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Whether pride takes the shape of celebration or protest or – as it will for me – both, it is undoubtedly the time of year when our movement is seen the most, and our hearts beat the loudest.
Fundamental to the fight for gender equality has been the rejection of the definition of gender as the sum of our body parts.
I was determined to enroll only as a trans woman lawyer, even if it took more than a decade.
Victims of LGBTQ violence have a unique range of concerns based on their living situations, immigration status and personalities.
The premise of the show is that answers to our most pressing problems will lie in historically marginalized communities.
A space built to advocate for the plurality of women’s rights is instead becoming increasingly hostile and unsafe for people whose identities and principles do not align with an extremist, Judeo-Christian, heteronormative framework.
“Those who once taunted me about my gender stand before me with folded hands waiting for a judgment on their case.”
The experience of being mis-gendered hurts. It hurts deeply.
The legislation under review eases the process of changing gender identification, but critics say it falls short of recommendations by the Council of Europe, an advisory body to the European Union.
“Lumping all lesbians into the same pool has been frustrating and stagnating for us,” says the organizer of a recent gathering for black lesbians in New York. Without a single major study on black lesbians, these women say it’s time to focus.