Transgender Theater Trend?

Frank Rizzo of the Hartford Courant asks,
Is there a transgender show trend emerging?
He’s referring to back to back one-person performances about transgender issues happening in Hartford, CT next month.
Peterson Toscano will present his newest solo theater piece, Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible on Sept. 11 at Hartford’s Charter Oak Cultural Center. It’s about “gender-variant [...]

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Gender Variance and Amputated Hairdryers

Diana, an openly transgender woman (a male to female trans activist) on her blog considers the question:
What does gender variance mean?
That question was asked on a forum that I read and of course, I took it literally. I answered in part…
“To me being “Gender Variant” mean not acting or behaving the way you are expected [...]

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Standing UP & Standing OUT

Earlier this week I received an e-mail from a gay Christian blogger. He often goes on rants about the word QUEER suggesting that if ANYONE uses it, this reveals serious problems with the person. They have given into the language of our oppressions who have used such words against us. Although I have tried to [...]

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The Queer Tyranny

Some people hate the word QUEER. They find it offensive and derisive–a term no self-respecting gay or lesbian should use to describe themselves. . For many LGBT people the word carries a history of abuse, oppression and even violence.
Marvin Bloom also has severe problems with the word QUEER as you will see in his video [...]

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New Resources for Ex-Gay Survivors

Anthony Venn-Brown, an ex-gay survivor from Australia and the author of the book, A Life of Unlearning, recently created a new blog, Ex-Gay Australia and New Zealand. On the site he includes ex-gay survivor narratives, input from former ex-gay leaders, links and much more.
Another great resource now available is the press statement that Dr. Glenda [...]

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