Results for: be the change
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Drawn to Comics: “Dating a Trans Person Changed My Partner’s Life” Starts a Good Discussion About Trans Life and Love
“The joy these people are feeling for having found happy, loving and affirming relationships is radiating off of the page. These are clearly trans people who have found happiness with who they are and where they are in life, and the art goes a long, long way to show that.”
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How Solace, the Transition App Designed by a Trans Woman, Will Lifehack Your Gender Transition
Evergreen State tech entrepreneur Robbi Katherine Anthony is one of the people hoping to solve the struggles that exist for transgender individuals in the 21st century. Billed as the gender transition app, her company Solace was launched at last year’s LGBTQIA Hackathon in Austin, Tex.
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The Multifaceted Masculinity of the Dream Daddy Comics
“I can simply rest in this strange and beautiful world of homosexual daddies with expansive definitions of what it means to be masculine; given how raw and terrible I feel as I continue to come out as trans, continue to lift up the rocks within myself and peer under them, this is what I need.”
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Drawn to Comics: “Super Late Bloomer” Is the Transition Diary Comic We’ve Been Waiting For
Super Late Bloomer, which chronicles the first year of Julia’s life after she decided to transition, could turn any pessimist into the most ardent optimist.
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The 10 Best Trans Women In Comics
The world of comics has changed dramatically for trans women over the past three years.
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Drawn to Comics: “We’re Still Here” is an All-Trans Comic Anthology That Needs Your Support
In We’re Still Here, there are fifty-five different stories, all with different trans creators or creative teams. There’s no set genre for these comics, so there’s everything from slice-of-life to visual essays to sci-fi to nonfiction.
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The Complete History of Transgender Characters in American Comic Books
The most comprehensive and expansive look at trans representation in American comics you’re likely to find.
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In Lumberjanes Issue #17, Jo Comes Out As Trans and It’s So Awesome
“Jo’s trans identity was just another integral part of her character, and it developed very naturally — she was a leader, she was VERY passionate about being a Lumberjane, she was also trans.”
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Drawn to Comics Classics: Runaways Makes Us All Feel Like Angsty (Superpowered) Teens Again
A superhero team with more girls than guys?! And multiple POC?! And multiple queer people?! And they’re teenagers who look, sound and act like teenagers?!
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Queered Science: Eradicating Misogyny in the Scientific Community
Dr. Ben Barres, an openly trans scientist, is on a mission to end gender discrimination in the sciences.
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Anna Anthropy: Queering Video Games One Pixel at a Time
“Anthropy proves to us that video games can tell our stories as queer and trans* women. They can vent our frustrations in ways other people can experience. They can help us to communicate the things we go through in an unprecedented, interactive way.”
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From Sailor Moon to Yaoi Fangirls: Gender and Sexuality at Otakon 2012
How is sexism perpetuated in anime and manga? What is the role of women in geek culture? Just some of the interesting topics covered by my visit to the East Coast’s largest anime convention.