10 Points of Anti-Trans Bias You Can Call Out (More or Less Gently)
Philip N. Cohen calls out anti-trans bias in 10 different ways in his recent essay discussing public reaction to gender-affirming care for youth.
And I am telling you: LGBTQ+ people are not going back
How's this for clear, brave, balanced authenticity: We won't support politicians who don't represent us.
Pushing Through a Hard Time
When I think of my gender identity, I think of a Jell-O blob. It's a mass, so it exists, but it's not exactly a 'thing.'
Arachidi Girl: Trans Man Art
I'd like to share with you a couple visual patterns: Soft and textured, strong and fragile, someone who lives in threatened habitat and someone whom presidents oughtn't touch.
'What Makes You Different From Someone Who Thinks He's Napoleon?'
We can recognize the question as unanswerable — but that doesn't mean there's no possible retort.
Choosing What You Won't Regret
Ask 'Will I regret not taking this step?' and feel confident you're making the best choice for yourself.
People have been mad about 'cisgender' since at least 2007
If someone wants a world where no one is marked as cis, they must simultaneously fight for a world where no one is marked as trans.
Trans Exiteration
I hear an -iteration with an ex- on it. I'm bad at moving forward. I'm a hanger-on to the past.
The Indispensable History of 'Sex Testing' in Sports
Waters keeps the book focused on the 1930s, with the history told in such a way that it's crystal clear how it's relevant today. The moral panic over trans people in sports continues not to be about sports.
Trans Volta
I didn't choose the word 'trans' to describe my unique life path, nor would I have chosen it, but these days, this word happens to be the umbrella that works in the rain. A word you can use alongside 'trans' is 'volta'.
A little autonomy diagram: Repro rights and gender
Bans on abortion and gender transition seem to me like arrows pointing in opposite directions: earlier and later. A ban on birth control, meanwhile, seems like an arrow that loops around from the middle of one human life to the beginning of a new one.
I'm a Gender Autonomist
The term 'gender activist' is used to point at trans people living with dignity and solidarity, capable of saying 'no thank you' and daring to shrug at and disagree with someone who doesn't like them just because they're trans. 'Activist' is used as an insult for someone who believes in autonomy.
