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Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Passive Transphobia, and the Purpose of Comedy

In stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special entitled Sticks and Stones, the comedy master left no stone unturned regarding subjects to commentate on. As has always been true with Chappelle’s particular brand of comedy, he went to some very controversial places with his jokes, some of them once again dipping into the waters of […]

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Bret Weinstein’s Odd Trans Day of Visibility Tweet Connects to a Larger Problem in the Science Discussion

On March 31st of 2019, biologist and IDW (Intellectual Dark Web) member Bret Weinstein took to his Twitter account and tweeted the following: Upon reading this tweet, I was puzzled. Not necessarily offended, but genuinely confused. What on Earth was this message trying to ultimately convey? That trans people are not born biologically in a […]

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Yes, Faux-Skeptics: Your Transphobic Memes Can Harm People – TheTMPlanet

A couple of months ago, as of this writing, a viral video surfaced online of an early-in-transition trans woman trashing an Albuquerque, NM GameStop and cursing out the on-duty employee there for accidentally misgendering her. While the sense of pain and struggle that can be brought up by being misgendered is very real, and the […]

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The Importance of the Issue-Specific United Front (For the LGBT Community, Its Allies, and Beyond) – TMPlanet

It once came to pass that I had a bit of a squabble with an acquaintance of mine who also happens to be a respected figure in the broader socio-economic political conversation. This person will remain nameless due to wishing them no personal or public ill will, and I do not in any way want this article to […]

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What Does It Mean to be an Ally? 

by Micah J. Fleck I walk in some pretty indecipherable political circles these days– I care very much about progressive social promotion and science literacy, but I’m also not exactly a “progressive” by one’s modern standards of what a progressive must stand for and believe in. For instance, I have fiscally conservative views for the most […]

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