trans

trans

theater

For Justin Vivian Bond, Glamor Is Resistance

“I have every intention of continuing to keep it pretty, keep it shallow, and keep it moving.”

Elyssa Maxx Goodman —

Nov 26, 2024

trans

movie features

“My Body, My Choice!”: Unpacking the Queer Subtexts of ‘Junior’ 30 Years Later

Ivan Reitman’s second team-up of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito after Twins (1988) has a bit of a cult status in my queer friend group.

Payton McCarty-Simas —

Nov 21, 2024

disney

trans

tv feature

Rebels Against Disney Have Uploaded the Cut Trans Episode of ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’

The completed episode of the Marvel animated series appeared to have been cut due to its pro-trans message.

Rendy Jones —

Nov 20, 2024

donald trump

donald trump is not my president

politics + activism

Trump’s Anti-Trans Ad Blitz Hopes To Trick Moderates and Football Fans Into Voting for Him

In the final days leading up to the election, Trump’s team is making a calculated and expensive effort to inspire votes by stoking hatred against transgender people. Why does he…

Riese —

Nov 2, 2024

featured

trans

culture

Dolls on Tour Bring Trans Art Where It’s Needed Most

Sunny Laprade and Violet Stanza talk about their queer variety show, Dolls on Tour.

motti —

Nov 1, 2024

featured

Horror Is So Gay

movie features

Transplants, Transition, and David Cronenberg’s Body Horrors

How many organs do I have to replace before I can be classified as “biologically female”?

Emily-Alice Wolf —

Oct 22, 2024

Horror Is So Gay

trans

book features

The Trans Terror of Franz Kafka

For many trans readers, it’s easy to find a kinship with Kafka.

Willow Heath —

Oct 11, 2024

financial planning

trans

money + work

I’m Looking for a Trans in Finance

Some of these trans advisors, coaches, and planners operate outside the system, identifying as anti-capitalist and advocating for integrating social justice values into investing. Some exist inside bigger, more established…

Gabe Dunn —

Sep 23, 2024

country music

trans

music

Your Country Music Belongs to Me, a Trans Woman, It’s Mine Now

No matter what hateful things these artists tweet or transphobic politicians they endorse, I still know the words to “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy.”

Lisa Laman —

Sep 17, 2024

kink

parenthood

gender

Always the Daddy, Never the Dad

It might seem ridiculous to you, reader, to hear a man compare queer kink to biological fatherhood, but I’m trepidatiously taking the stand in defense of duality.

Milo Longenecker —

Aug 22, 2024

featured

trans

issues

I’m Going To Keep On Cruising at the Men’s Only Club

I’ve always been struck by the mostly silent language of cruising.

Vera Blossom —

Aug 22, 2024

featured

gender affirming surgery

issues

My Top Surgery Was Complicated. I Don’t Regret It

We rarely hear about how healing can be an iterative and potentially complicated process.

E. Goldblatt Hyatt —

Aug 19, 2024