Results for: representation
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Anti-Capitalism Won’t Save Us If We Can’t Confront White Supremacy, Transphobia and Colonialism
Endless conversations on dialectical materialism, class wars, and late-stage capitalism do little to address the current realities that plague visibly non-white people, trans people, and sex workers. The violent realities of capitalism have real, tangible consequences for people most affected by white supremacist violence and the constant refrain of “do the reading” does nothing to address them.
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Why the ACLU’s #IPeeWithLGBT Campaign Erases the T
While any and all support for the trans community is necessary and welcome, the ACLU is missing the mark with this hashtag. The big swing and miss for me is the fact that SB6 is an anti-trans bill that specifically aims to single out trans feminine individuals, regardless of sexual orientation.
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How “Batgirl #37” Undid a Year and a Half of Positive Trans Representation in a Single Page (Updated)
In this latest issue, not only do the writers play with some very dangerous transmisogynistic tropes, but they toss Barbara Gordon’s character development out the window and turn her from being the close friend and ally to a trans woman to an outright transphobe.
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I’m Not Happy About My Appearance In Ch4’s “Girls To Men” Trans Docuseries
Most trans stories on TV are forced into narrow, misguided and often inaccurate narratives. Here’s something you need to know about Channel 4’s “Girls to Men,” which airs tonight.
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“About Ray”‘s Director Doesn’t Seem To Understand That Trans Boys Aren’t Girls
Dellal talks about Ray as if he is a girl, and she talks about transitioning as if it’s a costume or an on/off switch. She even uses “she/her” pronouns to talk about Ray and frequently misgenders him.
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What We’re Going to Say About Caitlyn Jenner
In just the few days since Jenner made her debut, I’ve received the same amount submissions that I received in the nearly two months before. All of these submissions are about Jenner.
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Daily Fix: Alabama Wants You to Think of the Children and More News Stories
Birth justice, the passing of Marcia Diehl, a comprehensive LGBTQ bill of rights, the violence against Martese Johnson, St. Patrick’s Day parades and more!
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In Which Mari and Mey Have Conflicted Feelings About Trans Terminology and “New York Magazine”
“Does her personal language preference trump what is considered to be the non-offensive way to talk about trans women?”
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Gay, Interrupted: On Navigating Gaybourhoods As A Queer Brown Woman
Gay districts are safer, more open and more profitable than ever before, but for whom?
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Michfest Could Change Its Trans Female Exclusionary Intention Only If It Tried, Only If It Wanted To
LGBTQ rights groups are joining activists, allies and former performers in opposing Michfest’s trans-female-exclusionary intention, and if Michfest wants to attract new fans, it needs to listen up.
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Piers Morgan Misgenders Janet Mock on CNN, Insults Her on Twitter
Piers Morgan proved once again that the media still has a long way to go when it comes to learning to talk to trans women. He also proved that he has a long way to go when it comes to being a mature twitter user.
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Two and Half Men’s Portrayal Of A Trans Woman Is (Shocker!) Not Respectful
On the latest episode of Two and a Half Men, Jon Cryer’s character starts dating a trans woman. Despite what you may have heard, their interactions are pretty much as disrespectful and tasteless as you would have expected from a show like this.
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Janet Mock Returned to Piers Morgan Live Tonight: Here’s What Went Down
After being misgendered and disrespected by Piers Morgan last night, Janet Mock returned to his show hoping to get through to him on how hurtful and offensive he was being.
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Pity Is Not The Same As Respect: A Critique Of ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
“Despite its pro-gay attitude, the film fails to break the pattern of transphobic narratives in cinema, perhaps because it doesn’t understand that trans people are not the same as cis gay people.”
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On 20/20, Trans Beauty Queen Jenna Talackova Enlightens Barbara Walters, Your Family
In which Barbara Walters thinks it’s okay to ask, “so if I saw you undressed you would look like a woman to me, totally? Yes?”
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She’s A Boy I Knew: Transgressing Gender, Transforming Film
As both the subject and filmmaker of the documentary ‘She’s A Boy l Knew,’ Gwen Haworth takes gender expression to a whole new level.
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“Work It!” Is Hardly Working
“Work It” doesn’t work for me, down with trans misogyny!