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Transverse: Anna Anthropy's Dys4ia Explores Gender Transitioning in a Videogame
December 21, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
Tomas GunnarssonI've never been a gamer myself, but when I heard about Anna Anthropy's dys4ia, I decided to give it a shot. In the 15 or so minutes it took...
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Transverse: Think Outside the Gift Box -- Two Worthwhile Books with Trans Narratives
December 14, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
'Tis the season of last-minute gifting, so consider buying your loved one (or yourself) the gift that keeps giving: literature. Though I know I have a vested interest in encouraging...
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Transverse: Disordered or Not? Unpacking the DSM's New Trans Language
December 07, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
When the story broke on Monday that the American Psychology Association had officially approved changes to the new edition of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) that...
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Transverse: Trans Awareness Week! Sundance's New Series, and the "Sex-Change Sweethearts"
November 16, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
As we wrap up Trans Awareness Week it's important to note that most of the focused "awareness" rests, understandably, on our most basic struggle: increasing attention regarding systematic and individual...
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Transverse: Healthy SF Removes Restrictions on Transgender Care
November 09, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
Next week is Trans Awareness Week, which is a kind of funny name -- one that presumably is meant to emphasize visibility as opposed to say, pride, and to draw...
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Transverse: Joe Biden Says Trans Discrimination a "Civil Rights Issue of Our Time"
November 02, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
This is a big fucking deal!In lieu of commentary, I'm going to (mostly) step back this week and let a fantastic ally tell a story about how a little tenacity...
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Transverse: Lana Wachowski's Stellar HRC Speech and Making the Invisible Visible
October 26, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
I'm really interested in trans narratives in the media as cultural temperature-takers, a topic I write and talk about often. Mostly I find myself disappointed to see yet another "Trapped in...
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Transverse: Spirit Day, Healthy Masculinity, and the World's First Transgender Bird
October 19, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
Are you wearing purple today? If not, consider throwing on a different shirt, because today is GLAAD's Spirit Day: an annual visibility campaign to highlight and fight bullying against LGBT...
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Transverse: Castro to Fly Trans Flag for Day of Remembrance After All
October 16, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
Score one for human decency! After much outrage on the part of allies and trans folks alike, it appears that the MUMC (the merchant's board that controls the huge rainbow...
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Transverse: Coming Out Day and the Castro's Trans-Free Flag Pole
October 12, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
Tim WagnerYesterday was National Coming Out day, an interesting time for those of us T's tacked onto that LG(B) monolith. On one hand, being "out" as a trans man is,...
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Transverse: National Geographic Attempts Trans Issues on Taboo, Fails
October 05, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
You know that sound a fork makes when it scrapes across a plate? That cringe is basically the same reaction I have when the dramatic, high-pitched suspense music queues up...
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Transverse: What's a "Real Man" and the Sikh Woman Reddit Shaming
September 28, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
My boss jokingly calls my cubicle the "gender studies department," but that's more or less accurate. Lining my desk are books by Kate Bornstein and Eileen Myles, and (unfortunately) Hanna...
Transverse: Meet B. Dolan, Hip-Hop's Burliest, Straight-Shooting LGBT Ally
September 24, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
Transverse: Gender Bending Toyota Ad, Police Adopt Trans Policy, and Other Good News
September 14, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
Transverse: Lana Wachowski and the Importance of Pronouns
September 07, 2012 in The Exhibitionist
