We interrupt our regular blog programming to bring you this exclusive interview with Chaz Bono just before his debut on Dancing With The Stars – tonight, Monday, September 19, at 8 p.m. Eastern time. I was lucky enough to get to talk to Chaz by phone this weekend to find out about the big show, [...]
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Chaz Bono on ‘Dancing With The Stars’: Exclusive Tranifesto Interview
Posted in Information, Interviews, News, tagged books, Chaz Bono, television, trans men, transition on September 19, 2011 | 21 Comments »
So Many Opinions, So Little Time
Posted in Commentary, Information, News, Observations, tagged gender expression, gender identity, gender roles, hormones, Internet, television, transphobia, transsexual on February 3, 2011 | 17 Comments »
So many things are happening that are significant to the trans community that I barely have time to read them all, let alone comment. Here are just a few of the many goings-on into which I feel compelled to insert myself: Saturday Night Live and the Estro-Maxx Skit Yes, trans people have a sense of [...]
It’s OK to be a ‘Princess Boy’ or a ‘Princess Girl’
Posted in Commentary, News, tagged books, family, femininity, gender expression, identity, masculinity, television on January 13, 2011 | 18 Comments »
“Princess Boy” Dyson Kilodavis and his parents have been making the rounds on blogs, news programs, and talk shows, and responses have, as usual, been mixed. Dyson came to everyone’s attention when his mother, Cheryl, released a nonfiction book, My Princess Boy, about a four-year-old boy who prefers “princess-type” clothes and other adornments generally reserved [...]
Old Spice: At Last, I Smell Like a Man
Posted in Observations, tagged gender expression, Internet, Isaiah Mustafa, masculinity, television on July 22, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I bought a bottle of Old Spice body wash this weekend. And as much as you know I love him, it was less about smelling like Isaiah Mustafa and more about remembering my dad. (I don’t really want to smell like Isaiah Mustafa. I want to look like him. And, failing that, I want to [...]
Five Trans People Doing Transtastic Things
Posted in Information, News, tagged activism, being out, education, leather, religion/spirituality, sports, television, trans men, trans women on June 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
There are thousands of trans people doing fantastic things every day. Here are just five you will want to know about: Eden Lane: Lane (pictured) is a busy broadcaster, covering politics, arts, culture, and entertainment for KBDI Channel 12 in Denver. As the first out trans person to be credentialed to cover the Democratic National [...]
Transworthy News Briefs: June 11 Edition
Posted in Information, News, tagged Brittany Novotny, health care, legal, LGBT, politics, television on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is just a sample of the transworthy news to know now: Passport Policy Change: As most of you know by now, the U.S. Department of State has issued new passport guidelines that are highly favorable to trans people. No longer will surgery be required to change the sex marker on a passport. A passport [...]
‘Family Guy’: Two Thumbs Down, but Ida: Two Thumbs Up
Posted in Commentary, tagged Family Guy, television, trans women, transition, transphobia on May 13, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I just watched Family Guy for the very first time, intrigued by the brouhaha surrounding the latest episode, “Quagmire’s Dad,” about a character’s father who transitions from male to female. My friend told me that Family Guy was basically “frat-guy poop-and-puke humor,” so I wasn’t surprised to discover that the show was basically frat-guy poop-and-puke [...]
A Look at Transworthy News Briefs
Posted in Commentary, Information, News, Observations, tagged Chaz Bono, language, legal, same-sex marriage, sexual orientation, television, trans men, trans women, TRANSform Me, transition on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Didn’t think I could be brief, did you? I don’t know if I can, but let’s give it a try and take a look at some recent transworthy news: Chaz Bono gets legal paperwork changed: People.com says, “A year after undergoing a sex change, Chaz Bono is now legally a man.” Perhaps they meant “a [...]
Forgive Me for Loving ‘TRANSform Me’
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged television, trans women, transgender, transsexual on March 29, 2010 | 7 Comments »
When I heard about a new makeover reality show where the subjects are unhappy and insecure, the makeover artists are trans women, and the whole premise is that the trans aspect of the makeover team is a big surprise, all I could think was, “Houston, we have multiple problems.” In VH1′s new reality show, TRANSform [...]
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Chaz Bono on TV: Explaining Heterosexual Dancing to the Children
Posted in Commentary, tagged Chaz Bono, sexual orientation, television, transphobia on September 1, 2011 | 30 Comments »
The uproar hasn’t stopped since it was announced that Chaz Bono will be one of the cast on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, which premieres on September 19. While there are many people who are supportive of Chaz and his appearance, plenty more crawled out from under their rocks to be shocked, appalled, and offended [...]
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