The Angry Tranny: Tone Arguments and Trans Women
This is a guest post by gudbuytjane. (Note: This essay is not about Lady Gaga, and I will not discuss the telephone video or any of the commentary surrounding it. If you want to discuss the video, there’s an entire internet to do that in. This essay is about derailing, so as such I’ll probably [...]
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Lady Gaga’s Prison-Yard Make-Out
Sady basically said everything there is to say about the Lady Gaga and Beyonce Telephone video, but I wanted to direct Feministe readers to this interview with Heather Cassils, the Lady’s prison-yard make-out partner. She has some interesting things to say not just about Gaga, but about gender and queerness — and her interpretation of [...]
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TRANSform Me
Alisa at PostBourgie writes about a new VH1 show featuring a team of trans women traveling around the United States to make over cis women in need. I hadn’t heard of TRANSform Me before; this is how VH1 describes it: TRANSform Me is a makeover show in which a team of three transgender women, led [...]
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Amanda Simpson Receives Presidential Appointment to the Department of Commerce
I’m a little late on this, but for those who haven’t yet heard, I thought I’d post the good news that a woman named Amanda Simpson has been appointed by the Obama Administration to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (Note: the comments at the HuffPo article are a cesspool of offensiveness): [...]
...read moreNY Governor Extends Protections to Transgender State Employees
Today, New York Governor David Paterson signed an executive order barring discrimination against state employees on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. Seeing the high numbers of transgender people who report discrimination in the workplace, this is great news for those current and future employees who will be affected. But it’s also only [...]
...read moreReclaiming the Lucidity of Our Hearts
Via little light, below is a video of Filipina trans activist Sass Rogando Sasot giving an incredible, impassioned speech on transgender rights before an assembly of the United Nations. The speech was delivered on December 10, and entitled “Reclaiming the Lucidity of Our Hearts.” After watching, I felt immediately compelled to repost: Sass Rogando Sasot [...]
...read moreCleveland Passes Transgender Rights Protections
Good news, via Transgriot: on Monday night, the city of Cleveland unanimously passed an ordinance protecting residents against many forms of discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression: The ordinance approved Monday night expands the city’s existing anti-bias laws to bar businesses from denying jobs or housing to people because of their gender identity [...]
...read moreTransgender Day of Remembrance 2009
Today is the Eleventh Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today is a day to remember the transgender people (or people perceived by their killers to be trans) who have died as a result of hatred and violence, and as a result of the hateful and violent cultures that support the perpetrators. Today is a day [...]
...read moreReminder: November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance
This Friday, November 20th, is the Eleventh Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day on which the transgender community, as well as their families, friends and allies, come together to remember the people who have been killed as a result of transphobic violence. You can find the long list [...]
...read moreTen webcomics you should read
I find it’s often difficult to switch off one’s feminist brain and get into not-so-progressive entertainment. (Not that I particularly want to support anti-feminist work!) But where do you go for a bit of fun in such a kyriarchal world? Well, I’ve found a part of my answer with webcomics. If you’re not familiar with [...]
...read moreDepartment of Housing and Urban Development Announces Protections for LGBT Community
Earlier this week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced plans to ensure that people eligible for their programs will not be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. From the press release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a series of proposals [...]
...read moreGovernor Schwarzenegger Creates Harvey Milk Day While Rejecting Trans Rights
You may have heard that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed into law a bill that will create a Harvey Milk Day, honoring the slain gay politician and icon. It’s the first time that any LGBT person has been honored in such a way, so obviously people are excited about the symbolism. What has been [...]
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