• Blog post: DUDE: A Zine for Transmen & Their Partners

    Aug 04, 2011 / Posted by Christina0 comments

    DUDE: A Zine for Transmen & Their Partners

    Recently thanks to Twitter I stumbled onto this great new zine, DUDE. According to its manifesto "DUDE' s aim is to enable trans guys to have more hot safe sex in more places with more people."

    The site includes all kinds of information ranging from "Trans 101" information to info ...

  • Blog post: Trans Day of Action

    Jun 24, 2011 / Posted by Christina0 comments

    Trans Day of Action

    Today is Trans Day of Action, an initiative organized by the Audre Lorde Project, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color center for organizing. While the event primarily focuses on a rallying today in NYC, if you're not located in NYC there are ...

  • Blog post: Rochester's First Ever Transgender Awareness Week!

    Nov 09, 2010 / Posted by Allegra0 comments

       In Rochester, several community-based organizations are collaborating on events in recognition of Transgender Awareness Week 2010, to increase the Rochester community's sensitivity, understanding, and knowledge of transgender communities, and some of the issues that trans people are often faced with.

       Recognizing and honoring Transgender Awareness Week 2010 here in ...

  • Blog post: Trans discrimination in Indiana hospital

    Aug 04, 2010 / Posted by Paul0 comments

    Trans discrimination in Indiana hospital

    On July 18 Erin Vaught awoke coughing up a cup of blood. After instruction from her primary physician Vaught drove with her wife and child to the Ball Memorial Hospital emergency room in Indiana, where she thought she would be diagnosed and treated for whatever was causing her health problems ...

  • Blog post: Ask your Senator to co-sponsor GENDA!

    Mar 25, 2010 / Posted by Allegra0 comments

    I just called my Senator's (Capitol) office to ask that he become a co-sponsor of GENDA - the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

    The more of us that call, the more likely it is that our Senators will consider co-sponsoring and supporting this important bill - and the more co-sponsors it has ...

  • Blog post: ENDA Hearing on Nov. 5th

    Nov 03, 2009 / Posted by Allegra0 comments

    ENDA Hearing on Nov. 5th

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people still face significant employment discrimination in this country. We can still be fired from our jobs simply because of our sexual orientation or gender identity. Historically, Congress has responded to protect workers against harmful descrimination based on arbitrary reasons, such as gender, ability, race ...

  • Blog post: TIC: Translating Identity Conference

    Oct 20, 2009 / Posted by Allegra1 comment

    TIC: Translating Identity Conference

    This Saturday, October 24th, is the 7th annual Translating Identity Conference at the University of Vermont! It's a conference focusing on transgender communities, gender identities and gender expression. With multiple sessions and workshops to choose from at any time, some will be directed specifically towards trans-identified people, while others ...