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we're not kids anymore.
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if i look back, i am lost
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@transpositiveliterature
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y’all
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Shimanami Tasogare
It is an amazing manga with an almost entirely LGBT+ cast and talks a lot about gender identity, sexuality and troubles faced by those within the LGBT+ community (especially for younger members). Also it is fucking BEAUTIFUL.
Kamatani Yuuki’s use of imagery and visual metaphors never fails to take my breath away.
Please just read the damn manga.
If any followers are looking for more places to submit to, Chronopolis Magazine is always looking for art, fiction, and poetry from trans and nonbinary writers!
Thanks for the heads up!
Dear young trans lesbians,
Just sos you know, there have been trans lesbians since forever – in fact a large portion, maybe even a majority, of trans discourse (and queer discourse on trans people) since the 1970s has revolved around trans lesbians due to the radical feminist responses to them (see: Olivia Records, Sandy Stone’s The Empire Strikes Back, Transsexual Empire, Beth Elliott and the Daughters of Bilitis, MichFest and Camp Trans et al.). There was a radical trans lesbian experimental film that discussed (in slightly different language) almost exactly the politics a lot of y'all are talking about today called Gender Troublemakers made in 1993 by then-girlfriends Mirha-Soleil Ross (as Jeanne B.) and the late Xanthra MacKay. The two of them also produced a trans punk zine called Gendertrash From Hell around the same time, some issues of which are available online. There’s a whole bunch of trans lez literature out there (poetry by Trish Salah comes to mind, and of course Nevada by Imogen Binnie). Sylvia Rivera herself, patron saint of the trans movement, may not have identified as a lesbian but was in a relationship with a woman.
I saw someone post today that they didn’t even know trans lesbians were a thing except very recently, and I guess that’s a failure on the part of those from my generation and above who haven’t passed down enough history. So here’s some history for you.
There’s also Carol Riddell who was active in radical feminist organizing in Britain in the 1970′s
Jen Richards, co-writer, co-producer, and star of Her Story, talks with SheWired about the creation of and reaction to the groundbreaking new web series.
Her Story, the groundbreaking new web series by and about trans women, explores the dating lives of trans and queer women as they navigate the intersections of desire and identity. Jen Richards, who stars as Violet, and co-wrote and co-produced the show, chatted with SheWired about the biggest challenges she faced in creating the show, her favorite moments, and the future of Her Story.
January 27, 2016
We were called alphabetical by middle name to choose news beats for class.
Should I say James, I think. Or Jamie.
Mom gave me James and I feel obligated for some reason. Do I betray a name by saying Jamie? Do I owe a name that much?
“Jamie.” I say.
Here's our first look at Happy Birthday, Marsha!, a short film about Stonewall activist Marsha P. Johnson, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes photos.
After protests over the erasure of trans women of color from Robert Emmerich’s Stonewall, expectations are high for the short film Happy Birthday, Marsha!, about trans activist Marsha P. Johnson. If the trailer’s any indication, this movie will slay!
Marsha features acclaimed Tangerine star Mya Taylor in the title role.
The trailer shows off a sumptuous, hyper-real 60’s aesthetic.
The film also features trans actresses Eve Lindley, Cherno Biko, and Rios O’Leary-Tagiuri.
There’s even a glimpse of Marsha P. Johnson herself in the trailer!
That’s right — it’s gonna be legendary.
BuzzFeed News caught up with filmmakers Reina Gossett and Sasha Wortzel, who showed us some wonderful exclusive images from the making of the movie.
Gossett told BuzzFeed News: “The pictures were all taken during the shooting of our ‘Hotel Dixie’ scene in which Marsha, Sylvia, Bambi and Andorra are hanging out in a hotel room they share.The scene is a flashback to 1965 when Sylvia is new to their scene and to sex work. Marsha is acting a as a sort of mentor to Sylvia.”
Commenting on the rich look of the film, Gossett notes: “We wanted the movie to reflect Marsha’s beauty. She wasn’t really fancy but she was fanciful, and when we talk about aesthetics it’s about the beauty of how she relates to other people.”
Wortzel adds: “Frequently people expect that if a film is political it’s not going to be beautiful. It was really important for us to make a film that was deeply political and personal in many ways but also gorgeous to look at.”
Happy Birthday Marsha is currently raising funds on Indiegogo, to make sure the film will be as amazing and beautiful as possible.
Black Queer and Trans* Reading List.
Please add books or essays written by Black and/or POC Queer and Trans* writers (fiction and non-fiction) and books or essays written about the Black Queer and Trans* experience.
Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology by E. Patrick Johnson (Editor), Mae G. Henderson
Aberrations In Black: Toward A Queer Of Color Critique by Roderick A. Ferguson
Punks, Bulldaggers, and Welfare Queens: The Radical Potential of Queer Politics?” by Cathy Cohen (PDF)
Death and Rebirth of a Movement:Queering Critical Ethnic Studies by Cathy Cohen (PDF)
Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action by Andrea J. Ritchie
Mutha Is Half a Word: Intersections of Folklore, Vernacular, Myth, and Queerness in Black Female Culture by L.H. Stallings
Black Queer Identity Matrix: Towards An Integrated Queer of Color Framework (Black Studies & Critical Thinking: Lgbt Studies) by Sheena C. Howard
Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction by Don Weise
Black Girl Dangerous on Race, Queerness, Class and Gender by Mia McKenzie
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries: Survival, Revolt, and Queer Antagonist Struggle (PDF) A compilation of historical documents, interviews, and critical analyses of STAR, a group of street queens in early 70s New York City who self-organized for survival and revolt. Contained within are pamphlets distributed by STAR, as well as interviews with and speeches by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson. Additionally, we are excited to include a critical essay by Ehn Nothing on STAR’s legacy, the enemies of queer insurrection, and the war against gender.
Decolonizing Trans/gender 101 by b. binaohan A short, accessible disruption of the hegemonic and imperial aspirations of white trans/gender theory. it seeks to remedy the reductive (and, thus, violent erasure) nature of trans/gender 101s that seek to explicate (but really construct) a white trans/gender discourse assumed to have universal legitimacy. a legitimacy that has widespread implications and consequences far beyond the borders of whiteness.
A community of writers are expressing themselves for one another – and the medium they’re using is poetry, in which it’s ‘easier to say things that haven’t been put into words before’
Trans and gender non-conforming people thrive even when they face discrimination, harassment and violence.
We can’t imagine anyone who follows us not knowing what today is and stands for. Our hearts and prays should not only go out to those lost by murder and suicide today, but every day until the number is zero. #TDOR #tdor2015 #ftm #mtf #trans #transgender #lgbt
Because there's hope in recognition.
Special 2-week cycle at The Offing featuring trans / non-binary writers
The Offing, a literary magazine and channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books, is running a special issue the next couple weeks, featuring work written and curated by trans / non-binary writers. There's already some great stuff up on the site, and we'll be publishing new work near-daily until the end of November.
More information: http://theoffingmag.com/insight/a-point-of-reference/
The Complete History of Transgender Characters in American Comic Books
I’ve been reading comics ever since I was in elementary school, when I would go to the public library and run upstairs to the comic section and check out whatever graphic novels they had, even if I had read them a dozen times before. But it wasn’t until I was a teenager that I saw my first trans character in a comic book. Like many people, my first experience with a trans comic character was in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman. I remember when I was in high school opening up Volume 2, titled The Doll’s House, and reading issue #14,Collectors.
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Ok so I have to talk about how excited I am about this book. It’s an upcoming children’s novel called George, written by genderqueer author Alex Gino. It’s about a little trans girl who wants the world to see her for who she is.
I’ve poked around the author’s website and was really pleased by what I found and this looks like it could be a terrific read. You can pre order it at alexgino.com (which I am about to do right now) but if you can’t afford an expensive hardback bother your rich friends to get a copy or something idk in any case this looks exciting and I want people to know about it
Also ask your local public library to order a copy!
Today, we are pleased to announce the Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers, a series of three-month intensive writing fellowship swhose goal is to develop, support, and amplify emerging, diverse voices in feminist, activist, and pop-culture media.
“This fellowship was created in order to cultivate and amplify new voices. If you are a writer who is just getting started and have little publication experience, we strongly encourage you to apply. If you are passionate about one of the above subject areas but do not have a history of writing or blogging about them, we strongly encourage you to apply. (Writers who have contributed to Bitch before will be considered on a case- by-case basis, but again, this fellowship is focused on emerging writers.) Fellows may be based globally—telecommuting is an option.” @bitch-media is one of the oldest and most badass feminist magazines around, and they are offering four writing fellowships with a stipend this year. The deadline is November 1st, so get on those applications!
Return of Saturn: An Afternoon of Queer Zine Readings
WHEN: Friday October 16, 2015 from 3-6 PM WHERE: D-Beatstro, 1292 Bloor St. W., Toronto ON COVER: FREE Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1544185912523083/ Return of Saturn: An Afternoon of Queer Zine Readings is happening! We’ll be reading about astrology, Tarot, trauma recovery, chronic illnesses, disability, making magic, & more! Identical twins Maranda Elizabeth and Amber Dearest will be launching a split zine together to celebrate their 30th birthday, and Maranda will be offering PWYC Tarot readings afterward! READERS: Maranda Elizabeth is a writer, zinester, identical twin, solitary weirdo witch, high school dropout, & recovering alcoholic (4 ½ years sober!). They write about mental health & illnesses; madness as spiritual gifts & skills; writing & creativity; friendship; recovery from trauma & chronic pain; magic & witchcraft & Tarot; self-care, support & $upport; and embracing weirdnesses. In Telegram #38, Maranda writes about using the language of Tarot & astrology to describe themself instead of relying upon the DSM and other stories; re-connecting with their teenage self and unlearning internalized invalidation; their Return of Saturn, birth chart reading, and twin-life; learning how to dream; recovering from trauma and chronic pain; and turning 30. http://schoolformaps.etsy.com/ http://marandaelizabeth.com/ Sarah Mangle is a writer, drawer and zine maker. She currently lives in Montreal. Her upcoming projects include The All Ages Colouring Book of Worries and Reassurances and a zine about exercise, saturn returns and feelings of failure. http://theaffirmationscolouringbook.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SarahMangle Lynx Sainte-Marie is a disabled/chronically ill, non-binary/genderfluid, Afro+Goth Poet of the Jamaican diaspora with ancestral roots indigenous to Africa (West, East and South) and the British Isles. Lynx is the founder of QueerofGender (QofG), a grassroots organization and transnational visibility project, celebrating the various experiences of gender within LGBTTQQ2SIAP+ Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities. A writer, multimedium artist, activist, educator and community builder, Lynx’s work and art is informed by Black feminism(s), collective community love and social, disability and healing justice movements. Lynx’s latest project, Dreams of Orisha, a zine produced by QofG showcasing the artistic brilliance of Black queer and trans women and Black non-binary people of Canada, will be published early 2016. http://lynxsaintemarie.wordpress.com/ http://queerofgender.com/ https://dreamsoforishazine.wordpress.com/ Amber Dearest is a white cis queer writer based in Montreal. She’s been making zines for over a decade, including Culture Slut, The Triumph Of Our Tired Eyes, and the forthcoming Critical Breakfast. She writes about sobriety, coincidences, weird work, and learning how to be alone. She also runs Fight Boredom Distro, stocking zines by queers, feminists, anarchists, witches, and weirdos. www.fight-boredom.com *MORE READERS TBA* LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY D-Beatstro is at 1292 Bloor Street West in a physically accessible building. The front door has a ramp, and measures 36" wide, and the single-stall, gender-neutral bathroom is on the main floor with a 31" wide door. The nearest subway station is Lansdowne, and the nearest accessible subway stations are one-stop away on either side: Dufferin Station, and Dundas West Station. Coming from Dundas West Station would require coming uphill a bit, but the path from Dufferin Station is flat. There will be scent-free soap in the bathroom. We will have chairs reserved for folks who need to sit to reduce pain and maintain comfort in their bodies. This event is all ages and alcohol-free! We ask that you please attend this reading scent-free! Some of the readers have multiple chemical allergies, and being scent-free is one small act you can do to keep the space accessible for them. Please refrain from wearing perfumes & colognes, scented deodorants, scented hair products, etc. Check the ingredients of your stuff, and if “perfume / parfum / fragrance” is there, don’t wear it. And if you’re smoking at the event, please do so as far away from the entrance as possible. If you don’t know what scent-free means, or you need a reminder, please read Making Space Accessible is an Act of Love for Our Communities by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: https://creatingcollectiveaccess.wordpress.com/making-space-accessible-is-an-act-of-love-for-our-communities/
I used to think I was afraid of mirrors
But with time I realized,
It wasn’t fear,
But a burning hatred
Of what was displayed,
A body and face I was given
At birth
At first I thought I hated my appearance
My round face and body
I was bigger than most of the other kids
But that wasn’t it
I thought maybe,
Just maybe
I was a boy
Deep down inside
But that wasn’t it
I thought I would transition
But that felt wrong
I would have those days
Where I would be ready
To get rid of the ugly lumps of fat on my chest
But then
I would look back
In retrospect, I would think
Could I change back?
Could I be a girl
When I was done with masculinity?
Looking back,
I knew i wasn’t a boy
Nor a girl
I did research
Trying to figure out the emotion I felt
My mother never enforced
Gender roles
I could wear blue,
Or like space and dinosaurs
And other “masculine” things
I could wear pink and play dress up
And be “feminine”
But my favorite color
Was purple
The perfect mix of both
It was strong, and powerful
And I could be whoever
Behind a mask of purple hue
The boys seemed to love me
We’d joke about video games
And killing the monsters
I wish I could kill my monster
But it’s buried deep inside
Like an ancient artifact
From centuries past
But something was still wrong, no matter who I hung round
What they called me
A “she”
The word makes my heart hurt
And my face go warm
So I bury myself
Into a sweater of guilt
A purple sweater
Hoping they’ll all notice
Me denying the genders forced onto me
My hair cut short
Like a boy
Yet still fluid
Maybe the girls stared
Because they thought
I was male.
It’s understandable.
A mistake often made
When my face is turned down
And my hood is up
Shielding me from the binaries that sting so bad
The pink tuft of hair sticks out
From my mask
Like a sore thumb
Pink
The color of femininity
Pink
The color of lies
The color of roll call
The teacher asking if “she’s”
Here
No
She’s not here
Xyr here
In the corner
With the purple mask
Made of hope
