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GLAAD

trans media representation

LGBTQ Characters Are Thriving on TV While the World Burns, GLAAD Report Finds

GLAAD shows LGBTQ+ characters are at record highs across broadcast, streaming and cable, and for the first time ever, there are more QPOC than white LGBTQ+ characters on broadcast!

Riese —

Oct 25, 2018

star trek

trans media representation

tv reviews

“The Orville” Reinforces My Hunch That Seth MacFarlane Should Stop Writing About Trans People Forever

What exactly is Seth MacFarlane’s problem with trans people?

Mey —

Oct 10, 2017

Drawn to Comics

trans media representation

geekery

Drawn to Comics: We Need More Slice Of Life Trans Comics Like Melanie Gillman’s “Pockets”

In “Pockets,” Sydney and her mom are on their way to go shopping for some hiking boots and shorts for Sydney’s trip. She’s normally wearing skirts and cute flats, but…

Mey —

Oct 3, 2017

beyonce

laverne cox

queer fashion

Laverne Cox’s Latest Role Is a Turning Point for Black Trans Women in Fashion

By choosing Laverne Cox as a brand ambassador, Beyoncé is turning the spotlight onto her black, queer supporters, and allowing us to be seen.

Carmen Phillips —

Sep 12, 2017

angelica ross

epic

celebrities (vapid fluff)

58 Trans Women Actresses You Should Know and Also Love

Your move, Hollywood.

Riese —

Aug 8, 2017

for them

trans media representation

geekery

Be Your Own Dream Daddy in the Dad Dating Simulator of All Our Dreams

Dream Daddy is the game where you can not only be your own Daddy, you can date the Daddy of your dreams as well. This game was made for me.

Ari —

Aug 1, 2017

daytime divas

janet mock

tv reviews

“Daytime Divas” Inspires Happy Tears With Its 8-Year-Old Trans Character and Also Janet Mock

“Just wait, as soon as the cameras start rolling, she’s gonna go all right-wing on her ass.”

Mey —

Jul 20, 2017

amazon prime video

Cameron Esposito

tv reviews

“Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever

Co-creator, Shadi Petosky is a trans woman and the cast is absolutely packed with queer and trans voice actors like Stephanie Beatriz, Jasika Nicole, Angelica Ross, Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher,…

Mey —

Jul 1, 2017

donald trump is not my president

immigration

geekery

Add Queer & Trans Developers to One 52-Hour Train Ride, Get Rad Inclusive Games

Whether through choices in game design or getting to know other queer attendees, many of us found Train Jam to be an amazing opportunity to express our identities, learn new…

Creatrix Tiara —

May 15, 2017

nonfiction

queer artists

lgbt book reviews

“Queer & Trans Artists of Color Vol. 2” Is Required Resistance Reading

“Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Volume Two,” with interviews by King and edited by Elena Rose, is a collection of 16 interviews with queer and trans artists of color…

Mahdia Lynn —

Mar 13, 2017

short stories

trans media representation

lgbt book reviews

No World For Us: Broken Girls and Embodied Trauma in Porpentine’s “Psycho Nymph Exile”

Psycho Nymph Exile is a cartography of brokenness, an answer to the question that no one wants to ask: What happens after exile? What happens to the girls who become…

Kai Cheng —

Mar 7, 2017

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn To Comics: “Detective Comics” Gets Even Queerer With Dr. Victoria October, Trans Woman and Bioweapon Specialist

Harper Row, also known as Bluebird, came out as bisexual in December, and now in Detective Comics #948, a new trans woman supporting character, Dr. Victoria October was introduced and…

Mey —

Jan 17, 2017