trans awareness week

editor's notes

trans awareness week

af+

Editor’s Notes: Trans Awareness Week

What can a publication do that tries to center trans people all-year-round? 

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 20, 2023

trans awareness week

video games

geekery

From Birdetta to Flea: 12 Trans Video Game Characters From the 80’s and 90’s

Whether we’re claiming a beloved, aspirational character or simply being mocked, the following characters are proof we’ve always been in the vast world of gaming.

Eva Reign —

Nov 20, 2023

for them

trans awareness week

movie features

Beyond Gender Identity: A History of Trans Actors in Cis Roles

I’m talking about stories where the trans character’s transness isn’t the focus — where they’re allowed to be the worst behaved one or simply hot and getting laid or just…

Motti —

Nov 19, 2023

Queer History

trans awareness week

politics + activism

The Complicated History of Reed Erickson, A Different Kind of Trans Resistance

When I think about people who had the power (and money) to do something and then did, I think of Erickson and all he accomplished.

Stef Rubino —

Nov 16, 2023

genderqueer

trans awareness week

gender

In Genderqueer, a Word To Call Home

It conveys a sense of expansiveness that I’ve felt about my gender since before I had the words to identify it; a joyful space of experimentation and potential.

Daven McQueen —

Nov 15, 2023

LGBT history

trans awareness week

straddleverse

Autostraddle Before the Tipping Point: A Trip Through the Archive

This year for Trans Awareness Week, I wanted us to focus on recent trans history. Autostraddle itself is part of that history.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 13, 2023

fullscreen

international transgender day of remembrance

first person

On The 6: Confronting the Mortality of Girls Like Me

“Trauma wasn’t meant to happen at 9 a.m. on that August morning. Not when I was running on time, and somehow missed the long line for the day’s first cup…

Devan Diaz —

Nov 20, 2015

personal essay

trans awareness week

first person

17 Incredible Autostraddle Personal Essays By Trans Women

This post is 25% Mey Rude Appreciation Club and 75% “personal essays by trans women oh my gosh how do I pick only 16.” (I picked 17.)

Riese —

Nov 19, 2015

best of

drag

movie lists

15 Best Trans Woman Movies According to Trans Women

Who better to decide the best movies featuring trans women than the trans women who watch them?

Mey —

Nov 18, 2015

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

The Complete History of Transgender Characters in American Comic Books

The most comprehensive and expansive look at trans representation in American comics you’re likely to find.

Mey —

Nov 17, 2015

fullscreen

personal essay

first person

Making the Dive and Loving Myself Dangerously

“But, like embracing the woman I am, I couldn’t stay back from the allure of the waves. The pull of my trans-ness and queerness, of course, would always be stronger,…

Gabrielle Bellot —

Nov 16, 2015

Caitlyn Jenner

janet mock

gender

Kicking Off Trans Awareness Week, the Trans Stories of the Past Year, Recapped

If you’re looking for a quick recap of some of Autostraddle’s trans coverage from the past year, look no further.

Mey —

Nov 14, 2015