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The summer night that Homer saved me from a hate crime
25 years ago this month, there was an instant when I was afraid that my number might have been up… and then Homer showed up.
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Tennessee is telling LGBTQ people we aren’t welcome. It’s time we listened to what they’re saying.
You shouldn’t need a Ph.D. in history to see what this Tennessee law is a precursor to.
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I saw a problematic transgender athlete on television 45 years ago
She has had varying degrees of visibility over the years – and made plenty of comments that have made most other trans people cringe.
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Republicans frequently supported trans rights until the religious right gained control
A Republican state senator carried legislation in Oregon in the 80s. The Republican governor signed it without any concerns.
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When it comes to civil rights laws, trans people know what “compromise” means
We’re always the sacrifice everyone else is willing to make.
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Aleshia Brevard’s “The Woman I was Not Born to Be” is the best trans memoir I’ve encountered
“It was about who I was, about the boy I was presumed to be. I’d been subjected to all the traditional male training and none of it took.”
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Arkansas lawmakers voted unanimously to recognize trans folks in state law in 1981
The law was meant to “revise and modernize the laws of Arkansas” to “reflect some of the social customs and practices that are happening frequently in Vital Records Registration.” Specifically, it pointed out “surgical sex changes.”
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How racism skewed Hank Aaron’s history-making moment & his career after
Much like many LGBTQ people in history, Aaron’s impact was erased or minimized because people couldn’t accept his success.
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Recalling being trans & feeling way out of place even in your own community
From feeling out of place in middle America to dealing with a hate crime – that could have been worse – across the pond, there are constant reminders that trans people are not welcomed everywhere.
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We’ve got a bigger problem now
If the last four years have taught us anything, it should have taught us that we can never be too cynical.