Category: General
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5 things to never say to trans folks
Did you have the surgery? Don’t ask. Whatever is in our pants is none of your business. You don’t look like [insert pronoun here]; I didn’t know you were trans. We don’t exist to fit your norms or to be defined by what you think a man or woman is/looks like. Are you going to…
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Give for a future: Ugandan trans youth initiative seeks visibility and support
It may not be known to many about the hardships trans and intersex individuals face outside of the United States and Europe. One Ugandan group is seeking help and visibility to address these difficulties among their youths. Operating in Northern Uganda, Kampala and Wakiso, Africa, the Pride for Youth Initiative (PFYI) aims to “create a…
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Wisconsin bar raises over $9,000 for name changes and gender-affirming surgeries
A bar in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley raised almost $10,000 to help transitioning folks with their legal name change to help celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV). The idea for the GoFundMe came several weeks before TDoV when Ivy (she/her) was speaking to a good friend of hers at a local bar, Dr. Jekyll’s. “I was…
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The battle between body and mind
Everything you need to know about Gender Identity Dysphoria (GID). What is it? I will try and explain this in the simplest terms possible based on my knowledge and experience. But keep in mind: My experience is not the same as everyone else’s, and we will get more into that later on. To me, GID,…
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“You gave us a platform to perform.”
If you haven’t yet, read the first two parts here and here. Stan taught journalism for some time in Chicago — his students helped run a TV station at their school that aired on local access cable. Through this, he was able to get several connections with musicians and their managers from Warner Brothers for…
Come (Out) as You Are 