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Published on April 30th, 2013 | by Wild Gender
CLEVELAND, Ohio — As the trans community mourns the death of Cemia Dove (also known as Ce Ce), a 20-year-old woman violently slain on the outskirts of Cleveland, OH this week, we contend (once again) with ... Read More →
Published on April 1st, 2013 | by Wild Gender
CHICAGO — Trans activists, advocates, and allies, gathered last night at Mayne Stage in Chicago to celebrate the launch of the Trans 100 list, a project created by We Happy Trans and This is HOW to ... Read More →
Published on April 1st, 2013 | by Wild Gender
PHOENIX — The now infamous, anti-trans “bathroom bill” (SB 1045) sponsored Arizona state Rep. John Kavanagh early last month, was approved by the Arizona House Appropriations committee on late Wednesday evening. SB 1045 will now advance ... Read More →
Published on March 19th, 2013 | by Wild Gender
*Trigger warning, this article details an account of egregious transphobia & misogyny* Fallon Fox, the 37-year-old Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter whose license is under dispute as the result of her trans status, is speaking out ... Read More →
Published on February 27th, 2013 | by Wild Gender
FOUNTAIN, Co — A complaint has been filed by the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), a New York transgender advocacy group, on behalf of a 6-year-old girl who has been barred from using the girls’ ... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2013 | by Wild Gender
Terminated Trans Teacher told she is “Worse Than Gay” A former teacher at St. Francis Prep in Queens, N.Y. has filed suit against the institution where she was employed for more than 30-years. According to the suit, ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2013 | by Wild Gender
POLITICS: First Openly Trans State Legislator Withdraws Stacie Laughton, a New Hampshire Democrat who became the first openly trans person elected to a state legislature, announced Wednesday that she has terminated her run for the state ... Read More →
Published on December 27th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
Here’s a must see/hear from a group of Trans artists, the project is called Night Vision and is a conceptual multimedia collaboration interweaving music, visual art, and performance. The intention is to “explore the polarities between ... Read More →
Published on December 26th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
-Justin Bond wonders whether V has been “hate crimed by the New York Times” after a wildly offensive review was published yesterday in the paper: “I woke up on Christmas Day with more than a lump ... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
*Trigger Warning: this article makes mention of the slaying of trans people as a result of their gender identities.* This year, there are 265 trans persons to be added to the list of those to be ... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
NOTE: Sandy, presidential elections, and impending Nor’eastern notwithstanding, the Second Annual New York Transgender Health Conference at Columbia University is still on for next Friday, November 9th. NEW YORK, NY – Community Healthcare Network (CHN) ... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
LOS ANGELES, Ca. — Gender-variant documentary, mockumentary, kung fu, sci fi, animation, and stop motion films make up the body of work presented in the fourth annual Los Angeles Transgender Film Festival, held Nov. 2 through 4 ... Read More →