Our (Extra) Ordinary Evening Watching Nightline’s “Transgendered Special”
AKA “How to not make a trans* documentary”
On Display: Navigating the Male Gaze As A Lesbian Trans Woman
“Welcome to being a girl. Get used to it.”
Playing Games So You Don’t Have To: Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2
How is gender and identity represented in ’90s “adult” video games? With ultra-permed hair and gender stereotypes, of course!
Tide Detergent Thinks Moms Want to Sabotage Their Daughters’ Tomboy Style
How many gender stereotypes can we fit into one 30 second commercial? You’d be surprised! This ad is REALLY special. I mean really really special. You should watch it.
Are Dads Cool With Their Sons Wearing Pink? An ‘Investigation’
Good Morning America wants everybody to freak out over boys wearing pink.
Annika and Sebastian Answer Your Trans* Questions (Part Deux)
“In this second installment, we discuss topics like “undoing” the effects of puberty, intimacy with a trans* person, and how to address gender ambiguous people.”
New Sexual Orientation Study Suggests You Were Born This Gay
A new study says sexual orientation and “gender conformity” in women are genetic traits. Could this be the anti- anti-gay evidence we need? And at what cost?
Who Run the World? Boys!
The gender gap in Asia leads back to U.S. funding and research.
Annika and Sebastian Answer Your Trans* Questions (Part One)
Do you think gender is a social construction? How do hormones affect your sex life? What can my LGBT organization do to better include trans people?
Annika & Sebastian Want to Answer All Your Trans*-Related Questions
Y’all have a ton of questions for us about trans* stuff, so we thought we’d team up and give you lots of answers! Details inside.
Chaz Bono Doesn’t Speak for Me: Reluctance About “The Reluctant Transgender Role Model”
“There’s such a lack of nuance here—it’s not always that neat equation of once I was suffering, but now life is perfect.”
Hello Testosterone, Hello Heteronormative Privilege
“It’s like I woke up one day and was a card-carrying member of the straight white men’s club.”
Hello, Estrogen – Farewell, Heteronormative Privilege
“Passing for a girl in public 100% of the time… also means that after more than three years together, my girlfriend and I are now read as a lesbian couple for the first time.”
I’m Just Your Typical Urban Hipster Femme Twentysomething Trans Lesbian
“Despite being disowned by my family [after coming out as trans] I still feel like one of the lucky ones.”
My Family is Being Vile About My Cousin Being Trans. What Can I Do?
Have a problem with your family being ‘shitty’ to your trans cousin? Sebastian can help.
The Texas Gang Rape Story, Revised, Updated and Heartbreaking
“The original problem wasn’t that the Times chose to report this fact, but that it failed to balance the story with appropriate concern for the girl.”
At Last, the Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Has Come Along
It’s the biggest class action lawsuit of all time! It’s about gender discrimination! I read all 115 declarations!
When I Knew I Was a Boy
“Until I hit puberty, I basically looked like a boy 65% of the time and got kicks out of shocked looks in the girls’ bathroom.”
Trans Etiquette 101: No Offense, But That’s Offensive
“So let’s say you are a non-trans person and you are with someone who is out about being trans and is knowingly open to questions. You have some things you want to ask. Here are some guidelines to follow.”
“Injustice At Every Turn”: Report on Discrimination Against Trans & Genderqueer People Pretty Much As Bad As It Sounds
The first long-range national study on the experience of discrimination for trans and genderqueer people has been released.