transgender

#blacklivesmatter

bisexuality

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Mansur Ball-Bey Killed by St. Louis PD on Anniversary of Kajieme Powell’s Death and More News

Another death of a young black man at the hands of police in St Louis, the first ever openly trans White House staffer, why marriage licenses still aren’t being issued…

Rachel —

Aug 20, 2015

amazon prime video

trans media representation

movie reviews

“About Ray”‘s Director Doesn’t Seem To Understand That Trans Boys Aren’t Girls

Dellal talks about Ray as if he is a girl, and she talks about transitioning as if it’s a costume or an on/off switch. She even uses “she/her” pronouns to…

Mey —

Aug 19, 2015

interview

Queer History

politics + activism

Anonymous Activists Just Painted The Stonewall Statues Brown For Miss Major

“What we did was rectification, not vandalism. Those statues are bronze (brown) underneath the layer of white paint -— the symbolism behind that is infuriating.”

Adrian —

Aug 18, 2015

crime

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Tamara Dominguez, Trans Woman of Color, Killed in Violent Car Attack and More News Stories

Jovana Luna, a trans Latina activist, suddenly passed away, a new startup wants to help trans people find trusted doctors, a historic Baptist church agrees to not discriminate based on…

Yvonne —

Aug 18, 2015

Ellen Degeneres

gay marriage

society + culture

Sunday Funday Believes in Queer Love, Even Underwater

Canada’s gonna have a trans woman on a federal ballot, Markie Beth learned to scuba dive just to propose and there’s proof, H&M’s sister company launched a trans-centered campaign, Madonna…

Carmen —

Aug 16, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

crime

politics + activism

We Mourn Kandis Capri, Elisha Walker & 15 Other DMAB Trans People Lost To Transmisogynistic Violence

We have learned of the murders of black trans women Kandis Capri, who was killed August 11, and Elisha Walker, whose remains were found Thursday, 10 months after she went…

Adrian —

Aug 15, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

Daily Fix

gender

Ashton O’Hara, Black, Trans and Genderfluid, Has Been Murdered; I’m Running Out of Hope

O’Hara, a Black trans and genderfluid 25-year-old, is the 14th trans person murdered this year and the fifth murdered in the last month.

Mey —

Aug 13, 2015

Daily Fix

feminism

politics + activism

Amnesty International’s Policy Calling for Decriminalization of Sex Work is a Move in the Right Direction

Amnesty International’s Board has put together a draft policy on sex work that could lift up and protect some of the most vulnerable and marginalized folks around the world -…

Carmen —

Aug 13, 2015

Daily Fix

trans women

politics + activism

#SayHerName: Shade Schuler Is The 13th Trans Woman Murdered This Year In The U.S.

The news of Shade’s death means that more TWOC have been murdered so far this year than in all of 2014.

Adrian —

Aug 12, 2015

greatest hits

interview

movie features

How Dare They Do This Again: Stonewall Veteran Miss Major on the “Stonewall” Movie

“These people need to be acknowledged for the role they played. And that they existed! It’s so important that they at least realized that Marsha and Sylvia existed and that…

Mey —

Aug 10, 2015

gun violence

trans women

gender

Amber Monroe Becomes the 12th TWOC Murdered in the US This Year, We Must #SayHerName

Monroe, a Black trans woman from Detroit was just twenty when her life was taken away from her.

Mey —

Aug 8, 2015

beyonce

broad city

friendship

Rebel Girls: 10 Feminist Gal Pals Who Made This World a More Awesome Place Together

As a follow-up to the time I used “gal pals” sarcastically and taught you all about the queer suffragists, and in honor of Gal Pal Week, this week’s Rebel Girls…

Carmen —

Aug 5, 2015