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Being Trans at Work

by Emma on January 30, 2012

I’m no slacker. I bet you thought I just wrote fancy stuff all the time for pay, didn’t you? The truth is, I also assemble air ducts. Yep, All 5 feet 5 inches and 140 pounds of me assembles air ducts on an assembly line right along with a bunch of foul mouthed alpha males. [...]

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World’s Best Mom?

by mattie on November 8, 2010

Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot in the news about kids being bullied (sometimes to suicide) for being gay. But I think this story illustrates that this isn’t just an issue with “kids”, but a problem that originates with homophobic and mean spirited adult (parent) bullies. In this case, none of the kids had any problem with the boy, it was the adults that were the bullies.

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Defending transgender rights and why you should care

December 28, 2008

There was once a time, long ago in the 1960s, when a guy or gal could be arrested on the spot for wearing 3 or more articles of cross-gendered clothing. A pair of panties, a wig, and some fake lashes could get you a night in the slammer, locked up with other persecuted innocents and unsavory characters alike. If the police raids on the gay bars didn’t kill you, there was a good chance that a night in jail would.

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Know Your Rights as a Crossdresser

November 8, 2008

Perhaps you’ve been wanting to break out your other half more often — at the super market or that new martini bar downtown — but have been nervous about what could happen if you have a run-in with some bigots or a police officer. Recently we spoke with Michael Silverman, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, who answered my questions about a range of dangerous cross-dressing scenarios — and what you can do to protect yourself.

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CNN and Gender Phobia

August 9, 2008

I got a reminder today of the fact that gender bias and discrimination is alive and well today in the corporate media while watching a story on Prime News about a new product that is selling like crazy called “Mantyhose”, a version of pantyhose for men. The anchors spend an uncomfortable couple minutes mocking any [...]

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