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Transsexual pioneer criticizes modern trans activists

Buck Angel: “Transsexual pioneer criticizes modern trans activists, says they’re indoctrinating kids: ‘This isn’t a game'”

This transgender activist went through hell. Here’s how she got to the other side.

This transgender activist went through hell. Here’s how she got to the other side.

When Lillian Lennon was 14, her parents sent her thousands of miles away from her home in Alaska to Utah for two years to undergo conversion therapy. The harmful practice, which has been banned in 20 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, seeks to change a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation.

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Gay men have taken over the Proud Boys Twitter hashtag

The Proud Boys hashtag, which members of the far-right group have been using, was trending Sunday after gay men on Twitter hijacked it and flooded the feed with photos of their loved ones and families and with memes.

Why This Transgender Rights Activist Wants Us To Evolve From Being Allies To Accomplices

Why This Transgender Rights Activist Wants Us To Evolve From Being Allies To Accomplices

Geena Rocero, award-winning producer, model, and trans rights advocate a
 
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But in the present moment, that isn’t a luxury people in the transgender community get to experience. One of the many issues Geena brings into conversation when she’s speaking at global events at the United Nations, the White House, or the World Economic Forum is how cisgender-focused many of the high-level discussions are.

“It’s super binary,” says Geena. “It’s very placed in cisgender over trans and non-binary people. I think most conversations should be as intersectional as it is, and all of those different identities should be on an equal playing field when it comes to speaking about those lived experiences, rather than prioritizing one more than the other.”

This is how a 13-year-old trans girl is still ‘changing the world’ and spreading hope despite coronavirus lockdown

Teenage activist and trans girl Rebekah Bruesehoff is still committed to “changing the world”, even while under lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

transphobia is alive and well both in and outside the queer community – i-D

transphobia is alive and well both in and outside the queer community – i-D:

More cisgender queer people need to oppose transphobia, urgently.

Rebecca Solnit: ‘Every protest shifts the world’s balance’ | Books | The Guardian

Rebecca Solnit: ‘Every protest shifts the world’s balance’ | Books | The Guardian:

Two hundred years after the Peterloo massacre, which led to the founding of the Manchester Guardian, protest is shaping our political moment. Where do we go from here?

The Inherent Truth About Being A Woman – The Mission – Medium

The Inherent Truth About Being A Woman – The Mission – Medium:

Why is it more dangerous to be a woman than it is to be a man? And why have I never, in my whole life, questioned why this seems like an inalienable truth in the world?

Disgusting

I am beyond disgusted with the news out of Washington today. This administration is destroying decades of the dedicated work of countless activists by undoing the strides this country has made toward equality for all of us.

Trans woman who escaped anti-LGBT abuses in Chechnya puts life at risk again for others / LGBTQ Nation

Trans woman who escaped anti-LGBT abuses in Chechnya puts life at risk again for others / LGBTQ Nation:

“A transgender woman who escaped abuse in Chechnya and found asylum in America is speaking truth to power in Washington in hopes of helping others, even if it means putting herself at risk all over again.”