Category Archives: Transsexual and Transgender related issues

Anti-Transsexual Bathroom Law In Arizona

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Ampersand

I love this cartoon by my friend Kevin Moore: From the Washington Post reports on what the Arizona GOP has been up to: The original bill would have made it a crime for a transgendered person to use a bathroom … Continue reading →

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The War On Sex Workers

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Ampersand

I wanted to recommend this excellent article in Reason Magazine, about how laws against prostitution and sex trafficking hurt sex workers. (This subject, like the war on drugs, is one that libertarians seem to do a better job of covering … Continue reading →

Posted in Prostitution, Porn and Sex Work, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 8 Comments  

“It’s not something I would do, but…”

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Grace Annam

I am far enough into my public transition to start making notes of patterns. (It’s going well, as far as I can tell, thanks for asking.) One of them is this. Someone is talking to me for the first time … Continue reading →

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Grace’s Trans 101: An Introduction to Transsexuality and Some Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Grace Annam

h1 {text-align:center;} Introduction Hello, world! I am a transsexual woman. Now that I am past most of the public-disclosure stage of my transition, I am gradually making available as resources some of the documents I wrote to help people process … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace's Trans Resource Series, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 20 Comments  

Feminism, Men, and Redemption

Posted on January 20, 2012 by fannie

[Trigger/content warning: Violence] A couple of people have emailed me asking what I think about the Hugo Schwyzer, erm, Internet Feminist Situation. (See Alas, for a roundup of related links and background.) (tl;dr version: What role should or can a … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Men and masculinity, Race, racism and related issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 64 Comments  

Poised behind my closet door

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Grace Annam

[Edited to add context: I am a trans woman. I have not yet publicly transitioned, so I still present as male. And I am a police officer.] In “Milk”, the movie starring Sean Penn, there is a scene which haunts … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Bloggers, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Gender and the Body, Gender and the Economy, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 32 Comments  

11th Circuit rules that transgender discrimination is sex-based discrimination

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Ampersand

From ThinkProgress: A Georgia transgender woman has won her appeal that she was illegally fired for planning to make her gender transition. Vandy Beth Glenn had been a legislative editor in the Georgia General Assembly, but her supervisor, now-retired legislative … Continue reading →

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Political cartoon: The End Of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Ampersand

Don’t get me wrong — I’m thrilled about the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. We should celebrate. But we shouldn’t forget that the work ain’t done. Transgender American Veteran’s Association (TAVA) president Monica Helms wrote: On this day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, crossposted on TADA, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 25 Comments  

Unexpectedly, Grace

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Grace Annam

Amp has very kindly granted me permission to guest-blog at Alas!.  This is daunting:  the signal-to-noise ratio here is astonishingly high, even though the topics are often fraught.  I asked Amp delicately for guidance.  He cheerfully told me to write … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Bloggers, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Gender and the Body, Gender and the Economy, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 25 Comments  

Would Robert George Recognize a Trans-Cis Marriage?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Ampersand

[Crossposted on Family Scholars Blog.] According to Robert George et al, the reason same-sex couples can’t marry is that they’re unable to perform “conjungal acts” or “coitus”: The spouses seal (consummate)  and renew their union by conjungal acts – acts that constitute … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Same-Sex Marriage, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 13 Comments