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tattoos

trans visibility

Image shows the heavily tattooed neck of tattoo artist Sema Dayoub. There is a small note on the site that reads ""With each tattoo I’m actively reclaiming my own identity. Every tattoo on my body is an active choice — An exercise in autonomy."

culture

Tattoos Made My Body Feel Like My Own — A Trans Tattoo Experience

“With each tattoo I’m actively reclaiming my own identity. Every tattoo on my body is an active choice — An exercise in autonomy.”

Sema Dayoub —

Jul 1, 2021

the queer south

the south

first person

“If I Don’t Say Something, No One Will”: 6 TGNC+ Perspectives on Trans Visibility in the US South

“I know we everywhere, but Black SOUTHERN people are and will always be my heart. The way we love up on each other. Take care of each other. Check up…

Nathalie Nia Faulk —

Apr 1, 2021

covid-19

trans

love + sex

Trans Love in Pandemic Times

Love without a blueprint leaves room for unknown possibilities. I spoke to seven trans people about how the pandemic has changed their relationships and how trans love has changed their…

xoai pham —

Jul 31, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

No Justice No Pride

society + culture

We Find Freedom in Black Trans Joy

We place joy at the center of our spaces, because spaces created for us are often only interested in our trauma and pain.

Jordyn Jay and Gia Love —

Jun 26, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

No Justice No Pride

lgbt pride

Principles of Pride: The Riot Black and Indigenous Trans People Deserve

I want the world to no longer assume ownership of our bodies, but we cannot do that without land. Decolonizing the land itself is not only crucial but necessary for…

Alan Pelaez Lopez —

Jun 18, 2020

trans radiance

trans visibility

food and drink

Trans Radiance: Sharing Food As An Act Of Love

A common refrain in trans activism is to “give us our roses while we’re still here” instead of just honoring us upon our deaths. Donating to, uplifting, and otherwise supporting…

Abbie Jones —

Nov 20, 2019

family

personal essay

first person

Every Trans Girl I Meet Is From the Future: Finding a Bereft Sisterhood

I find myself preemptively mourning the transgenerational communities and cliques and cults and clubs and covens of girls like me that could be and may not be.

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard —

Jun 15, 2018

international transgender day of remembrance

tdor

gender

Trans Day of Remembrance Roundtable: What Chosen Family Means To Us

“When I think about Trans Day of Remembrance and how I’ve survived to see another one, I know that it’s because of my family.”

Mey —

Nov 20, 2017