transgender

gender identity

janet mock

gender

Please Stop Saying That Trans Women Were “Born Boys”

The “born a boy” narrative is hurtful to trans women. It’s time for it to go away.

Mari Brighe —

Sep 29, 2014

Daily Fix

ENDA

politics + activism

Once More With Feeling: House Democrats Make Renewed Push ENDA Vote

Democrats, in a push led by Ohio Rep Jared Polis, are using a long-shot procedural maneuver to force a vote on ENDA this year over Speaker Boehner’s objections.

Mari Brighe —

Sep 19, 2014

trans lesbian sex

transgender

lesbian sex

Rebecca Kling and Chicago’s Early to Bed Say “Trans Women + Sex = Awesome”

Chicago’s feminist sex shop has published a well-written guide to getting down for trans women and their partners, written by Rebecca Kling.

Mari Brighe —

Sep 15, 2014

Daily Fix

trans media representation

gender

In Which Mari and Mey Have Conflicted Feelings About Trans Terminology and “New York Magazine”

“Does her personal language preference trump what is considered to be the non-offensive way to talk about trans women?”

Mey —

Sep 12, 2014

Daily Fix

election

politics + activism

Strict Voter ID Laws Once Again Rear Ugly Head, Could Disenfranchise Thousands of Trans Voters

Just over a quarter of trans people in states with photo ID voting laws don’t have a valid photo ID that reflects their gender and name to meet the standards…

Adrian —

Sep 11, 2014

Daily Fix

genderqueer

movie news & trailers

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Meet Maki Yamazaki, Your New Favourite Nerdy Queer Non-Monogamousaurus

For 24 hours, watch Maki’s video only here on Autostraddle dot com as part of Patchwork, a series exploring trans lives in Britain.

Fikri —

Sep 11, 2014

Daily Fix

europe

politics + activism

Denmark’s New Law Makes Legal Gender Recognition A Lot Easier

The law, which allows trans folks to legally change their gender without any medical or surgical requirements, is the first of its kind in Europe and could hopefully set new…

Fikri —

Sep 4, 2014

Daily Fix

international news

politics + activism

Stonewall Begins Work On Trans Inclusion, Asks for Your Feedback

#TransStonewall, a closed door conference attended by 50 trans activists and community members, hopefully signals a positive future for Britain’s largest LGB charity and its relationship with the trans community.

Fikri —

Sep 2, 2014

carrie brownstein

Daily Fix

tv reviews

In Which Mari and Mey Have Conflicted Feelings About “Transparent”

Have you seen the preview for Amazon Prime’s new trans woman-centered dramedy Transparent? We have, and we have very conflicted feelings about it.

Mey —

Sep 2, 2014

Daily Fix

HIV/AIDS

lgbt history

Five Rad LGBT Artifacts You Can Find at the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian’s LGBT collection isn’t all-encompassing, but it still has some awesome stuff!

Kaitlyn —

Sep 1, 2014

interview

marriage equality

politics + activism

Having Your Wedding Cupcake & Eating It Too: Radical Queer & Progressive LGBT Politics Working Together

The new executive director of Garden State Equality, Andy Bowen, and I chat about the influence of queer radicalism on LGBT progressive organizations and movements.

KaeLyn —

Aug 29, 2014

feminism

genderqueer

politics + activism

Abortion Access for All: Two Nonprofits Embrace Gender Inclusive Language

“…We were publicly excluding trans* people who needed to get an abortion but were not women. We refuse to deny the existence and humanity of trans* people any longer.”

KaeLyn —

Aug 25, 2014