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An occasional series where we pose some questions to local LGBTQ folks (and Allies) to learn more about their personal experiences with LGBTQ culture. Click here for a complete list of all LGBTQ&A profiles. I met Jessi several years ago through her wife, Emilia. If I had to pick one person (aside from Ledcat) that I […]
I’m circulating a petition asking a local business owner to meet and discuss a situation where an employee used the word “tranny.” I’m encountering resistance from people who would prefer I not include the word “tranny” (even in quotes) because it offends them. It is vulgar. Or its so in their face. It is not […]
Jacob Nash of the Cleveland Transgender Community Outreach Committee has graciously kept our blog in the loop on the community’s response to Cemia Acoff’s death. Ce Ce’s funeral will be at Temple Baptist Church 1862 Noble Rd., East Cleveland, Ohio with calling hours at 10 with the funeral to follow at 10:30am. This all happens […]
It is my understanding that the Cleveland Plain Dealer has agreed to meet with GLAAD and local trans activists to discuss their coverage of the murder of Cemia Acoff. Then, last night, I saw this piece which actually has some good news – the FBI working with local police have made an arrest in the […]
An occasional series where we pose some questions to local LGBTQ folks (and Allies) to learn more about their personal experiences with LGBTQ culture. Click here for a complete list of all LGBTQ&A profiles. I *met* Mike via the Facebook group for the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh – I noticed that he often […]
I am simply horrified to report that the Cleveland Plains Dealer has yet to eliminate the transphobic and hateful content in their reporting on the murder of 20 year old Cemia Acoff (also known as Ce Ce Dove.) It is simply unbelievable, but it is important to take note of this degree of institutionalized hate. […]
Ian Harvie bills himself as “Stand Up Comic. Trans Man Superhero. Dog wrangler. Closet Cowboy.” Intrigued? We were so we took a moment to email him about his art and his upcoming show in Pittsburgh – Saturday, April 27 at Mullens on the Northside. Ian’s team has graciously offered us a pair of tickets to […]
(This is a modified edition of a blog post originally published at Huffington Post GayVoices.) “What exactly does it mean to be transgender?” “Why do they want to change their sex?” “Why can’t they just be gay or lesbian?” These are some of the questions I so ignorantly used to think about transgender people. I […]
Last week, we reported on an issue with CBS using a trans slur in their sitcom “Mike & Molly” which stars actor Melissa McCarthy. The slur “shemale” was used by Mike in the show; McCarthy was not in the scene, but people called on her to speak out given the vicious attack she endured at […]
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