Tag Archives: Trans Activism

Who Am I?

By Jos | Published: June 21, 2010
TweetThis guest post is from Lilianna Angel Reyes, who I had the pleasure of co-presenting with at the CLPP Reproductive Justice Conference. If you’re at the US Social Forum check out Lillianna’s TransFeminism workshop. Her bio is after the jump. So….. at a recent conference, I was asked to speak about the amazing feminist organizations [...]
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Genderfork: Beauty in Ambiguity

By Miriam | Published: May 20, 2010
Tweet Trying New Things via Genderfork Genderfork is one of my new favorite online discoveries. It’s a collection of photos, quotes, videos and other snippets from folks talking about gender and ambiguity. Their about us reads: Genderfork is a supportive community for the expression of identities across the gender spectrum. Our primary space, Genderfork.com, is [...]
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International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

By Jos | Published: May 17, 2010
TweetToday is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). The day takes place on May 17 to commemorate the World Health Organization’s removal of homosexuality from its list of mental disorders on this date in 1990. The day began when the National Day Against Homophobia was created by Canada’s Fondation Émergence in 2003. The [...]
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American Eagle Outfitters Anti-Trans Policy Changed

By Vanessa | Published: May 14, 2010
Tweet This may seem like a small victory, but it’s an important one. After discovering American Eagle Outfitters had an anti-LGBT policy on “personal appearance” for their employees requiring folks to wear gender-specific clothing, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and workers’ rights group Make the Road have pushed the store to include trans-friendly policies at the [...]
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Barney Frank, that’s not what I call an inclusive ENDA

By Jos | Published: May 11, 2010
TweetRepresentative Barney Frank spoke with Roll Call recently about the prospects of passing a transgender inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House this year. Frank was optimistic, that is if you ignore the word “inclusive”: …Frank said that he is optimistic about the vote count and that transgender protections will remain in the bill. “There’s [...]
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