trans women

Drawn to Comics

sex work

geekery

Drawn to Comics: “The Pervert” Is a Brutally Moving Look at Trans Life

The Pervert is definitely going to turn off some readers, it’s full of swearing and violent homophobia and transphobia and explicit sex scenes, but for the people who read it,…

Mey —

May 8, 2018

murder

trans women

politics + activism

Sasha Wall Is the 8th Trans Woman Murdered in the US in 2018

The 29-year-old Black trans woman was shot and killed in South Carolina.

the team —

Apr 3, 2018

trans day of visibility

trans women

gender

Not Just Murder Victims: A Plea on Trans Day of Visibility

“If we are going to mourn our lost trans siblings, family and community members publicly, we need to do right by our community and contextualize their deaths with accuracy and…

Abbie Jones —

Mar 31, 2018

trans day of visibility

trans women

geekery

TDOV Spotlight: Annie Mok’s “They Say That I’m A Witch”

“Traveling back in time to school days, and getting to confront one’s bully, hit me viscerally. I found myself going through the game over and over.”

Abbie Jones —

Mar 31, 2018

murder

trans women

politics + activism

Brandi Seals Is the 28th Trans Person Murdered in 2017

Seals’ family called the 28-year-old Houston native a beautiful and loving person.

Mey —

Dec 14, 2017

sex advice

trans lesbian sex

sex

How I Started To Learn Trans Sex Ed (And How You Can, Too)

It took be months to bring myself to ask the question I’d wanted to ask since coming out: How am I supposed to have sex if I hate my genitals?

Calliope Marcy Jennings —

Dec 12, 2017

amazon prime video

trans women

tv reviews

“Transparent” Without Jeffrey Tambor: More Trans Women, More Potential Revolution

As cis white men are forced out of Hollywood to face repercussions for their actions, this could become an important moment for traditionally marginalized voices to tell stories in ways…

Mey —

Nov 21, 2017

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

bisexuality

online dating

lesbian dating apps

The Day My Students Found My HER Profile

“I was terrified that I was going to receive a bunch of angry phone calls from parents or a visit from the overly religious principal as a result of word…

Aila Alvina Boyd —

Oct 31, 2017

butch/femme

femmes

first person

With Gratitude and Struggle: Loving Butch/Femme as a Trans Woman

“Butch/Femme is important to me because butches and femmes writing and discussing what it meant to be who we are shaped my understanding of myself and how I can show…

Jess St. Louis —

Oct 30, 2017

sunday funday

trans women

society + culture

Sunday Funday is Celebrating and Honoring Trans Women of Color

Two AMAB celebs came out as trans this week, Peruvian trans women are saints, and a bisexual tattoo artist is designing tattoos honoring trans women. What! A! Week!!!

Ari —

Oct 29, 2017

amazon prime video

judaism

tv reviews

Transparent Season Four Finds Its Heart by Keeping It in the Family

Transparent isn’t a show about any single person. It’s a show about family. That’s what it’s always been and when it focuses on that, it’s at its absolute best.

Mey —

Sep 28, 2017