National Coming Out Day was earlier this week and it always makes me feel...a little left out. Coming out is a life-changing experience. It forever alters the relationship you have with those you come out to. Sometimes its a weight off your shoulders, sometimes they admit they already knew, or at least it's not a … Continue reading Coming Out As Transgender
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PFLAG Events for October
PFLAG's mission is uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies. PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy. PFLAG has 400 chapters and 200,000 supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas … Continue reading PFLAG Events for October
A Whole World Looks To See What We Will Do
Recently Danielle Muscato, a civil rights activist, public speaker and host of the #RESIST podcast tweeted this question: The responses were heartbreaking and eye-opening. As someone who presents as a white, heterosexual, cisgender male most of the time, I can honestly say that these, along with almost every response I read, were never anything I … Continue reading A Whole World Looks To See What We Will Do
X for Gender!
From MPR: New driver's licenses are giving Minnesotans a third option for gender designation. Minnesotans can now put an "F" on their ID for female, an "M" for male, or an "X" for what officials are calling non-binary gender. The agency said in a statement that the third gender option is in line with other … Continue reading X for Gender!
PFLAG Events for September
PFLAG‘s mission is uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies. PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy. PFLAG has 400 chapters and 200,000 supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas … Continue reading PFLAG Events for September
Every Body Fits
I received an email the other day from Alicia Lagan whose son came out to her as transgender two years ago. As she watched her son start taking hormones and adapting to his new life, she noticed he had a hard time finding clothes that fit his changing body. Alicia and her business partner were … Continue reading Every Body Fits
Keep Your Heels High and Your Head Higher
I get a lot of emails from other t-girls who haven't made the step outside their house yet. Usually it's for a few different reasons, but it all seems to come down to them afraid of what other people will think. This is a perfectly natural thing to wonder and I've been there too. But … Continue reading Keep Your Heels High and Your Head Higher
One for the Money, T-Girls go to a Show…
The MN T-Girls had our monthly adventure last night and it was one of the most fun events we've ever had. Many of us have dreamed of wearing a beautiful dress to a play at a nice theater and yesterday we had a chance to make that a reality. This was the final weekend of … Continue reading One for the Money, T-Girls go to a Show…
All Are Welcome in Hastings…
...(unless you're transgender). City Pages has an article about where they touch on Councilman Joe Balsanek and his perspective on diversity in Hastings, a suburb in the Twin Cities with a population around 22,000. “It is important that we accept all the folks with different kinds of identities.” Well, that's really nice. But wait! There's … Continue reading All Are Welcome in Hastings…
#transgenderprivilege
There is a hashtag that has been popping up around Twitter for the past few days of #transgenderprivilege. Users are posting their experiences about being trans and discussing the myth of the "privileges" our community has. There are many out there that think we are trans just so we can use a particular bathroom or … Continue reading #transgenderprivilege
Hannah McKnight 