Transgender & Intersex: November 2011
Transgender Political Trends
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | November 28, 2011 12:00 PM |There's a lot happening in the trans political world, and I name what I see as the top three trans political trends. I'd love to hear your analysis of our top political trends. Read More
Argentina Produces More Amazing LGBT Advocacy Vids
Filed by Adam Polaski | November 23, 2011 5:00 PM |Check out two more incredibly well-produced videos from Argentina that get to the heart of the issues that matter - the everyday discrimination that often goes underreported. Read More
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2011: Nothing to Say
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | November 20, 2011 11:30 AM |On the Transgender Day of Remembrance, I can find no fitting words of my own to say. I am too far from the days when I wanted to die.Read More
Remembering Our Dead & Our Living
Filed by Rebecca Juro | November 17, 2011 5:00 PM |Every year I wonder how many more transgender people will have to be murdered in acts of hate-fueled violence before the politicians finally get it. People are losing their lives because of their cowardice and it needs to stop.Read More
A Response to Dan Savage's Statement on Glitterings
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | November 15, 2011 7:00 PM |This morning Dan Savage put out his own statement regarding the recent glitterings he has been the target of. He shares the transcript and some of the details that my source apparently got wrong.Read More
Battling Activist Burnout in the Trans Community
Filed by Austen Crowder | November 15, 2011 2:00 PM |How can the community can offset the "two years and out" burnout that seems to come along with trans activism? I think our best bet is in recognizing that the trans and LGB community follow two completely different structures.Read More
Bisexual Youth Kicked Off Spokane Bus
Filed by Amy Andre | November 15, 2011 11:00 AM |Three bus riders in Spokane were recently ousted after one of them, sitting within earshot of the driver, came out as bisexual. What the what?!Read More
Sidetrack: Use of the Term 'Cis'
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | November 14, 2011 6:00 PM |Over at my post "Dan Savage Glittered Again, Student Arrested," a side discussion has come up deserving it's own thread over whether or not the term "cis" in reference to non-trans people is offensive.Read More
Changing Trans Employee Name and Gender In Corporate Records
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | November 14, 2011 1:00 PM |How should employers handle change of employee name and gender in cases of on-the-job gender transition?Read More
New Equality MD Director Carrie Evans And Trans Rights
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | November 10, 2011 1:00 PM |After last year's Maryland debacles and the Equality Maryland's organizational issues, which way should ED Carrie Evans go on trans issues?Read More
Why I'm Impressed By Jamie Clayton
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | November 07, 2011 12:00 PM |Jamie Clayton, appearing in this week's episode of HBO's TV series Hung, understands the ins and outs of being an actor who is also trans. Read More
Dan Savage Gets Glitter Bombed for Being Transphobic
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | November 02, 2011 9:00 AM |The bottom line is that when challenged on his various prejudicial influences, Dan Savage tells his critics to patiently wait for him while it gets better. This glitterbomb is one of many responses that demand, "Make it better."Read More
How to Make Occupy Wall Street More Trans-Inclusive
Filed by Toshio Meronek | November 01, 2011 5:00 PM |A big problem with social justice movements? Forgetting to include the people who are the most oppressed in the process. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project knows the problem first-hand, and stopped by Occupy Wall Street last week to help other protesters understand.Read More
