Lexicon Devil: An Exploration of Language Used on RuPaul’s Drag Race
by: Patrick Gill I have been an intermittent fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race since its first season. I actually have watched this season closely, with a lot of love for […]
Tag Archives: Trans
On Marriage
By: Johnathan Doucette 3/29/2013 I’m not generally one for topical debates. My mind takes time to digest data: I’ll waffle for a bit, and then mostly agree with whatever is […]
Sweet and Sharp, Vol. 11
by: In Our Words Blog Welcome to the latest installment of Sweet and Sharp, a collection of articles, videos, and essays both poginant and hilarious. Left leaning, Feminist, and often LGBTQueer centered, […]
First-ever Trans 100 List Spotlights Vital Voices in the Trans Community
by: Nico Lang A few weeks ago, I braved the Chicago cold to meet Jen Richards for an early afternoon brunch at Kopi, the eclectic cafe in Andersonville that bills […]
Sweet and Sharp, Vol. 10
by: In Our Words Staff Welcome back, to this weeks Sweet and Sharp, a weekly installment of left leaning, feminist, LGBTQueer links. We want to light and concise, fun but not sacrificing serious […]
East Aurora Developing New Transgender Student Policies: Why We Must Stand With Them
by: Nico Lang On Tuesday, October 23, the school district of East Aurora decided to be on the right side of history. That day, its school board unanimously approved policies […]
Fiction: Falling In To Place
by: Timothy Elliot Again, she steps onto the steel platform to cross over the highway. Today, she may be one of only a handful to have walked this path, interesting […]
All Together Now: Tammy Baldwin and The Whole Community
by: Alexandra Cavallaro I don’t know about you, but election night felt like a lesson in information management. I sat with two of my friends in their living room and […]
Why I Don’t Use CAFAB
by: Kade Heron The circles that I have recently been running in often throw around the terms CAMAB and CAFAB, translated as ‘Coercively Assigned __ At Birth.” As far as […]
Street Harassment and Being Treated Like a Lady
by: Rebecca Kling I was listening to Citizen Radio while driving down to the Chicago Fringe Festival tonight. It’s a fantastic, independently-produced, liberal news and commentary podcast, and I highly […]
