trans issues
Beyond Martyrdom: “Tales of the City” Introduces Two Generations of Complex Trans Characters
The flawed history of our queer ancestors serves as a portal to the past.
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Model Sawyer Devuyst Kicks Sand on Myths About Beach Season
There’s nothing wrong with my body being a trans body.
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Across Time: 7 Lessons “Pose” Teaches Us about Survival
Pose exists in a New York that is long gone, but it sometimes feels like our queer and transcestors are using the show to send us messages across time.
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Prodigal Daughter: Samantha Allen Shines a New Light on Queer Communities in Red States
Queer people are here—or there, as the case may be—and aren’t going away.
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Pleasureless Principle: Who Gets to Decide What Your Anatomy Is Capable Of?
The clinical side of the gender-confirmation surgery process is centered around resolving visual dysphoria.
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Online Challenges Hit a Sour Note for Queer and Trans Communities
I was overwhelmed with the memory of my old image.
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House Mother Rules: “Pose” is a Testament to the Selflessness of Trans Women
We must return the love and protection that trans women of color give us.
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Signs, Saints, and Symbols: Transgender Kids in Media are Not Here to Forgive You
By not allowing trans kids to grow into adults, even if it’s just on TV shows, writers take away their futures.
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20th Century Boy: In the 1930s, the Word “Transsexual” Didn't Exist in the English Language. So Laura Dillon Had to Label Herself.
No literature at all existed to guide those female-bodied people who wished to become men.
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Birds of a Feather: “Vogue” and Victoria’s Secret are Both Selling a Warped Fantasy
Victoria’s Secret is unquestionably determined to remain the bastion of male-centered fantasy and traditional feminine allure.
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