Medical Necessity in the US
Hi again. So in my various interactions with people the last several days, one thing that people want to argue about with stunning frequency is whether or not hormones and surgery are medically...
View ArticleOn Identifying Transphobia and Socialization Arguments
On Identifying Transphobia Transphobia is aversion, anxiety, or animus, singly or in any combination, regarding trans people or transness. That’s important to note and be aware of. Aversion is things...
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Violence against Trans people
Trans people are constantly subjected to acts of violence on a daily basis. Some folks, of late, have asked what violence is done against trans women, and to trans people in general, and hey frame it...
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Raymond Responds
On September 14th, Janice Raymond responded to a particular set of complaints lodged against her that requested that she not be allowed to speak at the conference on ending prostitution in Norway. The...
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Transness 103
Gender Gender is not a singular thing. It is a mélange of elements and pieces and parts and it is deeply embedded into the culture it is part of. Gender varies from culture to culture, and there are no...
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Images of Transness, Revisted
IT has been just shy of 14 months since I first visited to notion of how Trans people are portrayed in the media, with a focus on the mainstream representations, and in that year I have taken the work...
View ArticleOn Gloria Steinem’s Apology
A few of my peers have stepped up and written stuff on her and I’ve seen the links but avoided reading any but my friend Moni’s post on the topic. Mostly because first I had to process it myself, and...
View ArticleNational Coming Out Day 2013
Hi. I’m Toni D’orsay, and I’m black and white and red all over. I’m coming out today as a supporter of human dignity and rights. Just like I did yesterday, and the day before that and the days before...
View ArticleHomeless Trans Youth
So, here’s a tidbit for you when it comes to homelessness, youth, and trans people. 40% of all homeless youth are LGBT. Several studies show this. 60% of all homeless LGBT youth are Trans. What that...
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How Trans People Are Seen when searched for
So Google has an interesting feature that’s been used for a lot of different purposes, and most recently it was featured in a series of strongly evocative PSA posters about the way that the world...
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So why is it that people say that all TERFs are anti-LGBT, violent,...
The entire post is below the fold. This post has the following stats: not counting the words in the images themselves that provide additional evidence and proof. And updated periodocially. So why is it...
View Article“active, intentional dialogue”: Michfest, NCLR, and The Task Force
So, more than a few of you will be aware that recently Kate Kendall and Rea Carey removed their names from a petition to relating to the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. This, in effect, removed their...
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