Tag Archives: Trans Activism
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility!
TweetMarch 31st, 2010 is the second annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. Rachel Crandall, who leads Transgender Michigan, started the day last year and it’s already catching on in the community. Since Transgender Day of Remembrance is focused on remembering and mourning those we have lost to violence it is good to have a day [...]
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Transphobic film Ticked-Off Tra**ies with Knives not fixed by trailer changes
TweetThe new movie Ticked-Off Tra**ies with Knives, which is schedule to screen at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, is drawing serious criticism from the transgender community for its advertising and content. The film is about trans women who seek revenge against men who attack them and murder two of their friends. Part of the criticism [...]
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TRANSform Me: Is the transgender Queer Eye a good thing?
TweetTRANSform Me, a new reality show in which three transgender women give cisgender women makeovers, premiered on VH1 Monday. The show stars Laverne Cox from I Want To Work For Diddy (and this Transgender Basics video), Jamie Clayton, and Nina Poon. The three leads give cis women makeovers while relating these women’s experiences to their [...]
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Interview with Christine Smith, creator of Eve’s Apple and The Princess
Tweet Christine Smith is a San Francisco Bay Area cartoonist, freelance illustrator, and activist. Her webcomics Eve’s Apple and The Princess tell the stories of a trans woman and a young trans girl. I think the comics are funny and human while also engaging with some very real issues facing trans folks. I interviewed Christine [...]
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Advocate honors social justice leaders