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A Day of Visibility: Jen Richards Gets Deep and Personal About North Carolina

“I fire off a series of tweets to Governor Pat McCrory, as well as the North Carolina Values Coalition and some public supporters of the bill. The few replies I…

Mey —

Mar 31, 2016

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Skydiving in Two Genders: An Essay on Trans Visibility

“I decide I’ll test the durability of a BB cream by Tarte at thousands of feet in the air, then feel ashamed at worrying so much about how I look,…

Gabrielle Bellot —

Mar 31, 2016

A Day of Visibility

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A Day of Visibility: Mey Rude Feels Lucky to Call Trans Women Her Community

“I feel like every single trans woman of color I know is gorgeous and beautiful and so knowing that I’m one of them, that I’m a part of that community…

Mey —

Mar 30, 2016

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On Performing in The Vagina Monologues When You Don’t Have a Vagina

“There’s an annoying song that’s only playing all the way through all day long on some days. Others, I can barely hear the chorus, and others I can’t hear it…

Mey —

Mar 29, 2016

A Day of Visibility

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A Day of Visibility: Luna Merbruja Loves Her Self Love

“My self love is my favorite thing about myself right now. Seeing my sometimes dry, sometimes crusty-eyed face first thing in the morning and automatically thinking, “Damn, you’re beautiful” is…

Mey —

Mar 29, 2016

A Day of Visibility

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A Day of Visibility: Devan Diaz Is a Little Less Unsure

“I’ve been waking up just as the sun rises lately, and it allows me to feel like I have a life outside of my daily commitments. This is when I…

Mey —

Mar 28, 2016

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After North Carolina: 9 States Have 14 Anti-Trans Bills in The Works

Opening the floor for this kind of transphobic debate only preys on people’s ignorant fears and perpetuates the kind of untrue stereotypes that have led to a pandemic of violence…

Heather Hogan —

Mar 24, 2016

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Kourtney Yochum Becomes the 7th Trans Person Murdered This Year, We Find Ourselves Asking the Same Old Questions

Seven trans people have been killed this year, six trans people of color. That’s two every month, and we’re not even done with March yet.

Mey —

Mar 24, 2016

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Lilly Wachowski is Trans: Filmmaker Joins Her Sister Lana In Coming Out

“So yeah, I’m transgender. And yeah, I’ve transitioned:” Lilly Wachowski joins her sister Lana in coming out publicly as trans.

Mey —

Mar 8, 2016

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On Noise, Richard O’Brien and Transphobia

I’m tired of being told, over and over, that I will never be what I am.

Gabrielle Bellot —

Mar 8, 2016

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Say My Name, Mey’s My Name Pt. II: Independent (Legally a) Woman

“As I write about my name now, I feel strength, and contentment and comfort and home. I feel more like myself than I ever have before.”

Mey —

Feb 29, 2016

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Black Trans Woman Maya Young Murdered Two Days After Another, Veronica Banks Cano, Found Dead

According to the TransHealth Information Project, Maya Young was described by friends as “truly a funny girl who was mad REAL and LOYAL.”

Mey —

Feb 23, 2016