January 2012
2 tags
Talkin’ ‘Bout My S-S-S-Socialization →
iamgrey:
Excerpted from Natalie Reed’s blog:
Growing up amidst male socialization when one’s gender identity is not consistent with it is a horrifying and traumatic experience. Nothing about it is in any way a privilege, and one does not internalize or adapt to it in a manner at all similar to how a cis man does. Rather than it being a means through which one develops confidence and a sense of...
3 tags
submission from romantiqueer:
How to get gender neutral pronouns on facebook
Please share!
2 tags
Pink Zebra Ninja Shoes →
r0bertbrowniejr:
Yesterday my mom posted a picture on Facebook of my 5 year old brother Sam wearing a pair of shoes he picked out for his first day of preschool.
She explained to him in the store that they were really made for girls. Sam then told her that he didn’t care and that “ninjas can wear pink shoes too.”
Sam went to preschool and got several compliments on his new shoes. Not one kid...
2 tags
2 tags
2 tags
Watchpersistenceanthology:
Flamingo Rampant! Gender Independent Kids Books
Persistence contributor S. Bear Bergman has launched an amazing new project - Flamingo Rampant!, a children’s book series featuring trans characters. You can support this project through Kickstarter. Tell your friends!
2 tags
Twins
fytransfat:
One of the sets of identical twins in National Geographic “Twins Photo Gallery” are now Brother and Sister.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/01/twins/cobb-schoeller-photography#/06-juan-liana-670.jpg
submission from mylife-alive:
this is me…
and yes, this is me as well, how i am right now actually… my name is leslie, it has always been i’m 19 from texas, genderqueer, and altho i miss my short hair and being called a cute boy, i also like being a cute girl…
so…. talk to me, cause i wanna talk to you.
just hi
submission from jackachristian:
hi!
I’ve changed a lot of nickname before I found my real one - Jack A. Christian. and with that and with a supportive help of my dear friends about a year ago I’ve finaly found who I am. now, I identify myself as a bigender 80% man and other 20 - very boyish girl. I prefer male pronouns. but most of the time I am just me, without any gender to...
6 tags
3 tags
3 tags
Want to help fund gender-affirming surgeries?
submission from keenquing:
Fund Jim Collins is now live!
The mission of the Jim Collins Foundation is to provide financial assistance to transgender people for gender-confirming surgeries. The Jim Collins Foundation recognizes that not every transgender person needs or wants surgery to achieve a healthy transition. But for those who do, gender-confirming surgeries are an important step in...
beyond visibility: aligning and illuminating...
submission from octopiteeth:
Hey! I’m cis, but this conference is for anyone who identifies as femme!
From the press release “There’s no doubt of the role of feminine queer folks in creating and sustaining cultures. Beyond Visibility: Illuminating and Aligning Femmes is a day-long event for LGBTQQI2 folks on self-identified femme/inine spectrums to come together in conversation,...
1 tag
3 tags
5 tags
