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Aug 8, 2016

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Soggy Bottoms: Baking a Prinsesstårta Can’t Be That Hard, Right? (It Is)

“I honestly just Gryffindored my way through a lot of this process, using my supreme confidence in my skills as my guide.”

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Aug 3, 2016

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Alyssa Wong and Wendy Xu’s Horror Comics Will Give You Chills This Summer

If you’re hot this summer and looking for a nice chill, these horror comics are guaranteed to send a cold shiver down your spine.

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Aug 2, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Skye Mockabee Is At Least the Third Black Trans Woman Murdered In July, 17th Trans Person This Year

“Not even a week after I reported that Dee Whigham became at least the 16th trans person murdered in the United States this year alone, I’m devastated to have to…

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Aug 1, 2016

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trans women

af+

The Absolute Worst Thing A Boy Could Ever Be

Grieving a friend lost to suicide in childhood, the effects of harmful compulsory masculinity, and looking around at a life that could just barely have been imagined then.

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Aug 1, 2016

LGBT youth

music videos

music

Tegan and Sara’s “Faint of Heart” Shows the Bright Queer and Trans Present We Always Dreamed Of

Are you looking to listen to an absolutely great pop song while crying because you’re so happy and hopeful today?

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Jul 28, 2016

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comics/graphic novels

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Getting Hyped For “Captain Marvel” and “Wonder Woman”

Female-fronted superhero movies on the big screen. Finally. Sheesh!

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Jul 26, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Dee Whigham, Black Trans Woman, Becomes At Least The 16th Trans Person Murdered in 2016

At this point last year, we knew about fifteen trans women who had been murdered, which means that despite all the “progress” that trans people have been making in the…

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Jul 25, 2016

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comic-con

television

Rebecca Sugar is Bisexual: “Steven Universe” Creator Comes Out at Comic-Con

When asked why focuses so much on LGBTQ issues on her show, Sugar answered “I want to feel like I exist and I want everyone else who wants to feel…

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Jul 22, 2016