Issues about sexual orientation, trans and nonbinary people
[Image: Cielo Sunsarae headshot by NeverStill Studio. The QT Project logo licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.]
Today in Assigned Media, I interview Cielo Sunsarae, founder and executive director of The Queer Trans Project, a nonprofit offering free trans-supportive assistance to folks in the US.
https://assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/interview-cielo-sunsaraes-nonprofit-t[Image: Afrika America, Sapphira Cristál, Nina Jones, and Katherine Goforth. Photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.]
This week I attended and took photos at the fifth annual Expansive showcase of trans and nonbinary classical artists, hosted in San Francisco by The Transgender District and Opera Parallèle.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/funcrunch/albums/72177720335356665/
All photos licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Please credit me as Pax Ahimsa Gethen if you share any of them, thanks!
[Image: Photo of Tavaria “Varia” Merritt and BTC logo courtesy of Be The Change LGBTQIA Community Inc.]
Today in Assigned Media, I interview Ms. Tavaria “Varia” Merritt, a Black trans woman who founded the Be the Change LGBTQ+ community support group while incarcerated.
https://assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/interview-advocacy-incarceration-varia-merritt
[Image: Pidgeon Pagonis (self photo), Krishna Istha (photo by Ceaseless Watcher), and madison moore (photo by Joe Mabel). All licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.]
In today’s story on Medium, I share biographies and photos of non-binary people that I’ve contributed to Wikipedia, in honor of International Non-Binary People’s Day.
[Image: Left: Megan Rohrer and Pax present at Manny’s. Photo by Ziggy Tomcich. Right: Promo image for the event. Pax photo by Gwen Park.]
Today on Medium, I write about a panel on trans history I participated in last week at Manny’s, San Francisco.
[Image: Mayor London Breed, state senator Scott Wiener, and other officials and special guests raise the LGBTQ Pride Flag from the balcony of San Francisco City Hall. Public domain photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, June 2021.]
In today’s story on Medium, I share my perspective as a trans San Francisco resident on an attendee’s confrontation with state senator Scott Wiener at Friday’s Trans March.
[Image: Customized rodent companion and “Home Squeak Home” screen of Squeakross.]
Today on Medium I review Squeakross, an indie puzzle game that celebrates queer and trans culture.
[Image: Public domain photos of UFC Freedom 250, June 2026, and Michelle Obama, December 2014.]
Today in Assigned Media, I offer a Black trans perspective on the misgendering of Michelle Obama at Sunday’s UFC fight at the White House.
[Image: Raquel Willis speaking on stage at the 2017 San Francisco Trans March and Transgender Day of Remembrance. Photos by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0.]
Today in Assigned Media, I share my perspective on the life and career of Black trans activist Raquel Willis, whose memoir The Risk It Takes to Bloom came out in paperback last week.
Image: Left: Angelica Ross profile, 2017, Miss Ross, Inc., CC BY 3.0. Right: Ross (center, holding microphone) leads a trans takeover of the stage at the closing plenary of the 2023 Creating Change Conference. Stage photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Today in Assigned Media, I interview Black trans actress, activist, and TransTech Social founder Angelica Ross, who recently became communications director for Butch Ware, Green Party candidate for governor of California.
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/angelica-ross-power-for-good
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