from Genderfork
Submitted by Alexx, the model and photographer
“Presented my true, comfortable self at my college today. Is it so bad that I don’t want to wear tight clothes and dresses?”
The terms “genetic female” and “genetic woman” are used by anti-trans bigots (mostly radical feminists) to imply that there is a scientific basis for distinguishing between cis women and trans women. Speaking as a trained biologist in a field (cognitive science) directly relevant to the matter, there is no such scientific basis
Today, Monday, April 30, 2012
at the CeCe McDonald Trial…
- -The first day of CeCe McDonald’s trial had national support from Mara Keisling, founding executive director of the National Center of Transgender Equality, and Leslie Feinberg, renowned author of Stone Butch Blues, both of whom flew out to Minneapolis to attend today’s proceedings.
- -In court, the judge ruled on several remaining motions. The defense moved to exclude a photo of the t-shirt Dean Schmitz, the deceased, was wearing June 5th on the grounds that it could unfairly prejudice the jury. This motion was denied.
- - In the discussion of this motion, the prosecution stated no weapon had been recovered from the scene. They also acknowledged it remains unclear what the weapon which caused Schmitz’s wound was.
- -The defense continued with a motion to sequester, or isolate from the proceedings, three Hennepin County Witness Coordinators during the examination of the witnesses they had interviewed because they were also potential witnesses. This motion was granted.
- -The defense moved to allow other expert witness testimony on transgender issues. The judge will make a final decision about allowing expert witness testimony after further deliberation.
- -The defense moved to allow CeCe more than the one change of clothes generally permitted. This motion was granted. (Today she wore black skinny slacks with a magenta button-down, black and grey paisley sweater and absolutely superb grey pumps.)
- -We are not aware of a decision that has been made regarding whether Dean Schmitz’s swastika tattoo will be admitted as evidence during the trial.
- -Jury selection will begin Tuesday, May 1st.
(Picture is of Rai’vyn Cross, CeCe’s sister & Leslie Feinberg, some random activist that showed up the first day of court. ;P Thanks Leslie!)
Non-Binary Transition: Exploring the Options.
BLURB
So you’re genderqueer/non-binary, but you’re tired of talking – you want to DO something about it. Yet transition is still a murky topic. Which bathroom do I use? What can people call me? Do I have to lie to get hormones? Am I eligible for surgery? What about a legal name or gender change? When you’re outside, in the middle, or on the edge of the binary, these questions are often left unanswered. While nobody but you can say what’s best for you, there ARE a lot of options to pick and choose a transition path that is right for you. This presentation is geared towards those who identify as genderqueer, non-binary, or are simply considering a non-traditional route, are starting to think about transition and want to gather all the information that’s harder to get. It’s not meant as a GQ/NB 101, rather as a 201 – addressing the “what happens now?”
Presenting this at the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference and Gender Odyssey this summer. Feedback is encouraged.
In the past an acoustic guitar was just a guitar. But then the electric became more recognized, and people suddenly needed a word to specify the other variety. That’s kind of how the word “cisgender” came about.
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| — | Dana Morrigan (paraphrased from conversation) |
