Bert & Jessie
A one-act play about a cis lesbian who falls for a trans woman.
Comedy Drama Fiction Theater/Play
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Essay Humanities Nonfiction Social Sciences Theory
DISABLING TRANS: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS AND POSSIBILITIES OF CONSTRUCTIONS OF TRANS AS A DISABILITY
Within the trans community, trans activists and authors have discussed the construction of trans (trans/transgender/transsexual/two-spirit/genderqueer) to identify as a disability at length. There are a number of important reasons this issue has been taken up, from theoretical issues about identity construction to access to anti-discrimination protection and medical interventions. This is an ardently debated issue…
Essay Law/Legal Nonfiction Reference/Guide/Manual Social Sciences
Trans 101: A Brief Guide
This short guide is intended for Mennonite and Brethren communities seeking education and understanding about transgender realities. This booklet will introduce important terms and concepts, statistics about what transgender people face in the current social climate in the United States and Canada, and address some of the misconceptions and dominant narratives about transgender identities and…
Law/Legal Nonfiction Other Reference/Guide/Manual
Peeing in Peace: A Resource Guide for Transgender Activists and Allies
This short guide is intended for Mennonite and Brethren communities seeking education and understanding about transgender realities. This booklet will introduce important terms and concepts, statistics about what transgender people face in the current social climate in the United States and Canada, and address some of the misconceptions and dominant narratives about transgender identities and…
Biography Essay Nonfiction Other
I am not a man or a woman, I am a transexual
Transcript of a speech given at Hackney Pride 2010. “My name is Jamrat Mason and I have a vagina. I’m involved in East London Community Ac- tivism but today I’m here to speak “as a trans person” about transgender issues. The term “trans- gender” is a broad term that refers to to a massive spectrum…
Biography Essay Other
Gender Is a Weapon: Coercion, domination and self-determination
“I was on the bus recently, and a guy about my age got on the bus and sat across from me. He and some others were looking out of the bus windows at some men in red dresses. We didn’t know why they were wearing dresses, but the guy across from me said, “That’s scary.”…
Nonfiction Other Reference/Guide/Manual
Not Your Mom’s Trans 101
There is a huge problem with the way that people are taught about gender in this society. Children are indoctrinated early to believe that there are two sexes, corresponding with two genders, which are both immutable and non-voluntary and completely beyond our control. This worldview is called the gender binary, and it has no room…
Essay Nonfiction Other
Manifesto of the Trans and Nonbinary Socialists Association
In tumultuous times such as these, we see an ever-growing call for revolutionary anti-capitalist organizing around the world. But the capitalist world is one hostile to the very existence and well-being of trans and nonbi- nary people. We must organize to protect ourselves and our comrades. We seek to create through horizontal means an empowering…
Humanities Law/Legal Nonfiction Other Reference/Guide/Manual Social Sciences
This is a Prison, Glitter is Not Allowed: Experiences of Trans and Gender Variant People in Pennsylvania’s Prison Systems
Accounts of prison conditions from these contacts show the intensity of discrimination, abuse, medical neglect, and punitive isolation that our communities face on the inside. Incarcerated T/GV individuals report dismissal, intimidation, or retaliation when attempting to file grievances. In response to these injustices, formerly incarcerated T/GV Philadelphians and their allies began a conversation about ways…