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Continue reading →: The Weird Biology of the Transphobia’s ExpertsA couple years ago, I took a upper division biology class as part of my gender studies degree. The class focused on the biology of women (and, by extension, biology of human sexual difference in general), and I chose to look at the biology of transphobia for my final project.…
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Continue reading →: “Yes, it’ll be accessible!”When you show up, you’ll probably also hear, “why are you angry?” “These words “It’ll be accessible” doesn’t mean what it says. If you are disabled, and you hear this phrase, what it really means is, “Our assistant manager knows someone with a disability, and they did just fine at…
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Continue reading →: Fix Your ADHD with a Good Diet!While I’ll normally talk about gender here, sometimes I’m going to slip in some neurodiversity things. After all, there is a significant overlap between trans and non-binary people and neurodivergent people. And today that gave me that opportunity. For many disabled people & persons with chronic illnesses, suggestions that a…
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Continue reading →: A Bathroom Chart for Life Under the GOPAre you confused about what bathroom you should use? Sure, you might have never really given this much thought–you’ve just picked the one that is appropriate for you, but apparently most Republican voters care about this issue. A lot. And it’s vexing enough that they create laws that are dozens…
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Continue reading →: Record Scratches and Dog Whistles
Me: “We need to leave. Now.”Him: “Huh?”Me: “Just…let’s go. Really.”Him: “What?”Me: <exasperated whisper> “Don’t you see the way I’m being looked at? We need to leave.”Him: “Nobody is looking at you!”Me: <annoyed whisper> “Yes they are, and I’m going to leave without you if you don’t come with me.” I’m…
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Continue reading →: How Can I Support a Trans Person I Know?Trans people are hurting right now, particularly in the United States. What can cis people do to support them?
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Continue reading →: Ban This Age-Inappropriate BookSouth Carolina wants to ban books. So this queer Christian says we need to ban this age-inappropriate book.
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Continue reading →: Rapid ContagionOnce someone expresses a difference in public, others might realize that they, too, could express that difference, and that doing so might even improve their life, even though they’ll now be seen as different. For observers, this comes out of nowhere: suddenly this person has differences they didn’t have yesterday.…
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Continue reading →: A Trans Travel GuideIn April, as USA’s GOP states began passing anti-trans laws, particularly bathroom bans and laws that could jeopardize parental custody, it became obvious that travel wasn’t going to be safe from state persecution for trans people, even within the United States. Thus, the Trans Travel Guide was born. We needed…
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Continue reading →: Women’s Bill of TransphobiaToday, Nebraska’s governor signed a “Women’s Bill of Rights” executive order, making it the second state to do so (Oklahoma beat them to it). What do you think belongs in a Women’s Bill of Rights? If you guessed transphobia, and nothing else, you would get along with the governor. Let’s…
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