One of my favorite quotes is from Dolly Parton (yeah, really): “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” And I think it applies to a reader’s Ask Matt question: “What advice would you give regarding the consideration of whether to be butch or genderqueer or trans?” The simple answer is that what [...]
Posts Tagged ‘transgender’
Ask Matt: What Should I Be?
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged being trans, gender identity, identity, language, transgender, transsexual on August 5, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Ask Matt: Five ‘If You’re Thinking About Transition’ Tips
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged books, gender identity, transgender, transition, transsexual on July 21, 2010 | 19 Comments »
So you’re thinking about transition? In response to an “Ask Matt” query (thank you for your kind words, reader), I present five “if you’re thinking about transition” tips. 1. You’re on no one’s time frame but your own. All the things you read, all the people you meet, well-meaning advice from others, and even your [...]
In the Press: When is it Okay to ID a Person as Trans?
Posted in Commentary, tagged being trans, headlines, privacy, transgender, transsexual on July 16, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I swear, trans people are doing so many things today that we are constantly in the headlines – literally. “Transgender woman robs a bank,” “Transgender man robs a bank” (usually the same story), “Transgenders protest new law” (those “transgenders” – always out of control), “Transsexual people go to grocery store, shop for food” (anything counts [...]
Male, Female, Transgender – Pick One?
Posted in Observations, tagged gender, gender identity, identity, sex, transgender on July 1, 2010 | 25 Comments »
I was looking at an LGBT survey the other day, and the choices for “Gender” included “Male,” “Female,” “Transgender,” “Intersex,” and “Self-Identify.” There was no category for “Sex.” (My mom thought she was so clever – whenever she filled out a form that asked for “Sex,” she always put “Yes.” I never told her that [...]
It’s Hip to Be Trans at Colorado Pride Events
Posted in Observations, tagged community, Donna Rose, Dr. Marci Bowers, Kit Yan, Leslie Feinberg, LGBT, Pride, transgender on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Besides the great laws that we have in my state that protect trans people — like an inclusive ENDA that we seemed to have little difficulty passing, even though they can’t seem to muster it on a federal level; a public accommodations law that protects trans people; and a hate crimes law that includes gender [...]
Kit Yan: Trans Man Emcees Fort Collins Pride in the Park
Posted in Observations, tagged community, entertainment, Kit Yan, LGBT, relationships, trans men, transgender on June 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Slam poet, activist, and Mr. Transman 2010 Kit Yan was the emcee for Fort Collins, Colo., Pride in the Park on June 5. Pride in the Park was chosen as one of the top five small-town Pride celebrations by Gay.com, and with entertainment like Kit Yan, it’s no wonder. So your Tranifesto Tuesday treat is [...]
Bill O’Reilly, Transgender People, and Ewoks
Posted in News, Observations, tagged Bill O'Reilly, gender expression, legal, transgender, transphobia on May 20, 2010 | 5 Comments »
My favorite funnyman, Bill O’Reilly, is at it again. This time, reports Queers United, he compares transgender people to Ewoks as he complains about a legal settlement involving American Eagle Outfitters in which American Eagle agreed to dispense with its gender-specific dress code and provide staff training in transgender issues. First of all, Bill, Ewoks [...]
It Ain’t Easy Being the T in LGBT
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged being trans, LGBT, sexual orientation, transgender, transsexual on April 28, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Recently, a non-trans writer friend of mine contacted a mainstream source about doing a feature on trans people who were doing important things in the LGBT community. The source was interested — but only in trans people who were doing important things in the non-LGBT community. In the real world. In the normal world. In [...]
Weighing In on ‘Ticked-Off’
Posted in Commentary, tagged activism, crime, film, trans women, transgender, transphobia, transsexual on April 1, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’m all about revenge, but I think it goes too far when a filmmaker attempts to tie the brutal murders of real victims that he knows nothing about to a campy “comedy” that’s supposed to somehow bring increased attention to the continued victimization of trans people. I doubt that I need to describe the ongoing [...]
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Unleashing the Absurd: Red is Not a ‘Transgender’ Dog
Posted in Commentary, tagged headlines, language, media, transgender on August 11, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Forgive my whining, but I would sit up and beg for the press not to call Red, the dog with non-standard reproductive organs, a “transgender” dog. This tail that is chasing across the Internet is making me snarl. I also want to roll over and play dead when I hear his surgery referred to as [...]
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