X chromosome and DNA, 3D rendering by ustas, licensed from Adobe Stock.
Today’s post on Medium, “My Sex Chromosomes are Irrelevant“, is in response to the claim that trans people cannot change their sex.
Category Archives: Cissexism
Discrimination against trans and nonbinary people
The Attempted Genocide of Transgender Americans
Screenshot of the Movement Advancement Project Equality Maps, showing the gender identity policy tally of U.S. states and territories. As of March 2022, 17 states have a negative tally and are shaded in red.
Today’s post on Medium, “The Attempted Genocide of Transgender Americans“, is in response to the continued attacks on trans people in U.S. legislatures.
Trans Girls are Girls, and Trans Women are Women. Period.
[A marcher in the 2017 San Francisco Pride Parade holds a sign reading “Trans ♀ Are ♀” and “Trans Women Are My Sisters”.]
Today’s story on Medium is about Caitlyn Jenner’s opposition to trans girls competing in school sports alongside their cisgender classmates.
Trans Visibility Exposes Cis Fragility
[Image: Self-portrait of the author, standing outside in the sun wearing a blue and white patterned headwrap, red and black eyeglasses with tinted lenses, purple cloth mask, purple hoodie, and blue T-shirt.]
Today’s story on Medium, “Trans Visibility Exposes Cis Fragility“, is about gender dysphoria and trans-antagonism.
Stop Blaming the Victims of Zoombombing
Screenshot of a Zoom meeting of the Berkeley School Board. Originally posted in Berkeleyside.
Today’s post on Medium is about the disgusting practice of “Zoombombing” online meetings.
At Birth: Who I Was vs Who I Am
[Image: Birth certificate amendment laws by U.S. state and territory. Screenshot from the Movement Advancement Project.]
Today’s post on Medium continues my thoughts about documenting name and gender changes.
No, Trans People Are Not Normal
[Image: Members of El/La Para TransLatinas speak on a stage in the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, at the 2019 San Francisco Trans March.]
Today’s post on Medium is about being normal, vs being extraordinary.
Carrying Our Genders In Our Wallets
[Image: Screenshot from the California DMV identification card application. The text reads “What is your sex?” with the options of “Female”, “Male”, and “Nonbinary”, and explanatory text about changing gender categories.]
Today’s post on Medium is about non-binary gender options on identification documents.
Cis People Are Literally Dying To Reveal Babies’ Genitals
[Image: “Second gender reveal explosion in two days”. Screenshot from KCCI, Des Moines, Iowa.]
Today’s post on Medium is about a disturbing trend in explosive gender reveal parties.
Promoting Broad Disclosure of Pronouns
[Image: Name tags with a variety of pronouns in a variety of colors, from Non-Newtonian Gender Fluid.]
Today’s post on Medium is just what the title implies: “Promoting Broad Disclosure of Pronouns“.