Tag Archives: transgender

For/To what will you or must you re/act?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by gabygos

An answer to this question is suggested by the film “Diagnosing Difference” by Annalise Ophelian.  In the film, thirteen individuals who associate with the transgender identity share their testimonies regarding their personal gender narratives and how the concept of transgender … Continue reading →

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For what are corporations responsible when it comes to transgender health benefits?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Lauren Linsky

NOTE: It is impossible to ask whether or not corporations should be responsible for transgender health care coverage without first asking whether or not corporations should be responsible for health care coverage at all. For the purposes of this BQR, … Continue reading →

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What is Privilege?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by THE FOUR Fs

In answering the question what is privilege my first thought was my immediate assignation of “whiteness”. The second, my assignation of “male” to privilege. The third, my assignation of heterosexuality to privilege. After, I had to question why, even now, my … Continue reading →

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It’s your organs that matter…

Posted on December 6, 2012 by judithal007

The video above shows Tyra interviewing the families of transgender children as well as the child themselves. Josie, born Joey, is just 8 and has always known she was a girl, regardless of whether her parents knew or not. She … Continue reading →

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Is there such a thing as free choice?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by alicial2012

The documentaries “The Business of Being Born” and “Diagnosing Difference” show that medical professionals and the medical industry give patients such as pregnant women and transgender people an illusion of free choice.  Yet both groups of people suffer from standardized … Continue reading →

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What is Oppression?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by victoriag8

Oppression: imposing power over others in unjust, discriminatory ways.  Oppression: forcing compliance with certain societal standards, or otherwise imposing unfair treatment, judgments, and limitations.  Oppression: being forced to identify as female or male.  According to marriage or drivers’ licenses, even … Continue reading →

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Love through Acceptance

Posted on November 26, 2012 by victoriag8

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-marra/the-beautiful-daughter-how-my-korean-mother-gave-me-the-courage-to-transition_b_2139956.html#slide=1757383 I would like to share a most touching story.  It is an article about a transgender woman, Andy Marra, coming out to her birth mother.  Andy was adopted by an American family but always wanted to find her Korean … Continue reading →

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Gender Talk

Posted on November 21, 2012 by eliseamitchell

The performance that I watched was an untitled poem about being transgendered by an anonymous author. Kate Campbell, a member of Penn N-Cis, performed it. In the poem the author claimed that their performance of a trans-identity was a choice; … Continue reading →

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Gender Talk

Posted on November 21, 2012 by judithal007

It’s hard enough trying to fit into society when you “meet societal norms,” but when people deem you as a “deviant” of these norms, the challenge of fitting in is amplified and made virtually impossible. This is the constant message … Continue reading →

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Gender Talk

Posted on November 21, 2012 by ariel1001

Students presented a lot of interesting claims about their non-cis gender identity during the open-mic Gender Talk.  One student claimed that being trapped in the wrong body causes you to not know how to live.  This sense of confusion and … Continue reading →

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