transphobia

gender identity

lesbian travel

gender

Please Step Over Here: The Perils Of Traveling As A Trans Woman

Transgender people face enormous difficulties whenever they travel, from dealing with the TSA to finding a safe bathroom.

Mari Brighe —

Jul 28, 2014

Daily Fix

mental health

health

Fenway Report: Trans People Continue to Experience More Discrimination, Poorer Health

The Fenway Report on discrimination and health amongst trans people elicited barely a yawn from much of blogosphere. If you compare the Fenway report with the recent CDC report, which…

Kelli Dunham —

Jul 24, 2014

Daily Fix

trans women

politics + activism

“Science” Magazine Runs Transmisogynistic Cover, Editor Tweets ‘Deception’ Tropes When Challenged

“When @JacquelynGill challenged the idea that sexually dehumanizing trans women is okay by saying the image was just another “male gazey image,” Austin responded, ‘Interesting to consider how those gazey…

Savannah —

Jul 18, 2014

Daily Fix

laverne cox

gender

It’s Time For People to Stop Using the Social Construct of “Biological Sex” to Defend Their Transmisogyny

The Chicago Sun-Times recently republished a hateful and ignorant article claiming that Laverne Cox is a man due the “biological reality” of sex. Unfortunately, this essentialist, simplistic and just plain…

Mey —

Jun 5, 2014

Daily Fix

laverne cox

gender

Laverne Cox is Amazing on the Cover of Time, Time’s Story Inside Not So Much

Transgender activist and Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox became the first ever openly transgender person to grace the cover of Time Magazine. However, the cover story wasn’t…

Mey —

May 30, 2014

Daily Fix

trans women

gender

Asking the Question: When Public Interrogation of Trans Women’s Bodies Turns into Open Sexualized Violence

“Beyond being merely invasive, there are situations in which trans women can detect a seed of violence in these kinds of questions, which in numerous cases has manifested in actual…

Savannah —

May 28, 2014

janet mock

team pick

gender

VIDEO: Janet Mock Turns the Tables On Interviewer, Asks What It’s Like To Be Cis

Instead of answering a barrage of uncomfortable and unnecessary questions, this time Mock gets to ask the questions. And it is beautiful.

Mey —

Apr 30, 2014

homophobia

mental health

health

Social Skills or Stereotypes? What My Autism Classes Didn’t Teach Me

“Social skills classes are particularly bad places to learn gender and sexuality lessons because they combine direct instruction with the neurotypical authority of telling us how to act. Socialization groups…

Emily —

Apr 16, 2014

cece mcdonald

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Tourmaline, CeCe McDonald and Dean Spade Sit Down to Talk Prison Abolition

CeCe McDonald, Dean Spade and Tourmaline are coming together to make a series of videos and an event on April 21 centering around discussions about the prison-industrial complex and how…

Mey —

Apr 15, 2014

Daily Fix

fallon fox

gender

It’s Trans Day of Visibility! Here’s 15 Ways To Let Trans People Know You See Them and Care

Trans Day of Visibility is a time when we take notice of all the amazing trans people around us. Here are 15 ways you can let them know that you…

Mey —

Mar 31, 2014

anti-discrimination laws

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Idaho Campaigns Look to Protect LGBTQ People From Discrimination, Bigots Look to Stop Them

In Idaho several campaigns have started up to make sure that the few protections LGBTQ people have remain and that more are added. They are currently facing strong opposition, but…

Mey —

Mar 25, 2014

Daily Fix

janet mock

tv feature

Piers Morgan Still, Like, Totally Obsessed with Janet Mock (and His Own False Victimhood)

Janet Mock went on The Colbert Report on Tuesday to talk about how the media can treat trans* people with respect. Unfortunately, Piers Morgan didn’t understand the lesson and continued…

Mey —

Feb 20, 2014