A reader writes: “I am a 48-year-old transgendered woman. I had a sex change operation at age 25. I am unable to get a job, go to school, or rent an apartment. There are laws against discrimination against transsexuals in this state, but they do not enforce the laws. “I used to have a career [...]
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Ask Matt: Anti-Trans Discrimination Ruins Dreams
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged being trans, community, discrimination, employment, transition, transphobia on February 9, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Ask Matt: Non-Trans Privilege and Social Justice Parenting
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged being trans, discrimination, family, trans education, transphobia on February 6, 2012 | 5 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am working very hard to teach my children to acknowledge their various privileges. Social justice parenting is extremely important to their father and I, but we know that because we are also riddled with various privileges that we will unintentionally pass on our biases to our children despite our best efforts. [...]
Ask Matt: Allies Stepping Up and Stepping In
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged allies, community, discrimination, etiquette, transphobia on November 10, 2011 | 17 Comments »
A reader writes: “As a cis-gendered man who tries to be an ally, I wonder what your take on the situation is and if there is something more I can follow up with or if there are suggestions for how to handle this in a better way in the future. “I am a graduate student [...]
I Can’t Get Over Being Told to ‘Get Over It’
Posted in Commentary, tagged allies, discrimination, language, transphobia on November 7, 2011 | 40 Comments »
It’s amazing what’s expected of us as trans people. We’re supposed to watch our trans sisters succumb to unspeakable brutality on a constant basis. We’re supposed to ignore the fact that we can be legally fired in thirty-eight states simply because we’re trans. We’re supposed to “understand” when we are denied admittance to public places [...]
Ask Matt: Outing Yourself for the Comfort of Others
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged assimilation, being out, being trans, coming out, trans men, trans women, transphobia on October 24, 2011 | 10 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’m a 22-year-old trans guy just starting to feel my transition is mostly behind me. I’ve been perceived as male 100 percent of the time for maybe six months now, and I am semi-stealth. I had a strange experience the other day that raised a lot of questions for me about openness, [...]
Controversy Compounded: Lesbian Couple Raising Transgender Child
Posted in Commentary, News, tagged family, gender identity, homophobia, LGBT, sexual orientation, transphobia on October 20, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Could we not anticipate the brouhaha? Even when a “nice,” “normal,” “perfectly acceptable” heterosexual couple recognizes that their child is trans and decides to takes steps to make the child’s life as comfortable as possible as soon as possible, they are blasted by all manner of folk who really need to be worried about their [...]
Ask Matt: Teaching Teachers About Trans Issues
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged discrimination, education, privacy, trans education, transition, transphobia on October 3, 2011 | 15 Comments »
A reader writes: “I will be talking and teaching teachers about being transgender and working with them to create a safer school climate and a respectful school climate. This particular school is getting its first trans boarding student. Several teachers have asked about the other students, as in, ‘They should be told that the new [...]
Prison Without Education Serves No One
Posted in Commentary, tagged crime, legal, restrooms, transphobia on September 15, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Teonna Monae Brown was just sentenced to five years in prison for the brutal beating of Chrissy Lee Polis, a trans woman, at a McDonald’s restaurant in Rosedale, Maryland. The sentence was actually ten years, with five years suspended, plus three years probation after the sentence is served. Some trans activists think the sentence is [...]
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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Transgender Day of Remembrance: Small Reasons for Hope
Posted in Commentary, Information, Observations, tagged community, crime, discrimination, International Transgender Day of Remembrance, LGBT, transphobia on November 14, 2011 | 7 Comments »
As International Transgender Day of Remembrance grows near, it appears that this year will, unfortunately, be no different from years before – we will be adding names to the list right up until the actual memorial services take place. Our society reinforces these heinous acts of violence in many ways – through misogyny, institutionalized racism, [...]
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