OutSmart Magazine, October 2012

For those of you who don’t know, each year OutSmart Magazine collects nominations and votes from the Houston LGBT community and features winners in their annual Gayest & Greatest issue. Thank you OutSmart Magazine and all of you who nominated and voted for me! This is the second year in a row that I’ve won best blogger 🙂

Finalist: Most Prominent LGBT Activist, page 30

Winner (tie): Favorite Female Blogger, page 36:

OutSmart Magazine Profile, page 38:

“I’ve used my blog for organizing, advocacy, and as a place to synthesize my thoughts on my research into the history of the trans community.”

Cristan is quick to say that her blog is personal, and doesn’t represent her day job as director of the Transgender Foundation of America. The subheading of her blog at cristanwilliams.com reads, “I’m a transsexual atheist from the Houston Transgender Community . . . So yeah, basically your worst nightmare.”

On Facebook, she opens up about her life—her tattoos, her spiritual side, her family, her bike, and her activism. She says her writing is edgy, and her commentary usually focuses on the ancient philosophy taught by Buddha: “Test it out for yourself; don’t accept things on faith alone.” True to her skeptical beliefs, she says there’s no evidence supporting a Mayan doomsday prediction. “I think the fear created by conjecture and misinformation has made a lot of money for authors, movie makers, and paranormal TV producers alike.” This photo was taken when Cristan was working on a blog post. “It seemed appropriate.”