Trans Balltom Culture in Vietnam

 

In a small, stuffy nightclub with walls scrawled with graffiti and flaking plaster, a queer function took place unlike anything seen before in the city that residents still call by its former name, Saigon.

The Complexity of Gender Idenity and its Subcategories

The complexities of gender identity and its subcategories can be difficult to navigate. These categories include, but are not limited to, Transsexuals, Crossdressers, Shemales, Drag Queens, and Sissies! In this blog post, we delve beyond simplistic labels and stereotypes, embarking on an exploration that challenges preconceived notions. Join us as we uncover stories that defy societal norms and celebrate the beauty of self-expression. 

 TRANSCHAIR RESEARCH

Have you ever wondered what research the Chair in Transgender Studies is doing?  Check out our new webpage that shows some of our recent Trans+ research projects! 

Transgender Art

A new online artwork exploring a personal archive of a trans life will launch on Saturday 1st April. 

Mandy Romero is a creative artist and transgender provocateur whose work has taken her across continents and round the world, whilst also staying close to her native lands. She has worked with live performance, film, photography, site-specific actions and web-based writing and continues to have fun in each and every medium.

An Unexpected Turn is a hit

 

I'm currently in the progress of completing "The Detour", and the first few chapters are available to read, but meanwhile let's also heck out my coming of age novella "An Unexpected Turn" and see what people are saying about it. 

Plastic Surgeon Fights on Behalf of Transgender Community

Dr. Javad Sajan is one of the leading surgeons in the US performing FTM top surgery, as well as Female Feminization Surgery, breast implants, and many other specialties.. Read more about the movement and petition. 

The Transgender Agenda

 

Even notice that those who 'claim' our agenda is to convert the youth are themselves the only ones trying to convert people?

Fear is what it is, but sometimes becomes what you make it.

The religious right is so afraid that gays are deteriorating marriage, and yet it is their fear that isthe culprit, not the communities that they are afraid of. Could it be that the GLBT communities have and continue to be converting all the little boys and girls of the world? Not!

Historically, it is the religious right that tirelessly works to convert people, not the GLBT communities. Still, it is understandable why they would make such a claim: people tend to fear in others that which they see most in themselves.

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