Bruce Jenner wasn’t kidding when he told Diane Sawyer that it was going to be an “emotional ride” during their two-hour 20/20 special Bruce Jenner: The Interview last night. Revelatory and brave, the Olympic gold medalist (reborn a reality TV star through Keeping Up With the Kardashians) confirmed after months of speculation that he was transgender and for […]
Bruce Jenner has finally spoken his truth during his highly anticipated interview with Diane Sawyer. The E! reality star’s gender identity has been in question ever since it was reported in January that he was planning to become a woman. With no confirmation from him or anyone in his family, any talk about his transition […]
The media sensation surrounding Bruce Jenner’s “transformation” is disgusting. On the most superficial level, it’s a charade that’s completely insensitive and invasive towards Jenner’s process. It’s also completely off base considering that there were plenty of other news stories (good and bad) about transgender women in the past few months that were far more urgent […]
18-year-old Blake Brockington died after an apparent suicide last Monday. Brockington was crowned homecoming king at East Mecklenburg High School, where he attended last year, making history as the first transgender homecoming king in North Carolina. It was after Brockington won the title that he realized how terrible people could be. “That was single-handedly the hardest […]
Jimmy Kimmel invited President Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live to participate in one of our favorite segments: Mean Tweets. This is where the celebrity talents literally read the meanest tweets about them. President Obama was such a good sport, as he read hilarious tweets like, “Obama’s hair is looking grayer these days. Can’t imagine why […]
On December 3, 2014, Deshawnda “Ta-Ta” Sanchez, a transgender woman, was trying to run to safety after she was robbed and assaulted. Sanchez was shot and killed by Robert James Spells after dialing 911 when he assaulted her. This week ,Spells was convicted of capital murder for Sanchez’s death and turns out he was also soliciting an […]
Several news outlets in Virginia area have dishonored the memory of a murdered transgender woman by refusing to acknowledge her as such. Thirty-year-old Lamia Beard was suffering from a gunshot wound when she was taken to Norfolk General Hospital last Saturday morning. According to reports where she later died at the medical facility due […]
While the transgender community has made great strides in being represented in pop culture, in real life, they are still experiencing high levels of discrimination. Late last year, a trans-woman Leyth Jamal filed a suit against her former job at Saks Fifth Avenue, as it was allegedly suggested by higher-ups to “separate her home life from her […]
International sports star Genoveva Anonma revealed that she was asked to strip naked to prove her “womanhood” in front of World Cup officials. Not only was her personal torment mortifying, but it further opened the once closed-door on sports and their debate of gender and power when it comes to female athletes. MUST READ: BEAUTIFUL NEWS: Mo’ne Davis […]
Emmy-nominated “Orange Is The New Black” actress, transgender activist and TIME cover star Laverne Cox can now add “documentary crew” to her laundry list of accomplishments. As the narrator for the MTV/LOGO documentary, “The T Word,” Laverne provides context to a story about seven young trans people who talk about their varied experiences in school, in love and in their […]
