Get Comfortable: TSA Invasion as a Model for Trans Experience
I announce that I am trans as a statement of my history, experiences and personal perspective, but others read my statement as a declaration of biology and an invitation to envision what is under my clothing. As TSA procedures reduce us to not much more than a collection of body parts, will the American public take a stand and fight for body rights for all?
What's in a Word?: Crafting Transmasculine
As the gender-variant people continue to fight for civil rights, we must begin by removing labels put upon us by doctors, therapists and ‘professionals’ who study trans people from the removed perspective of the ‘other’. The fight for trans rights begins with asserting the right to self-define ourselves and our communities. It is in this spirit that I worked to craft a definition for the term transmasculine.
Ambiguous Genitals: Oh Noes!
TimeOut New York's sex issue is quite typically a fun romp through the grit, glitz and grime of sex life in New York City. Unfortunately this article on "X-rated pickups" was painfully transphobic, relegating a "sweet and understanding" guy to nothing more than an unacceptable set of genitals.