Category: Cissexism

No Place to Pee – Gender Neutral Bathrooms in UK Law

By Olive

On March 5, 2015

So, did you know that in the UK, it’s actually – by law – very difficult for businesses to install unisex bathrooms? Up until last week, I certainly didn’t. As a non-binary person who doesn’t always pass as male or female, unisex bathrooms in public spaces are pretty high up on my list of Important […]

Cissexism , Featured , Gender , Genderqueer , Religion , Transgender

I’m Your G-G-G-G-G-G Gender Bomb!

By Trav Mamone

On February 20, 2015

CN: TRANSPHOBIA, REFERENCES TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS, SUICIDE, VIOLENCE (Apologies to The Runaways for borrowing one of their lyrics) Once again, Pope Francis proves he’s not the progressive people th

Activism , Atheism , Cissexism , Gender , Genderqueer , Science , Transgender

How Atheists Can Be Better Trans Allies

By Trav Mamone

On February 4, 2015

TW: TRANSPHOBIA We Humanists have a saying: “We’re good without God.” While that is certainly true, people can be assholes without God as well. Living in a problematic society such

Daily Caller Mocks Trans* Students

By Kaoru Negisa

In Cissexism , Transgender

On September 16, 2013

There are some people who think that Tucker Carlson is a nice guy, one of those conservatives that aren’t fire breathing radicals. They remember when he was on MSNBC, they look at the bowties that preceded Doctor Who but not Buckaroo Banzai, and think, “he’s not so bad.” But they would be wrong, at least […]

Activism , Cissexism , Discrimination , Education , Featured , Meta Stuff , Pride , Transgender , Twitter

Tips for Trans* Allies

By laurelai

On August 27, 2013

Tips For Trans* Allies. Disclaimer: This post is a list that hopefully will point allies in the right direction for being good allies, i’ve taken many ideas from the trans* folks on twitt

Activism , Bullying , Cissexism , Discrimination , Gender , Media Portrayals of LGBT , Meta Stuff , Social Media , Transgender

Andrea James Writes Problematic Article on BoingBoing And Why You Should Care

By laurelai

On August 26, 2013

First of all this article is purely a criticism of another article found here. You can read the entire thing in its disgusting glory and come back here. Ill wait. Parts of the article will be quote

Respect For Gender Identity Is Not A Reward.

By laurelai

In Activism , Bullying , Cissexism , Discrimination , Gender , Transgender

On August 24, 2013

lately I have noticed on facebook, twitter and other social media that some cis and transgender people have come to the idea that if they don’t like a particular trans person, they can choose to not respect that person’s gender identity as an attack on them. This is at its very core problematic because […]

Activism , Cissexism , Discrimination , Gender , Law , Media Portrayals of LGBT , Politics / Activism , Transgender

Guest Post: Will Chelsea Manning Get People Talking About Trans* Issues?

By Will

On August 24, 2013

The following post is a guest post from Marci. Marci is a 23-year-old transgender woman from the UK who creates music, is an equality activist, runs a support group, and a gammer in her free time. She

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