Tag: Transgender

How to refer to trans and genderqueer persons: pronoun resource.

Being a Trans Ally Takes Practice: 8 Tips for Pronouns

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I am working on a blog post/response to a post on Americablog. Before posting it, I wanted to post some basic info about “cis.” If any reader has more or different information or links they feel is useful to help

Pittsburgh and the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)

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Maybe Transgender Day of Remembrance isn't that important to people here? Or maybe it is?

INITIATIVE FOR TRANSGENDER LEADERSHIP COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION

An Evening for Appreciation, Entertainment and Community Building   On Friday, Nov. 18 from 6:30 to 9:30pm at the Union Project at 801 N Negley Avenue in East Liberty, the Initiative for Transgender Leadership (ITL), in partnership with the Union

When Journalists Perpetuate Bull Shit

Every time a journalist uses this type of language it discredits any attempt to portray the bill as being truly about non-discrimination. "Bathroom Bill" kills real dialogue and understanding every time. Even if the journalist feels it is important to

Inconsistency and Inequality

Or are differences in acceptance and discrimination directly related to a number of factors such as the size of the community, and the general sense of progressiveness?

Canadian Transgender Rights Bill Passes House of Commons

I saw this reported on Pam’s House Blend, although the quote and link below are to original sources. OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a bill Wednesday that will amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code to

Bathroom Bill Language Encourages Abuse Against Trans Community

The statistics reported about members of the Trans community are staggering, and form a solid foundation for work at the local, state and federal levels to offer full non-discrimination protections for all, including women and men who identify as Trans.

Transphobia in the LGB community

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I think there is clearly some within the LGBT community who express transphobia at anywhere from a very mild to very blatant and offensive level.

How Bigots Justify Their Hate

This is from LifeSiteNews, a far right crazy website, which is constantly working to deny lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons equality. I thought this was a very telling illustration of the way bigots justify their hate. This bill, proposed