trans women

A Day of Visibility

fullscreen

gender

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

trans women

transgender

news

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

crime

hate crime

news

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

lana wachowski

This Is A Coming Out Post

gender

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

trans women

transgender

gender

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

af+ personal essay

trans women

af+

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

trans women

transgender

gender

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

body image

personal essay

first person

My Trans Body as a State of Desire

“My brain is lit like the map of a major metropolis at night. My body is, too. ‘I am at one with a sea of sensations, glitter, silk, skin, eyes,…

Colette Arrand —

Feb 17, 2016

Australia

This Is A Coming Out Post

comedy

Australian Comedian Jordan Raskopoulos Comes Out as a Trans Woman in Hilarious, Empowering Video

“I’m going to carry on doing what I love and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it… being trans does not mean that you need to give up on…

Mey —

Feb 15, 2016

Follow Your Arrow

trans women

money + work

Follow Your Arrow: Pathfinder Pace Smith On Chasing Your Heart’s Calling

“Own it, grrl. The world is getting queerer and queerer, and all the big businesses that refuse to acknowledge that are in their death throes. Your time is coming. Follow…

Beth —

Feb 11, 2016

criminal justice reform

link roundup

politics + activism

Trans Texas Prisoners (Technically, Kind Of) Have Access to Hormone Therapy Now

Texas prisoners who didn’t have access to hormone therapy before a new policy change, can now access it, a full debrief on the Republican and Democratic debates, some good and…

Yvonne —

Feb 9, 2016

international news

link roundup

politics + activism

2016 Already Deadly for Trans Women; At Least 48 Murdered in Brazil

At least 48 trans women have been reported killed in Brazil just in 2016 so far, India’s Supreme Court will reconsider the criminalization of homosexuality, DeRay is running for mayor…

Rachel —

Feb 4, 2016