Dr. Judith Butler is an acclaimed author, gender theorist, and distinguished professor at the University of California at Berkeley. This video is so smart. So much of what Judith shares here resonates, including: "Many people who refuse to allow Trans people to define...
Transphobia Smackdown
LGBTQ Lawmakers in 19 States Coordinate a “Rainbow Wall” of Laws to Protect Trans Kids and their Families
Amidst the onslaught of introduced bills and laws around the U.S.A. targeting Trans kids and threatening their families with criminal prosecution for helping them get puberty blockers (to temporarily slow their bodies' puberty) or gender-affirming care, seeing this...
Upsetting and Cynical Move In Texas to Charge Parents of Trans Kids with ‘Child Abuse’ if they Support their Child’s Gender Affirming Treatment
Here's what the "Stand with Trans Kids in Texas" petition put out by Equality California says: "[At the end of February 2022], Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive to investigate and prosecute parents of transgender children and their healthcare providers."He...
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution – a Picture Book I wish Had Been Read to Me When I Was a Little Kid
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History by Joy Michael Ellison, Illustrated by Teshika Silver Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll...
“If We Knew Trans History” – A Series by Joy Michael Ellison
I'm loving learning more about Trans history with Joy Michael Ellison's series. In If We Knew Trans History, We Would Embrace Trans Rage, we get another view of the power of Sylvia Rivera. As Joy writes, upon their eviction from STAR house, "a home where Rivera,...
Both Sides Now – a Trans Teen high school senior is debate star, and has to argue against Trans rights (while realizing he has a crush on his gay and already in a relationship debate partner)
Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas There's only one thing standing between Finch Kelly and a full-blown case of high school senioritis: the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Taking home the gold would not only be the pinnacle of Finch's debating career, but the...