Transgender - xoJane

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Partner Came Out As Trans While I Was Pregnant

IHTM CONTESTANT — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

In one year, I got pregnant with my boyfriend and I gave birth with my girlfriend.

Commemorating the Trans* and Sex Worker Days of Sad

Jessie Nicole — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:30:00 -0500

It's frustrating that the biggest days for our respective communities are really depressing.

It's Transgender Day of Remembrance: Cis People, Consider This A Day of Action

s.e. smith — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0500

An estimated 260 people died worldwide last year specifically because they were transgender/transsexual, many horrifically. They were beaten to death, they were burned, they were shot.

Can a Trans Awareness Campaign Solve D.C.'s Hate Crime Problem?

Kate Conway — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:00:00 -0400

New D.C. ads show trans residents living perfectly normal lives. But should they be more radical in their messaging?

Should Taxpayers be Funding Sex Reassignment Surgery for Transgender People in Prison?

Lesley — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:30:00 -0400

Twenty-two years ago, Michelle Kosilek, then Robert, murdered her wife. Now in prison, she wants to surgically transition to female, and the state of Massachusetts might be paying for it. I'm actually totally OK with this.

Changing Your Name to Match Your Gender Can Be a Challenge, But a New Clinic is Trying to Help

s.e. smith — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:00:29 -0400

Imagine trying to do something that requires ID with an identification that doesn’t appear to be you. And imagine doing it over and over again and having to explain the situation to people who may be actively hostile and aggressive.

Chloe Sevigny's Penis, and the Challenges of Casting Transgender Characters in TV and Film

Lesley — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:00:22 -0400

Why don't trans actors get trans roles? It's a problem.

CeCe McDonald and the Safety Paradox of Transgender Prison Inmates

Lesley — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:00:25 -0400

CeCe McDonald is currently living with the general population of a men's prison in Minnesota. The question remains of whether she can ever really be safe as long as she's incarcerated.

PAGEANT DRAMA: Miss USA Welcomes Transgender Contestants, Miss Pennsylvania Freaks Out

Lesley — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:00:23 -0400

And Donald Trump is offended that THIS IS THE FIRST SCANDAL EVER TO ROCK HIS MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT CORPORATION. Well, except for all the others.

Lorena Escalera and the Media's Sleazy Treatment of Trans Women

s.e. smith — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:23 -0400

Lorena Escalera’s life as a performer and model was cut short, and the Times decided to mark that by sensationalising and exploiting her death.

CeCe McDonald, the Girl Who Lived (And Why There is No Justice for Transgender Women of Color)

Lesley — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:22 -0400

If CeCe McDonald had been a white woman who had successfully defended herself from a group of drunken attackers threatening rape and violence, she probably would not be in jail right now.

It Happened to Me: I Told My Boyfriend I Was Born a Boy

Janet — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:00:09 -0500

Though many guys I've dated do not and may never know the gender history of the girl they randomly made out with on the street, I have relayed my story to a select few.