Results for: Saturday night live
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Six Black Trans Women on Sending Abundant, Overflowing Love to Zaya Wade
I pray that all my little trans sisters receive this love, this support and that more broadly in the black community we can make sure all of our children grow in love and kindness.
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Brandi Seals Is the 28th Trans Person Murdered in 2017
Seals’ family called the 28-year-old Houston native a beautiful and loving person.
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News Fix: Life Sentence for Gang Member Who Killed Trans Teen Mercedes Williamson
Mercedes Williamson’s killer gets life in prison and the trans community has mixed feelings about it; Diamond Reynolds talks to The View; WNBA and NBA stars speak out about police violence; a truck plowed through a crowded street in Nice, France killing 84 and injuring 202 and more news from the week.
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Dee Whigham, Black Trans Woman, Becomes At Least The 16th Trans Person Murdered in 2016
At this point last year, we knew about fifteen trans women who had been murdered, which means that despite all the “progress” that trans people have been making in the media, in courthouses and in the halls of congress, trans people are being murdered at the same rate.
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Trans Texas Prisoners (Technically, Kind Of) Have Access to Hormone Therapy Now
Texas prisoners who didn’t have access to hormone therapy before a new policy change, can now access it, a full debrief on the Republican and Democratic debates, some good and bad bills for LGBT people, Kayden Clarke, a young trans man, was killed by police and more news!
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2016 Already Deadly for Trans Women; At Least 48 Murdered in Brazil
At least 48 trans women have been reported killed in Brazil just in 2016 so far, India’s Supreme Court will reconsider the criminalization of homosexuality, DeRay is running for mayor of Baltimore, and more!
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Justin Trudeau’s Win Ceases Reign of Stephen Harper and His Flying Monkeys
Corey Jones, a 31-year-old black man, was killed by a police officer after his car broke down after 3 a.m., five black churches have been set on fire in the St. Louis area, a Texas judge ruled health officials can still deny birth certificates to children of undocumented immigrants, opponents of Houston’s non-discrimination ordinance debut a terrible ad aimed against trans women, and more news stories.
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Daily Fix: Tamara Dominguez, Trans Woman of Color, Killed in Violent Car Attack and More News Stories
Jovana Luna, a trans Latina activist, suddenly passed away, a new startup wants to help trans people find trusted doctors, a historic Baptist church agrees to not discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity and more news.
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Discovery Life’s Trans Docuseries “New Girls On The Block” is Flawed, But Not Beyond Redemption
Discovery Life will premiere a new documentary series on April 11th about a circle of trans women friends, but the producers dip into cliche a little too much.
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Already Three Black Trans Women Have Been Brutally Murdered in 2015
Say their names: Lamia Beard. Ty Underwood. Goddess Edwards. May they rest in power.
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10 Women Who Could Have Been The Advocate’s “Person of the Year”
A celebration of all we’ve accomplished in 2013.
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GLAAD Awards NYC 2013: Madonna, Degrassi Lesbians, and Trans* Representation
Vanessa and Lizz went to the NYC GLAAD Media Awards 2013 and managed to become BFFs with the girls who play lesbians on Degrassi and exclusively interview Wilson Cruz, Milla Jovovich, Honey Boo Boo’s Mama June, and more important humans!
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Lana Wachowski, Trans* Director of ‘The Matrix’, Gives Touching Speech That Will Probably Make You Cry
“Here in the absence of words to defend myself, without examples, without models, I began to believe voices in my head — that I was a freak, that I am broken, that there is something wrong with me, that I will never be lovable.”
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Pardoned Malawi Trans Bride Gone Missing, Queer Pakistani Couple Facing Similar Fate. WTF.
One half of the queer couple pardoned in Malawi has gone missing. Another couple — a trans woman and gay man — were arrested in Pakistan for trying to get married (allegedly). Gay haters use the Bible as an excuse, not a legit argument. There’s a lot of the top 10 cute animals harmed by the oil spill. Arizona’s immigration law targets women. And thank god for Jon Stewart for bringing the lulz and the awesome social commentary & Barack Obama for tweeting his love for gays this month.
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America’s Best Dance Crew Loses Team Gay, Weeds Ends With a Nosedive, Top Chef Can’t Win With Pasta Salad
Kirsten Wiig! Vogue Evolution! Lesbian sex!
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Top 20 Autostraddle Icons of 2009: The Future is Bright For Our ’09 Favorites
2009 was hands down totes The Year of the Weirdo. What does 2010 hold for our top 20 Autostraddle Icons? WHO WON?