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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 →
Published on October 5th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
DRESDEN, GERMANY — The influence of societally gendered objects–high heels, bowties, jockstraps–can leverage how a person interprets the gender of an androgynous face, according to new study as published in PLOS ONE by Amir Homayoun Javadi of Technische Universität, Dresden ... Read More →
Published on September 24th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA — Decrees of transphobic and biased ruling by Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves have spawned outcry from trans and cisgender community members. “Graves’ decision is embarrassing, prejudicial and certainly not in keeping ... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
LOS ANGELES, C.A.– Gender Justice Los Angeles (GJLA) is hosting its third annual wild celebration/fund-raiser replete with fierce performances, dinner, and dance party on Friday, September 28th from 7 p.m. to midnight. The event will be ... Read More →
Published on September 6th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), transgender people, the majority of whom have never had problems voting in the past, may now lose their right to vote due to dozens of new ... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
The following is an open letter from Hearts on a Wire, a trans and gender-variant movement for gender self-determination, racial and economic justice, and an end to policing and imprisoning. The letter is addressed to the Pennsylvania Department of ... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2012 | by Wild Gender
Cicero, IL —The Town of Cicero settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by Bianca Feliciano, a young Latina transgender woman, who alleged she was illegally stopped, searched and harassed by Cicero Police Officers. In settling Ms. ... Read More →