Trans Terms History and Context
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.
Cook-Riley, Frye and Frederickson: Pioneers of the Modern Trans Community
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 […]
BlogTV on TS Separatism: Dana Taylor Invited
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 […]
Of Turd Polishing and Lies
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 […]
Thank You Phyllis Frye
Thirty-one years ago today, Judge Phyllis Frye – the first openly trans judge in Texas – was able to get the Houston crossdressing ordinance overturned: – Click to for detail – Thank you Phyllis for everything you’ve done… from pioneering the field of transgender law through ICLEPT to making it safer for trans folk to […]
My How Times Change for Trans Activists!
Back in 1978, Anita Bryant – anti-queer bigot extraordinar- came to Houston to bolster anti-queer sentiment. She spoke at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Houston. Tomorrow, Judge Phyllis Frye will be honored at the HCDP’s 2011 Brunch Honoring LGBT Trailblazers at the same Hyatt Regency that once hosted our nation’s anti-queer poster child when she […]
April Ashley and Coccinelle
Two of my favorite larger than life early transsexual women are April Ashley and Coccinelle. Both are significant to trans history. I was reading through the Ashley’s hilarious biography again and had to share a passage: A few months before the Italian tour, Coccinelle had vanished. When she reappeared she was smirking her head off. […]
The REAL “Response” in Houston, Texas to Hate, Bigotry and Murder
While Perry and his 3 ring circus of anti-queer hate is gearing up to congratulate each other for passing the buck to Yahweh Elohim in what he’s calling “The Response”, the GLBT community in Houston came together to remember those we have lost to hate and to dedicate a small garden as a lasting place […]
