Lukas Blakk, who is a contributor at Oversampled has released his short, “Tough Enough,” on his “vlog” (video blog), Back in Blakk. If you haven’t been to his site before, check it out. He is very open about his gender identity, and his personal reports on film document his changes.
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Abigail Garner joined Fresh Fruit on KFAI in October 2000, first as a regular guest, then as a rotating host in the Fresh Fruit collective. Below are the guests who joined her on air in 2005.
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Abigail Garner joined Fresh Fruit on KFAI in October 2000, first as a regular guest, then as a rotating host in the Fresh Fruit collective. Below are the guests who joined her on air in 2004.
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Helen Boyd is the author of My Husband Betty. Her blog about gender and trans issues, (en)gender has a regular feature “Five Questions with…”
Today’s five questions are with….me.
Excerpt:
Are the children of T-people becoming more visible, in your opinion? How are their issues the same/different from those who have GLB parents?
I think there are added challenges [...]
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Transgender families – often the least represented at anything LGBT –are becoming more visible with the increase of media that include them. Here are three recent documentaries exploring relationship dynamics for transgender people and their families:
“Transparent”
Nineteen female-to-male parents share their diverse views on reconciling maleness with biological motherhood.
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This week’s issue of Pulse, features several well-known trans-activists in the Twin Cities area, but the issues they bring up apply to everywhere.
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RECOMMENDED BOOK: Jamison Green’s FTM Journey
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The Kantaras custody ruling, and resources for transgender families.
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On November 20th, dozens of cities in the US and Canadawill observe the 4th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize those who have been killed because of anti-transgender hate. Find out if there is a vigil in your area.
The site lists 26 people who have been killed in the past year. Keep [...]
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At PFLAG’s national conference on September 27-29, intersex activists presented the workshop, “Why Should PFLAG Care About Intersex?”
Janet Green, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the non-profit organization Bodies Like Ours, presented the workshop with co-founder Betsy Driver and ISNA board member Kimberly Saviano. Green points out that there is plenty of overlap when it [...]
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