There’s now a short survey looking at the sense of community within the trans community. A sense of community is tied to everything from one’s overall wellbeing to the efficacy of health interventions. In fact, community is so important, the APA has a specific division focusing exclusively on community psychology. For more info on this […]
If you’ve posted on the topic of separatism and you seem to be pro-inclusion or you come off as being a non-extreme separatist, the you may have had an encounter with a troll named “Just Jennifer.” She seems to pass her time either blog rants which are basically one long ad hom attack. She seems […]
As some of you know, I had invited Dana Taylor to do a discussion on BlogTV. While she declined (she said she didn’t trust me) Deena was willing to take her place. Here’s the raw video clips from the conversation. BlogTV only lets me record in 10 min. increments, so there’s some conversation missing between […]
I’m stuck at the airport and was board, so I thought I’d play with attempting to represent some information about trans terminology’s history and social context in a graph: For more, visit my research blog.
I’ve noticed that some of the folks who claimed that the “transgender community” didn’t exist until after the mid 1990s seem to be curling their toes after a wonderful interview with Yvonne Cook-Riley was published. They seem to feel that her story wipes away all the documented cooperative group efforts by transsexuals and non-transsexuals going […]
As some of you know, I’ve been involved in HIV prevention on the local and national level for a few years now. Today I’m in Atlanta, GA for a UCHAPS meeting and… I’m pissed. I’ve watched as cold-hearted tea bagging idiots have systematically sought to pay for corporate tax breaks with the blood of our […]
Dana Taylor vs Cristan Williams I agree with a recent commenter: @ Dana and Cristan. This is getting absurd. Please call each other on the phone and discuss these issues. Texting is fraught with perils. You may disagree with each other but at least if you can have a civil voice conversation you both ought […]
UPDATE: On May 5, 2012, Dana posted the following in in a blog post: I just had an email exchange with Cathy Brennan that didn’t turn out like I thought it would. I found out she doesn’t give a shit about me..and never did. I guess Dana finally understands the outrage many of us felt […]
