On AlterNet: trans

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "trans"

No, Bill O'Reilly, Glee Will Not Make Your Kid Transgender. And So What if It Does?

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon. April 22, 2012.

Transgender people take an overwhelmingly disproportionate amount of abuse and harassment. That's why it's awesome when they're depicted positively on TV.

Obama Administration Appoints Openly Transgender Woman to Dept. of Commerce

Cara, Feministe. January 5, 2010.

Amanda Simpson may be the first openly transgender person to receive a presidential appointment.

When My Husband Became a Woman, I Realized I Was a Sexist

Helen Boyd, On The Issues Magazine. August 11, 2009.

When my husband transitioned, it made me face all of the terrible gender stereotypes I carry around.

What Trans Erotica Gets Wrong

Andrea Zanin, Sex Geek. July 24, 2008.

There's a vast difference between eroticizing trans people and exoticizing them in ways that scream "I'm clueless and disrespectful."

Pregnant Men

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 8, 2008.

Thomas Beatie is not the first transgendered man to get pregnant. So why is he getting so much attention, and why now?