“Traditionally, boys who play with dolls were scolded, stripped of their dolls and handed some trucks, their parents terrified of their son showing signs of femininity. Now, as transgender identities become more visible, select parents respond to their sons playing with dolls in a different way, assuming that their child's interest in traditionally feminine toys makes them transgender or qualifies them as a girl trapped in a boy's body. So-called progressive individuals are jumping on the "transgender bandwagon," without realizing that their tolerance (and even support) of what they perceive as "transgender" might actually be a destructive reinforcement of an arbitrary gender binary.”
—Some Boys Like Dolls: Deconstructing the (Trans)Gender Binary — Lucas Walden
Cis* is not correct Trans*gender isn’t correct either. Same with trans*woman trans*man (because they’re specific identities).
I see cis allies fuck this up at least 3-4 times a day. Stop it, you’re making yourself look bad with the people you claim to care about (not questioning your ability to care or calling you a liar, but I am saying that the effort isn’t matching the words), and it confuses so many people that have never heard the terms before. The asterisk isn’t necessary every time you write the word trans. It’s only purpose is a shorthand to differentiate between trans, which usually is just short for transgender, and trans*, which is the umbrella term which contains specific identities like trans/bi/agender, transvestite, transsexual, gender queer, non-binary, all of that jazz. When you’re referring to a specific person or identity, don’t use it.
Seriously. Please. Stop. Using. The. Asterisk. For. Everything.
Love, a slightly annoyed trans woman ❤
Graduation Gown a Problem for Albuquerque Transgender Student
krqe.comIf you would like to help, please either leave a message at
(505) 831-8400
Or email the St. Pius X administration at
jsalway@spx.k12.nm.us
Let’s show our support for Damien. The administration has no right to deny the established gender identity of this student. We want him to be able to walk at his graduation.
Pentagon formally recognizes transgender veteran
buzzfeed.comEarlier this month, the Pentagon quietly made history when it acknowledged a transgender veteran’s changed gender marker and updated records appropriately.
This is thought to be the first time the Department of Defense has recognized a gender transition for anyone affiliated with the armed forces, and it’s especially a big deal because trans people still cannot serve openly, even after the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
In a short letter dated May 2, a Navy official told Autumn Sandeen, a veteran and transgender activist: “Per your request the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) has been updated to show your gender as female effective April 12, 2013.”
Sandeen’s military identification card now reflects the change, a move called “quite significant” by the head of OutServe-SLDN, a national organization for LGBT service members and veterans and their families.
“The fact that a process exists [to change the gender listed] indicates that there are people in the Department of Defense who are aware of the needs of transgender retirees and who are working to see those needs met. And, in that sense, the significance of this symbolic act for our broader work and for our goal of open service becomes I think a little bit more apparent,” OutServe-SLDN executive director Allyson Robinson told BuzzFeed.
Holy cow, this is a huge deal. Major congratulations to Ms. Sandeen for starting what will hopefully become a major change in how the Department of Defense treats its transgender veterans and service members. There’s no excuse for the kind of discrimination that has been perpetuated for so long.
TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly
kickstarter.comTSQ is a new interdisciplinary academic journal that will change the way the world thinks about transgender issues.
Folks, I’m proud to be on the editorial board of this journal, please support this project and share with your networks.
California Assembly passes two bills for trans rights
tv.msnbc.comThe California Assembly passed two bills on Thursday that will hopefully help ensure equality for trans people. The bills will now move on for consideration in the Senate.
One bill prohibits discrimination against trans students in public schools, including allowing trans students to participate in “sex-segregated school programs” like team sports and allowing students to use the bathrooms of their choice. The other bill makes it easier for trans people to change gender markers on their birth certificates.
The Sacramento Bee notes that some school districts in the state currently allow transgender students to use facilities for the gender they identify with, but the bill would ensure equality throughout the entire state. ”No student can learn if they have to hide who they are at school or if they are singled out for unequal treatment,” Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, the bill’s sponsor, told the Bee.
The Assembly also passed a bill that would make it easier for transgender people to amend their birth certificate with an affidavit from a physician and without a court order. “[The bill] provides transgender people with a simple, inexpensive and private process for changing their names and documents to be consistent with their gender identity,” Assemblymember Toni Atkins, co-sponsor of the bill, said.
Woohoo! Go California!
FULL CALL-OUT TO CANCEL RACHEL IVEY'S SPEAKING DATES
PLEASE REPOST
Please email and call these spaces and let them know that you are unhappy that they are allowing Rachel Ivey of Deep Green Resistance to speak at their space as part of the Resistance Rewritten speaking tour. Rachel Ivey considers trans women to be men; equates being transgender with being “trans racial”; and is friends with Cathy Brennan, a well-known transmisogynist who has publicly outed trans youth, filed lawsuits against her critics, and campaigned against gender identity protections. More on Rachel Ivey and DGR’s transphobia here.
We have included a sample email below.
June 1: Florida International University - Biscayne Bay (Miami, FL)
CANCELLED!June 23: Bluestockings (New York, NY)
CANCELLED!
June 24: City College of New York (New York, NY)
https://www.facebook.com/events/144009912449595/
Office of Student Life
Phone: 212-650-5002
Email: studentlife@ccny.cuny.edu
June 28: First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA)
CANCELLED!
July 4: University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
Phone: 416-978-2011
July 19: The Democracy Center (Boston, MA)
https://www.facebook.com/events/521052471263534
Phone: 617-492-8855
Email: info@democracycenter.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Democracy-Center/110212969005483
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To whom it may concern,
I am writing because I saw that [space name] is hosting an event on the Resistance Rewritten tour featuring speaker Rachel Ivey of Deep Green Resistance. I am asking that you cancel the event due to Rachel Ivey’s oppressive beliefs about transgender people.
Rachel Ivey considers transgender women to be men; equates being transgender with a white person saying they are a person of color; and is friends with Cathy Brennan, a well-known anti-trans blogger who has publicly outed transgender youth, filed lawsuits against her critics, and campaigned against gender identity protections. Deep Green Resistance, the organization for which Ivey is speaking, has as its official policy that trans women are men. This is unacceptable.
I urge you to cancel this event. Transgender women are some of the most at-risk people in our society for violence, harassment, and murder. People like Rachel Ivey wish to obscure the intense violence done to transgender women, and indeed reinforce trans oppression.
Further reading:
https://flyingbrickrva.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/why-deep-green-resistance-is-not-coming-to-the-flying-brick-library/
http://www.decolonizingyoga.com/how-derrick-jensens-deep-green-resistance-supports-transphobia/
Sincerely,
[your name]
Nevada slated to pass trans-inclusive hate crimes bill
advocate.comNevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is expected to sign into law a bill that would add gender identity and expression as protected classes under the state’s hate crimes law.
The state assembly passed the legislation 30-11 on Tuesday, and the senate passed it nearly unanimously last month.
“This does not afford victims special rights,” openly gay Assemblyman Andrew Martin said Tuesday according to the Associated Press. ”This is a statement of what our society is, and that we will not tolerate the systematic targeting of individuals who are historically disadvantaged groups.”
People who commit hate crimes would be subject to penalties for the actual crime committed, in addition to motivation based on their bias, according to the article.
We need this law. Come on, Nevada.
Taking care of your post-op nipples, Garramone style.
Let’s imagine for a second; you’ve just had top surgery with Dr. Garramone, you’re resting in bed, and you’re wondering what kind of care you’ll need to do over the next few weeks once your bandages are off. Your scars will take of themselves, but your nipples need a little extra work until you are about 3 weeks post-op. Here’s what you’ll be doing and what all you’ll need. I’m just shy of 5 months post-op, so don’t worry about seeing any newly post-op nipples.
Thinky-thinks
- Cis Guy: Do you have a dick?
- Trans Guy: Do YOU have a dick?
- Cis Guy: *sputters*
- Trans Guy: Is it circumcised? How long is it? How big are your balls?
- Cis Guy: But-
- Trans Guy: No really! Do you have a dick? Have you named it?
- Cis Guy: I-
- Trans Guy: Are you a Real Man?
- Cis Guy: umm...
- Random Girl: You're being really rude! -to trans guy-
- Trans Guy: Yes I know. -to Cis Guy- How does it feel?
