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Trans Women Are Not Drag Queens
At one point during this year’s Oscars ceremony, it dawned on me: Many people don’t know the difference between trans women and drag queens! There seems to be an assumption that all people assigned male at birth who grow up to wear clothing from the women’s section identify the same way. That couldn’t be further from the truth. So let’s talk about this difference.
Read MoreYes, Trans Women Can Get Period Symptoms
Cis and trans people tend to agree that it’s impossible for trans women to get periods. But wait – turns out it’s time to deepen our understanding of this question.
Read MoreNo, Trans Women Athletes Do Not Have Unfair Advantages
Do you think it’s unfair for trans women athletes to compete in women’s sports? Then you need to know this info that too many people are missing.
Read More4 Ways to Center Trans Women in Reproductive Justice
“No one in the reproductive movement is talking about this.” Do you know about the possibilities for trans women’s reproduction? This author’s experience was infuriating – but with these tips, we can do something about it.
Read More13 Myths And Misconceptions About Trans Women
Almost all of these myths stem from the assumption that trans women are really men, and considering us through a male frame of reference. So if there is one myth to debunk from which all others would perish, it’s the notion that our gender is not legitimate. We are women. But if you need further explanation, let me break it down for you with these 13 myths.
Read MoreHere’s How Trans Women Are Subtly Pushed Out Of Their Jobs
It’s not enough for employers to process smooth transitions for their employees, they must adjust their employee evaluation systems to account for systemic sexism or risk losing their trans employees in the long run.
Read MoreWhy People Who Fetishize Trans Women Are Not Our Allies
These people who fetishize trans women and pose as allies may use flowery social justice language – but something’s very wrong with this picture.
Read More8 Tips for Trans Women of Color Who Are Considering Suicide
“Sometimes, it is all you can do to keep yourself breathing.” If you’re a trans woman of color who’s thinking about suicide, you’re not alone. Here are the lessons that helped this author keep breathing, even on the hardest days.
Read More6 Things Every Man Who Dates Trans Women Needs to Know
Because of transmisogyny, dating trans women comes with intense social stigma. Here’s one trans woman’s affirming guidance on navigating shame, loving trans women, and loving yourself.
Read More3 Common Feminist Phrases That (Unintentionally) Marginalize Trans Women
Language around trans women is constantly evolving. So if you’re a cis ally, let’s make sure you don’t use these phrases and accidentally cause harm.
Read More5 Books Written by Queer and Trans Women That Set Me Free
Readers bestow upon themselves that title because they become completely absorbed in pages and find pieces of themselves in the novels, poetry, and memoirs that they read. So what happens when you’re queer or trans and voices similar to yours are lacking? This author explains what that experience was like for her – and then shares the books that set her free.
Read MoreThis Is Exactly Why We Need the Leadership of Trans Women of Color
Are you impacted by or wanting do something about the life-threatening conditions working against transgender women of color? Then you need Lourdes Ashley Hunter’s voice in your life. Here, she celebrates Black and Brown trans and gender non-conforming identities and lives, and shares what we all need to know about how structural oppression is linked to violence.
Read MoreWhy Our Conversations About Street Harassment Need To Include Trans Women
Thankfully, street harassment as such is increasingly being acknowledged in our society. But we almost always discuss it in terms of how cisgender women are being targeted – without mentioning other groups who are also disproportionally targeted such as trans women, particularly trans women of color. We need to make sure we include them too. Here’s why.
Read More‘Women-Only’ Spaces That Exclude Trans Women Lead Us Down This Awful Path
What have you heard about excluding transgender women from so-called “women-only” spaces? People have different ideas about why cis-women-only spaces are necessary, but their ideas come from assumptions and misunderstandings about how power and privilege work. This comic shows how excluding trans women is not okay, and why it’s transphobic to do so.
Read MoreGetting With Girls Like Us: A Radical Guide to Dating Trans Women for Cis Women
Trans women are a component of queer women’s communities, so a lack of respect amongst us just means more devaluing of women, when society dishes out plenty of that for all of us already. So with that in mind, I have put together some suggestions for cis women on thinking through some basic trans issues, including ideas on approaching trans women in a romantic or intimate context.
Read More4 Ways That Call-Out Culture Fails Trans Women (And Therefore, All of Us)
This kind of calling out of a “problematic” trans woman might be familiar. We need to consider these points about call-out culture’s impact on marginalized people.
Read More4 Ways Society Exotifies Trans Women of Color – And How You Could Treat Us Better
From fetishizers to feminists, there are many people who participate in these ways of exotifying trans women of color. Here’s a firsthand account of the impact – with ideas on how to help end this harmful dehumanization.
Read MoreStill Think Trans Women Have Male Privilege? These 7 Points Prove They Don’t
The debate is fierce, bitter, and as old as second wave feminism: do trans women experience male privilege? Some people believe they do, but here’s the important information they’re missing.
Read MoreThe Comedy You Love Uses Trans Women As Punchlines And We Need To Talk About It
Do you recognize these tired tropes about trans women from popular shows and movies? These “jokes” are so common that many of us still laugh along – but Kat Blaque’s got a better idea.
Read MoreWhy the Feminist Movement Must Be Trans-Inclusive
Despite what we like to think, feminism is not always the inclusive space that we want it to be. It can actually be an unsafe place for those seen as outsiders. A small (but vocal!) minority of feminists has a history of purposefully excluding trans struggles from feminism. And not only is this harmful for trans people, but it actually weakens feminism. Here’s why.
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