Tag Archives: Trans Activism

“Work It” Cancelled After Two Shows

By Lori | Published: January 17, 2012
TweetABC’s entertainment chief must have experienced the world’s most rapid education over the weekend. Although just last week he publicly declared that he didn’t “get” complaints made by transgender people about the network’s new sitcom “Work It”, it seems that media activists, critics, and a disgruntled general public somehow made him see the light- The [...]
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It’s about time for some trans issues wins

By Jos | Published: December 1, 2011
TweetI got kind of emotional reading Miriam’s story yesterday about ob-gyns being told to prepare to treat transgender patients. This is a huge win in the area of health care access, a major issue for trans folks. It’s a win on an issue that’s particularly close to my heart, the intersection of reproductive and sexual [...]
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A trans woman found dead in DC: What is causing this increase in violence?

By Samhita | Published: September 12, 2011
TweetIt has been a violent summer in DC after a series of hate crimes against trans women. This past Saturday a trans woman was found dead and while it is unclear still who she is or if she was murdered–police have said it looks like she suffered trauma to her face. This is scary and [...]
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Behind the backlash: what’s so scary about deconstructing the gender binary?

By Lori | Published: April 19, 2011
Tweet A lot of people were upset about my post on why I won’t be talking about abortion as a “women’s issue”‘ anymore, which was based on the discussion of a panel I attended on Transfeminism featuring our very own Jos Truitt. The basic idea was that to truly be a trans ally and achieve [...]
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Why I won’t be talking about abortion as a “women’s issue” anymore

By Lori | Published: April 11, 2011
TweetThis is simple. As many of you know, this weekend I attended the CLPP conference up at Hampshire College, where I attended, among other amazing panels, a panel on Transfeminism featuring our very own Jos Truitt. And Jos and her co-panelists spoke really compellingly about how to be a trans ally, and how to make [...]
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