J. Skyler

author/public speaker/activist on LGBT history/culture/politics, feminism/gender equality, ethnic relations & comics/sci-fi/fantasy

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Please check out #TransCrowdFund on Twitter, created by Jskylerinc, and donate if you can!

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Help Leylâ and Jessica Move!

Hello dear friends and kind-hearted strangers! We are a multiply disabled, autistic trans lesbian couple who have each survived lifelong abuse and complex trauma both inside and outside of our families. We have both been struggling to get to safety and stability for a very long time and have suddenly come across a way to make those things into reality. We recently found an extremely affordable little home and are very close to being able to move in. Moving to this place would mean Leylâ can finish her degree and that I can finally gain full independence from my abusers. This would be more of a home than either of us have ever known, and give us the ability to build a life together without relentless stress and crisis where we can finally breathe, heal, and grow. At this point we have everything we need to cover expenses and secure the lease except first month’s rent ($750), and various application fees that come to a total of about $900. Our move in date is August first. Due to the urgency of the situation and the slow processing speed of most crowdfunding sites we ask that you donate directly to my squarecash account at:

http://cash.me/$demigynoid

We are so extremely grateful for the loved ones and strangers who have made it possible for us both to make it this far. We don’t have much time at all to come up with this money so please please donate if you can, and if you can’t, please share this link as widely as possible along with the hashtag #TransCrowdFund. We are both so excited to finally know what it’s like to have a home and we are so grateful to all of you for all the support you have shown us along the way. Thank you all so much.

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J. Skyler, a trans woman of color, writer, and speaker, has come up with a concise hashtag for signal boosting! Use #TransCrowdFund on both Twitter and tumblr to help boost visibility for your fundraisers or donation pages! I’m hoping to help set up a blog that would specifically reblog anyone using this hashtag, so please contact me or check the tag.

If you’re cis, and would like to help signal boost, please ask the trans person in question before using this hashtag.

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I’m hoping to start a new trend and hashtag go viral to help out fellow transgender brothers, sisters and non-binary siblings, so any help in gettin...

Synopsis of the creation and purpose of #TransCrowdFund.

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Donate to J. Skyler's Emergency Fund

OVERVIEW Hello everyone. My financial situation has drastically changed. The employer I have been with for the past several years recently announced they would no longer be offering year-end bonuses. This comes as quite a devastating shock, as my year-end bonus (which has ranged between $1800.00...

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In Case You Missed It: Cinema Journal's "IN FOCUS: Gender Identity and the Superhero" featuring "Trans Representations and Superhero Comics: A Conversation with Mey Rude, J. Skyler, and Rachel Stevens" is now available as a free PDF. Download now!

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Thoughts On Acceptance And Support For Transgender Youth

Activist J. Skyler discusses the ways the media can address misconceptions about trans identity and provide young people with a diverse range of stories.

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Batgirl And The Perpetual State Of Transphobia

In my online discussions of transgender representation in media, I’ve mentioned that I expect a degree of transphobia is every medium I read, watch or listen to. That’s simply how pervasive the problem is -- and it may take the form of a joke, an off-the-cuff remark, or a non-essential character created intentionally or unintentionally to perpetuate stereotypes about gender variance or utilizing gender variance to underline said character’s psychosis. It’s with a heavy heart I’m forced to discuss this long-standing media trope within the context of Batgirl, the one area of geek life I considered to be a safe-zone. Within the pages of Batgirl #37 we come across an impostor posing as Batgirl who ultimately plans to kill her in order to assume her identity. As you might imagine, my eyes nearly rolled into the back of my head, accompanied by an aggravated sigh, when the would-be murderer was revealed to be an individual assigned male at birth.

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LGBT Visibility: There’s A Riot Going On

[Trigger Warning: This article contains unaltered use of the N-Word] The title of this article is derived from the Sly and the Family Stone album of the same name, which — among other concepts — re…

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LGBT Visibility: Trans-Modification

Back in July, our dear senior editor Matt Santori-Griffith spoke about the recent changes to major characters in DC and Marvel comics. A woman shall wield Mjölnir and be known as Thor. The first Af…

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LGBT Visibility: Green Lantern and the Consequence of Gay Death

I have a problem. I’m tired of seeing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) characters in film, television and print experience a disproportionate amount of tragedy and death in compa…

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LGBT Visibility: Weathering the Storm

Batgirl: Gay Icon? was my first attempt at examining the cultural trend of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people’s idolization of heterosexual and cisgender public figures in history…

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LGBT Visibility: Batwoman and the Agency of Marriage

Thursday, Batwoman co-authors J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman released a joint statement announcing their departure from the title due to conflicts with DC editorial staff. One of the most …

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LGBT Visibility: Evolution of the Lexicon, or I Am… Queer

What does the word “gay” mean? Is it a description of sexuality? Emotion? Sexual identity? Cultural identity? All of the above or none of the above? Labels by nature are fluid: they are created to …

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LGBT Visibility: Ask Me About My Genitalia!

Take a look at the picture to the right, illustrated by Elias Ericson. As soon as I saw it, I burst into a fit of hysterics because I don’t think I’ve even seen every awkward moment I’ve ever encou…

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Where on Earth is Renee Montoya, or Where Have All the Lesbians Gone?

I’m forced to admit, my initial reaction to the historic announcement of the comic book industry’s first lesbian engagement was “Aww, ****!” Obviously, I’m not disappointed there is going to be a l…

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LGBT Visibility: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

As the decades have worn on, the comic book industry has made a conscious effort to focus on diversity by creating, reinventing and promoting characters that defy what is considered normative. Popu…