Trans Beauty And The Beauty Industry
“On Trans Women and the Male Gaze” , an article by Cammila Collar, brought light to the trans women’s involvement in the beauty industry...
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Five Things I Loved About "Transparent"
A great representation of the transgender community and journey
The Her Campus Hang: What Our Editors Are Reading on June 16, 2019
Wardrobe essentials, how to end a friendship and 8 other things we're reading today.
It Still Isn't Okay to Say Queer
Trigger warning for anti-LGBTQ+ slurs. I’m not entirely sure when we as a society decided it was okay to start saying queer again. Whenever...
Why You Should Have Your Pronouns in Your Bio
No matter what.
Looking Back at Transgender History in the US
Celebrating milestones for transgender individuals, rights, and movements.
My New Body at The Pool: Life After Top Surgery
My first experience shirtless post top surgery at a pool
Homicide Remains a Pressing Threat for Transgender Americans
Homicide in the transgender community is especially pernicious
Not All Trans People Transition the Same Way
It’s easy to believe, as a self-identified “ally,” that you know a lot about trans people’s lives: the struggles they face, the choices...
Mythbusting 7 Common Misconceptions Surrounding Trans Identities
Overcoming your internalized transphobia, one step at a time.
For the American Lawmakers in the Back: Trans People are People
In October of 2018, the New York Times obtained a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services — an arm of the government under...
Let’s Talk: Trans Latinx in U.S. Detention Centers
This framework of violent anti-LGBTQ and blatant transphobic action against LGBTQ Latinx victims can help us understand the journey to the United States that for many LGBTQ Latinx is deemed necessary for survival. Perhaps the group with the least media coverage, trans Latinx, endure some of the harshest conditions within U.S. detention centers.
Jordan Furr: On Being Trans
I consider myself to be extremely accepting and pretty liberal. Before college, I lived in Chappaqua, NY: home of the Clintons and a...
How To Survive Valentine's Day When You're Still In The Closet
Valentine’s day can be hard for a lot of people. It’s a celebration of love that can highlight instances of lack in that department, and...
A Movement
The most powerful figures in my life are women: a long line of fierce ladies who’ve made me feel proud of the person I am and of the ones...
"What Would Marsha P. Johnson Do?": On The Transgender Military Ban
Should trans liberation include military participation?
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How The Trump Administration Is Targeting Trans Americans
Location:Manhattan, New YorkUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsUSIn late October, the Trump administration put forth efforts to restrict gender to the sex one is born as. This would mean confining...
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Ghost, Writing: On Trans Erasure in the Trump Administration
The thoughts of a trans person on the leaked White House memo regarding transgender people.
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Transphobia 101: How to be an Ally
Transphobia, according to Google, is an intense dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people. Transphobia has rapidly...
