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 […]
Tag Archives: Transphobia
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 […]
Separating Church and State: How the Aurora Decision Failed Transgender Students
by: Jen Richards On October 15, 2012, the board of Aurora East District 13, a high school in the western suburbs of Chicago, unanimously voted to adopt a policy that […]
The Last Stall On the Right: An Open Letter To Roseanne Barr
by: Lindsey Dietzler Dear Roseanne, I grew up watching your television show. In fact, I have probably seen every episode of Roseanne, at least three times, no joke. Your politics […]
Notable Assholes: On Being Called a “Shemale Stripper”
by: Rebecca Kling I ran into quite a few notable assholes and bigots while touring. They were absolutely the exception, far outnumbered by the people who – in person, on Facebook, and […]
Non-Binary Problems: How The “Breastfeeding Man” Challenges Societal Gender Roles
by: Khai Devon Normally, when I write about (or read about) the struggles of trans people for full acceptance, it is about the struggles of binary-identified trans people to be […]
Colonic Unrest: The Filthy Consequences of Doorless Stalls
by: Patrick Gill I, with some frequency, go to Boystown bars. I also, with greater frequency, have to evacuate my colon, and do so in toilets. I like to make […]
An Open Letter to Chloë Sevigny’s Prosthetic Penis
by: Kevin Sparrow Dear Prosthetic Penis, My deepest sympathies go out to you. I am sure that it was not your choice to be attached to Chloë Sevigny, at least […]
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 […]
