transphobia

#blacklivesmatter

Daily Fix

politics + activism

News Fix: Sandra Bland’s Death is Being Thoroughly Investigated Says Prosecutor and More News Stories

A NYPD officer is being investigated for assaulting a black queer woman, Black Lives Matter protestors take over the Netroots Nation conference, Rachel Dolezal still stands by her views of…

Yvonne —

Jul 21, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

Daily Fix

politics + activism

News Fix: Baltimore Police Vans To Be Equipped With Cameras and More News Stories

The South Carolina state Senate voted to remove the Confederate flag off capitol grounds, trans people in California can be identified with the correct gender on their death certificates, ICANN’s…

Yvonne —

Jul 7, 2015

advice

family

gender

You Need Help Helping Your Parents: Cis People Teaching Cis Parents To Be Trans Allies

It will take time. It will take a lot of patience. It will be worth it.

Maddie —

Jul 6, 2015

michfest

michigan womyn's music festival

music

Chicks and Guitars: An Incomplete Guide to Trans-Inclusive Women’s Music Festivals

It’s worth remembering that Michfest is neither the oldest nor the only such festival in the US, and that many, if not most, of the other fests out there explicitly…

Alexis Clements —

Jun 16, 2015

Caitlyn Jenner

Daily Fix

gender

What We’re Going to Say About Caitlyn Jenner

In just the few days since Jenner made her debut, I’ve received the same amount submissions that I received in the nearly two months before. All of these submissions are…

Mey —

Jun 12, 2015

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

gender

16 Ways to Make Queer Women’s Spaces More Trans Women-Friendly

“13. All feminist concerns are transgender concerns, period.”

Mey —

Jun 1, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

crime

politics + activism

Daily Fix: #SayHerName Protests Remember Black Women and More News Stories

Why some members of San Francisco’s BlackOut Collective protested topless, the Girl Scouts of America reaffirm their trans inclusive policies, a man is charged with London Chanel’s death and other…

Yvonne —

May 26, 2015

Daily Fix

homophobia

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Insurance Companies Really Have to Cover Your Birth Control Now and More News Stories

Governor Cuomo issues emergency measures for nail salons, the Obama administration clarifies what birth control is covered under the Affordable Care Act, a trans woman is suing Barnes & Noble…

Yvonne —

May 12, 2015

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Republicans Didn’t Rise to the Occasion for Equal Pay Day and More News Stories

The state of conversion therapy, campus sexual assault protests at Columbia, Marylin Zuniga and get-well cards for Mumia, an anti-trans bathroom bill in Nevada, abortion laws in Oklahoma, and more!

Rachel —

Apr 16, 2015

Daily Fix

homophobia

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Ted Cruz For Not President and More News Stories

A look at Ted Cruz’s horrible policy proposals, a bunch of college dudebros get punished for their misogynistic actions, Los Tigres del Norte win an award for singing about lesbian…

Yvonne —

Mar 24, 2015

Daily Fix

human rights

gender

DW Trantham, Courageous Trans Teen, Stands Up For Her Bathroom Rights and Finds Community Support

“We’re not freaks, we’re not perverts, we’re just people. I’m worried about my bathroom safety more than anyone else.”

Mey —

Mar 23, 2015

bisexuality

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Alabama Wants You to Think of the Children and More News Stories

Birth justice, the passing of Marcia Diehl, a comprehensive LGBTQ bill of rights, the violence against Martese Johnson, St. Patrick’s Day parades and more!

Rachel —

Mar 19, 2015