Results for: non-binary
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Drawn to Comics: In Praise of Patreon
Patreon is sort of like a virtual tip jar, or a Kickstarter that keeps on going each month, and it lets you support all your favorite creators so that you can let them know you appreciate them and so that they can keep doing what they do.
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A Day of Visibility: Luna Merbruja Loves Her Self Love
“My self love is my favorite thing about myself right now. Seeing my sometimes dry, sometimes crusty-eyed face first thing in the morning and automatically thinking, “Damn, you’re beautiful” is a joy I never thought I would experience.”
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Angry Transgender Woman Writes Story About Texas Bathroom Bill, Changes the World
“I refuse to place myself in danger because it makes some fools at the Texas capital uncomfortable that girls like me exist publicly. I will not be limited to a sexual fantasy or some kind of untouchable position in society because I am a transgender woman.”
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Skydiving in Two Genders: An Essay on Trans Visibility
“I decide I’ll test the durability of a BB cream by Tarte at thousands of feet in the air, then feel ashamed at worrying so much about how I look, then feel the dread again, that all this might go completely wrong, not because I’ll fall to my death, but because I’ll be reduced to my past.”
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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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Spread This Far and Wide: It’s Almost Time for the U.S. Trans Survey
If you’re trans and would like to help inform the next decade of trans advocacy, sign up and pledge to fill out this survey!
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16 Ways to Make Queer Women’s Spaces More Trans Women-Friendly
“13. All feminist concerns are transgender concerns, period.”
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Drawn to Comics: Is Anyone Doing Trans Women’s Representation Better Than Image Comics?
Image titles like The Wicked + The Divine, Rat Queens, Trees, and Shutter are showing that trans characters just make great comics even greater.
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7 TV Shows About Trans Women Coming Soon to Your TV
Which of these shows featuring trans women are you most excited for?
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Emmy-Nominated Trans Docuseries “This Is Me” is Actually Good
Where “Transparent” succeeds in telling a trans story that’s largely focused on how cis people relate to and see trans people, “This is Me” goes one step further and shows trans people talking to other trans people about their lives and experiences.
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A Tale of Two Trans Characters: Glee’s Trans Representation Problem
“Glee” gets no brownie points from me for introducing a new trans storyline when they already had a trans character — a trans woman of color — and treated her horribly. That’s not how you do positive trans representation.
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How to Write About Trans Women
“The photo on your cover or hanging above your article comes next. Go for broke here. Images of hairy legs in high heels or emerging from tutus are classics you can’t go wrong with, like Strauss’ Blue Danube waltz or light summery pastas with basil and garlic. The goal is to suggest that trans women must look like comical parodies of womanhood, like clueless men.”
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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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Listening to the Living and the Dead: Ruminations on #justiceforLeelahAlcorn
This post/essay/etc will be an exploration into what justice for Leelah Alcorn might actually look like and some of what is needed to ‘fix society.’
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On Visibility and My Choice To Live As An Out Trans Woman
Living as an out and visible trans woman isn’t easy, but it’s one of the most rewarding choices I’ve ever made.
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The Women of the 2015 Trans 100 Speak Up About Supporting Trans Women
The Trans 100 list is back to show us a bunch of awesome and inspirational trans women.
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Don’t Miss Laverne Cox’s Important New Documentary Featuring Trans Youth
Tomorrow MTV and Logo TV will air this heartbreaking, heartwarming, informational and inspirational documentary following the lives of seven young trans people and trans experiences across America.
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I’m A Trans Woman And I’m Not Interested In Being One of the “Good Ones”
If you present in a traditionally feminine way, you’re just being a misogynistic parody of a woman, and if you fail to present in a traditionally feminine way, well ha! There’s the proof that you’re not really a woman right there.
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Also.Also.Also: Simmons Accepts, Praises Trans* Activist Applicant And Other Stories We Missed This Week
Gay marriage is good for kids, Beyonce is still waiting for you to bow down, and Ronald Reagan’s daughter wrote a lesbian love story.
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Leaving It on the Court: When My World Changed, Sports Stayed
My teammates didn’t know that I was ending my run in this men’s league because I had to leave my male identity on the court.