Tag Archives: transphobia

Newsweek’s transphobic profile of model Lea T.

By Jos | Published: July 7, 2011
Tweet I’m a little late to Mac Margolis’ Newsweek profile of Lea T. because, to be honest, I’m so completely over this whole “trans is the hot new thing in fashion!” meme. But wow this article is seriously the worst. The problems start in the article’s subheading: Brazil’s hottest new model is tall, dark, and [...]
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What We Missed

By Vanessa | Published: May 19, 2011
Tweet If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary. – Chicago Defender (November 28, 1962) It’s Malcolm X’s birthday. He would have turned 86 if he were alive today. Is Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill not dead after all? Fox News had their transphobic expert doctor contend [...]
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MD’s flawed transgender anti-discrimination bill

By Jos | Published: March 7, 2011
TweetOn Wednesday, March 9th, a Maryland House of Delegates committee is scheduled to have a hearing on a trans anti-discrimination bill that is stirring up controversy. House Bill 235 would ban discrimination based on gender identity in housing and employment. Unlike versions of this bill introduced over the past few years (none of which passed, [...]
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Nissan ad is offensive, not much else

By Jos | Published: February 25, 2011
Tweethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saoMA39lh3U Transcript after the jump. What is this craptastic ad even about? It just feels like a bunch of offensiveness strung together. “Model vs. Model.” Oh I get it, cause car model, and also women are like objects so haha no. Also drag is hot, that’s just a fact, some things can’t be argued. So [...]
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What We Missed

By Vanessa | Published: February 16, 2011
TweetSouth Dakota Bill 1171 sponsor Rep. Phil Jensen is claiming the bill’s language will be modified (and why his defense of the bill is bull). What’s worse than Adam Sandler’s decaying Hollywood career? His offensive (and just straight up bad) joke about asking his wife for a transgender housekeeper so he could have “another penis [...]
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