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adventures of a non-binary little awesome trans*person in a binary world.
adventures of a non-binary little awesome trans*person in a binary world.
Submit your art to Gender Odyssey’s Art Exhibit. The submission deadline has been extended to June 15, 2013.
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Amazon.com: BIC Cristal "For Her" Pen
Amazon.com: BIC Cristal For Her Ball Pen
Read the “reviews” - so funny!
Since I’ve begun using these pens, men have found me more attractive and approchable [..] Those smart men in marketing have come up with a pen that my lady parts can really identify with.
How Non-Trans* People Can Be Trans-Friendly
A friend of mine went to a presentation by the fabulous Janet Mock recently, and took this photo. Part of the presentation talked about how non-trans* people be allies to trans* folks
A Kids Book on Baby Making for All - Yes, All Families - Bay Windows
A book for children ages 3-7 explains how babies are made, but it’s up to the parents to “fill in the blanks.” It’s unique in its kind, as it leaves room for all types of families: LGBTQ, single parent, adopted, IVF, surrogate, etc etc.
Silverberg initially wrote the book at the request of a transgender friend, who was expecting a second child with his female partner and whose four-year-old was starting to ask questions about baby making. His friend observed that existing children’s books on the subject all assumed parents were biologically related to their kids, which was not his situation. Silverberg took up the challenge.
The Talk I Thought He Was Too Young To Have
This was my first shot to teach him that families that our different than ours aren’t anything special — they’re just families.
“Yep. Victoria can marry whomever she wants. She can marry you, or she could marry Kyle if she wanted to.”
Little Dude burst out laughing.
“Victoria can’t marry Kyle mommy! Kyle is a girl. Girls have to marry boys and boys have to marry girls.” He gave me an exasperated look.
And there we were. At the kitchen table eating a snack, staring the issue of gay marriage in the face.
Some Questions Should Never Be Asked
As someone who considers themselves an educator, it seems counter-intuitive to tell people they can’t ask certain questions. Educators are supposed to encourage learning and respectful challenges of authority. I value both equally, so to discourage asking certain questions is practically discouraging learning and challenging ideas. But I promise, there are very valid reasons for why, when discussing transgender lives and experiences, there are some questions that should never be asked.
The Gender Coverup
If you are a female author, you are much more likely to get a package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. We’re the high fructose corn syrup of literature, even when our products are the same.
LGBTQ* Law and Protection History
The Gif above showcases the LGBT legal changes of same-sex/gender recognized marriages in the United States from 1970-2013.
Reblogged from KNOWhomo
Mock Shares Her Transgender Experience
“There is great power in owning who you are and not being ashamed of that.”
- Janet Mock, writer, former staff editor of People magazine’s website, and transgender rights advocate, spoke on Friday afternoon about her experiences as transgender.
The event, “Translating Transgender with Janet Mock,” was hosted and moderated by the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC)’s Freshman Leadership Program.
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If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.
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How do I deal with dysphoria?
A few people recently asked me this. There is no one way I deal/t with dysphoria, it’s more of a combination of methods depending on the situation. Here are some ideas that came to mind.
Aya Kamikawa: Why she kicks ass
- She is the only openly transgender official in Japan at this point, and the first to seek or win elected office in Japan.
- She won a four-year term as an independent under huge media attention, placing sixth of 72 candidates running for 52 seats in the Setagaya ward assembly, the most populous district in Tokyo. In April 2007, she was re-elected to her second term, placing second of 71 candidates running for 52 in the same ward assembly.
- While the government announced that they would continue to consider her male officially, she stated that she would work as a woman.
- She is devoted to work for various groups, the disabled, single-parent families, homeless people to evening junior high school students, LGBT people and to improve rights for women, children, the elderly. She strives to give support for these people and bring positive changes which would help them in society.
- She was also a committee member for Trans-net Japan (a self-support group for transgender people) and organised meetings and social events to give support and symposiums to raise the public awareness.
“OUT in the line-up” is currently in production.
To complete the film we need financial support.
To donate to this project that promotes acceptance and social change please visit outinthelineup.com/donate/ or contact thomas@outinthelineup.comThe film is due for release in December 2013
