Category Archives: LGBTQIA

Issues about sexual orientation, trans and nonbinary people

Traveling While Trans: Does “X” Mark the Spot?

The author’s passport photo (from 2014) and the cover of a United States passport, superimposed over the blue, pink, and white stripes of the transgender pride flag.

Today’s post on Medium, “Traveling While Trans: Does “X” Mark the Spot?“, is in response to the introduction of non-binary gender markers on U.S. passports.

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 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.