BY: ELIJAH BASSETT These past few years, it seems like conservative politicians, including Trump himself, have been weirdly fixated on trans people and public bathrooms. It may sound baffling – because it is – but there’s actually a method to…
This new exhibit is bringing transgender people’s stories from Hollywood to the everyday
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT What do a pair of ballet shoes, deodorant, and lipstick have in common? They’re all being featured at the recently opened Museum of Transology for their significance to trans people’s personal journeys. The collection hopes to empower transgender…
Meet the trans manicurist exchanging awareness for a free shape and polish
BY: CAROLINE ROLF So you’ve seen a few episodes of Transparent and Orange Is The New Black, but what do you really know about trans men and women? Charlie Craggs is a 23-year-old UK-based trans activist who believes the intimacy…
The first openly transgender White House official could change American politics
BY: MELISSA MYERS Raffi Freedman-Gurspan is the first openly transgender person to join the White House staff, and a transgender women of colour at that. This announcement comes less than two months after same-sex marriage was declared a right in…
Gay conversion therapists are convincing victims they have a “cure” for being gay
BY: MICHAEL LYONS [Warning: This article mentions torture and sexual abuse.] Can gay people be “cured” with reparative therapy? The long answer is one that’s tangled with a history of spiritual, legal, medical and social discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual,…
These before and after photos of sexual reassignment give a voice to transgendered in Cuba.
For Reassign, Claudia Gonzales documents the complex journey travelled by transgendered people living in Cuba. In the first photo you will see the phase preceding the gender reassignment process, and in the other, following the surgery. These photos are made…
Three mothers share their stories of raising transgender children in the face of adversity
BY: JESSICA BURDE Fifty percent of them will have attempted suicide at least once by their 20th birthday, according to the Youth Suicide Prevention Program. Politicians, religious leaders, and business owners can endlessly debate the validity of trans* rights, but…
India Officially Recognizes “The Third Gender”. These Photos Show The Face of Transgender Struggle.
BY: SAHAR FADAIAN Cultural taboos, federal regulations, and family rejection have given the Transgender Women of South India little choices for survival. During the years that Sahar Fadaian lived in Bangalore, India she noticed that most “Hijra” have been defamed…