The Fatal Transgender Double Standard
A few days ago, Katie Couric interviewed transgender model Carmen Carrera, andOrange is the New Black star Laverne Cox. For whatever reason, Couric chose to veer suddenly into questioning Carrera about...
View ArticleLoving a Transgender Person IS a Revolutionary Act
Last week the Williams Institute at UCLA released a study which analyzed data on suicide attempts by transgender people. It found that bullying, homelessness, familial rejection and even rejection by...
View ArticleTransgender: The Kobayashi Maru of Conversations
The recent back-and-forth between Piers Morgan and Janet Mock has been very well documented in the media. So was Katie Couric’s faux pas with Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox. Piers Morgan has been part...
View ArticleTransgender: The Perfect Social Conservative Storm
Last week, Time magazine featured transgender actress Laverne Cox on its cover with the headline, “The Transgender Tipping Point.” Response from the right was swift, with Matt Drudge posting an image...
View ArticleConservatives and the Transgender Time Warp
Since the TIME magazine cover story, “The Transgender Tipping Point,” there has been a distinct whiff of panic coming from social conservatives. The idea of transgender people, and their issues, being...
View ArticleLoving a Transgender Person IS a Revolutionary Act
Early in 2014, the Williams Institute at UCLA released a study which analyzed data on suicide attempts by transgender people. It found that bullying, homelessness, familial rejection and even rejection...
View ArticleTransgender Day of Remembrance: A Call to Action for Trans People and Our...
The following is a transcript of my keynote address at Transgender Day of Remembrance Louisville. Before I talk about building a movement that is more inclusive of transgender people and our issues,...
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