Bookshelf: Reviewing Kate Bornstein’s New Memoir A Queer and Pleasant Danger
by: Jamie Anne Royce We all have our stories. We all have our truths. We all have unbelievable events in our lives. And Kate Bornstein‘s story seems more like a […]
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Cincinnati Area-High School Dismisses Transgender Student Teacher
by: Jamie Anne Royce A Cincinnati-area school district dismissed a Wilmington College transgender student in January on the second day of a student-teaching placement at Hillsboro High School. In a statement […]
Illinois Anti-Bullying Legislation Postponed After Senate Votes It Down
by: Jamie Anne Royce The Illinois Senate rejected legislation aimed at strengthening anti-bullying presentations last week, amid conservative outcry over LGBT protections. Lesbian State Rep. Kelly Cassidy introduced Illinois House […]
Action Alert: Urge CeCe McDonald’s Judge to Sentence Her to House Arrest
by: Jamie Anne Royce CeCe McDonald is set to be sentenced June 4, after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter for killing her attacker Dean Schmitz during a racist and transphobic […]
Ohio school pays $20,000 in “Jesus Is Not a Homophobe” T-shirt lawsuit
by: Jamie Anne Royce A Cincinnati federal court yesterday ruled in favor of a gay student who sued Waynesville High School for prohibiting him from wearing a “Jesus Is Not A […]
Updates on the CeCe McDonald Case
by: Jamie Anne Royce Background: CeCe McDonald, a black transgender woman, was walking with a group of friends past Schooner Tavern in Minneapolis on June 5, 2011. Words were exchanged, including racist […]
The Queer Community Has Issues: Let’s Face Them Together
by: Jamie Royce I—like so many other people, especially white people—was socialized into believing there are no systems of oppression, especially racism. For a long time I was under the […]
House Nixes LGBT Protections From Violence Against Women Act, Obama Threatens Veto
by: Jamie Anne Royce The U.S. House of Representatives passed 222-205 a version of theViolence Against Women Act reauthorization bill that cut protections and programs for same-sex couples, indigenous tribes […]
Things You Should Know Before You Date a Writer
by: Jamie Anne Royce The whole professional writer thing is the only game I have. To an unsuspecting potential mate, I’m just like every other unremarkable femme with long dark […]
Ohio Senate President Kills Abortion-Banning Heartbeat Bill
by: Jamie Anne Royce Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus essentially killed the “heartbeat bill” (HB 125), legislation that would make abortion illegal as soon as a fetal heartbeat is medically detected, when he came out against it […]
