I am NOT Cait!
Caitlyn Jenner’s announcement that she would like to be the trans ambassador to the President – to Ted Cruz of all people – absolutely nauseates me. Ms. Jenner has repeatedly exposed both her ignorance and her privilege.
Caitlyn Jenner’s announcement that she would like to be the trans ambassador to the President – to Ted Cruz of all people – absolutely nauseates me. Ms. Jenner has repeatedly exposed both her ignorance and her privilege.
When I transitioned, I quickly learned that, when people tried to define me, they really defined themselves.
When I transitioned, I worried constantly about becoming a victim of violence. I consulted the Transgender Violence Tracking portal, which seeks to report incidents of violence against transgender people. The portal reported 268 murders in the 12 months between November 19, 2013 and November 14, 2014. I composed this summary of just a few of the ways we died that year.
I wrote this after emerging from the most vulnerable period in my life. It is a letter to my younger self. I was probably channeling Polonius, who counseled his son, Laertes: “And these few precepts in thy memory see thou character.” …
A list of organizations and resources that I have found particularly useful. Includes: Home, School & Family | Support for Significant Others | Legal Resources | Support for those Transitioning | Online Communities | Supportive Religious Resources | Gender Newsfeeds
This site is devoted to a simple notion: