Last night I gave this speech at Day of Remembrance, addressing the way trans identity, race, gender, immigration, sex work, and police brutality have all become major factors in anti-trans killings.
Every year we take this time to review the losses our community has faced. And each year it feels like a slam in the gut. [...]
In several different LGBTQ blogs I’ve noticed arguments over whether or not the use of the term ‘tranny’ is offensive. Usually this occurs when a cisgender person using the term gets called out for it. In each case, they seem to have trans friends who are cool with them using the term and don’t understand [...]
This morning I awoke to two major pieces of news, receiving multiple email announcements about each. The California Supreme Court ruled that the ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. And the Ontario Heath Minister announced that Ontario’s provincial health care will resume covering Sex Reassignment Surgery. I guess that means if you [...]
I’ve been noticing a pattern these days. It seems like a lot of folks have gotten the memo that the politically correct thing to do these days is to include lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people when talking about gay rights. However, in many cases this seems to be a tokenistic attempt at best.
My local state [...]
People are always discussing the priorities of the LGBTQ movement. A few years ago it was all about whether or not marriage was an effective use of our resources – as it was clearly taking away resources from other endeavors. But more recently the question has been turned to where trans people fit [...]
You may have noticed that I stopped posting about the Daily Show/Colbert Report. They didn’t stop saying transphobic things, but I got tired of documenting it all. But Tuesday night Stephen Colbert reported on a Florida non-discrimination bill and I could see a markable improvement. It makes me wonder if perhaps he’s [...]
The MetroWeekly, a GLBT paper in the DC area, recently ran an article, titled Gender Confusion, about a cis woman who ended up in a men’s prison because the arresting officers thought she was a trans woman. She had been arrested on suspiscion of prostitution and was strip searched (presumably as an attempt to [...]
No Designation is a blog focusing on the political issues of gender and sexual minority communities. This includes discussion of transgender rights and internal community dynamics, as well as discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual movements, sex-positivity and sexual freedom movements, and the intersections these issues have with other identity politics concerns.
It is written by Tobi Hill-Meyer, who is a writer involved in the organization and function of several LGBTQ organizations and is currently board chair for COLAGE - a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more LGBTQ parents.
Tobi regularly visits campuses to give presenations, workshops and guest lecutres and is available for consulting and speaking engagements.
