Sebastian

personal essay

trans men

first person

My First Christmas As A Man In Kansas

A story of an almost implausibly perfect Christmas with extended family who hadn’t seen me since I transitioned.

Sebastian —

Feb 5, 2012

hopes and dreams

team pick

culture

Be a Novelist by the End of November

Because “I’m working on a novel” is the best pick-up line EVER.

Sebastian —

Nov 3, 2011

education

gay bullying

school

More Visible Than Purple: LGBT Kids and the Road to Safer Schools

I wish we were all in a room so I could say, “If you are LGBTQI, could you please raise your hand if you believe you had room to develop…

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Oct 24, 2011

mental health

trans

gender

Transgender People, Transitioning and Those Darn Standards of Care

“A disorder is a description of something with which a person might struggle, not a description of the person or the person’s identity.”

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Oct 5, 2011

gay bullying

gay teen suicide

society + culture

Justin Vivian Bond’s Letter to Heterosexual Americans

Sebastian’s Team Pick: An important response to Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide and the culture of anti-gay bullying.

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Oct 3, 2011

artist spotlight

Lesbian Musicians & Queer Female Artists

music

Hannah and Maggie: Cute Lesbians, Good Music

Sebastian’s Team Pick: “I was sort of worried that it was too predictable to show you guys an acoustic singer/songwriter duo of lezzies in their early 20s, but…”

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Aug 16, 2011

Lesbian Musicians & Queer Female Artists

team pick

music

Tegan Quin Featured on Jim Ward’s “Broken Songs”

Sebastian’s Team Pick: “Tegan and I had a long conversation over dinner one night in Vancouver about our mutual habit of leaving situations early in life, bailing before it can…

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Jul 15, 2011

laverne cox

team pick

pop culture fix

Breaking Boundaries: Images and Stories of Transgender Americans

Sebastian’s Team Pick: “It is about the people, as they really are.”

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Jun 28, 2011

Lesbian Musicians & Queer Female Artists

team pick

music

Queer Anthem: Micah’s “Did It On ‘Em”

Sebastian’s Team Pick: “We athletes, doctors, lawyers, politicians, organizers; you can’t avoid us. We’re queer as folk and queer as fuck. Grab the Rainbow Pages, mayn – look us up.”…

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Jun 24, 2011

hip-hop

team pick

playlists

Sebastian’s Team Pick: DJ Lil Ray’s Bad Girl Workout Plan

16 tracks, mixed pretty freakin well, all of which are perfect for getting down with your bad self.

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Jun 13, 2011

chaz bono

personal essay

tv reviews

“Becoming Chaz” Review: About a Boy or About a Body?

“There are few things I hate more than highly public discussions of how testosterone changes your personality.”

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May 12, 2011

personal essay

trans

gender

Hello Testosterone, Hello Heteronormative Privilege

“It’s like I woke up one day and was a card-carrying member of the straight white men’s club.”

Sebastian —

May 9, 2011