A record number of transgender and gender-nonconforming people – 32 – have been killed by violence this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Read MoreProspective Terror in the Tropics: a new Brazilian LGBTI holocaust?
It seemed like a brief reprieve. Many who have been following the current election cycle in Brazil watched with deep apprehension. Jair Bolsonaro of the “Social Liberal Pary” (PSL) led the October 7, 2018 presidential election by almost 16 percentage points. But achieving only 46% of the vote, he fell just short of the 50% […]
Read MoreSouth Carolina Trans-Woman Eighth Murdered in 2018
These women aren’t murdered by one person, they are murdered by a system that attempts to inform the public that the lives of trans people are less valuable than theirs. It’s our job, each and everyone who identifies as trans to call B.S., on this!!! End the Violence!
Read MoreThe Inner Madness of Cookies and Milk: Learning from Baiting at Charlottesville
By Lynnea Urania Stuart There’s a silly but useful rhyme I think you’d enjoy. It’s easy to learn: Eanie Meanie Slimy Schmo, Catch a Nazi in his crow. If he hollers, make him grow; Eanie Meanie Slimy Schmo, I want you to learn this rhyme because I know you can’t say it […]
Read MoreSelf Defense: Transforming Fear into Empowerment
A Guest Post By Keagan Delaney A little bit about me.¹ I’ve always known I was different, every trans person knows this feeling. I was fortunate enough to have parents who believed in freedom of individuality, and they had no negative things to say about my sexuality or my gender. Once we got passed the, […]
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