Friday, April 19, 2024
“There was nothing I wanted more than to just be home in my own bed, away from it all, but I couldn’t do that.” That’s only a sliver of what was going through the mind of Ramapo women’s swim team member Meghan Cortez-Fields amidst a whirlwind of media scrutiny. In […]
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services partnered with Health Services to host “Clued-in: Trans Sex Education.” Megan Johnston, the health educator for the Center for Health and Counseling Services, and Theodore Bell, the student trans outreach coordinator, created a presentation and several games to combine education and entertainment. Attendees gathered […]
Estimates of the number of transgender collegiate athletes range from about 4,600 to less than 40. This uncertainty stems from systemic transphobia and gaps in how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) operates. “When we’re looking at the men’s and women’s teams, that’s it. Not that there needs to be […]
Photo courtesy of Daniel Ogren, Flickr J.K. Rowling has spent the last few years being berated on social media for several accounts of transphobic comments and actions. No one deserves inhumane messages constantly sent towards them. However, this does not negate the fact that Rowling has once again published something […]
Photo courtesy of Sharon McCutcheon, Unsplash An anti-trans bill has been proposed in the following states: Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Texas and South Dakota. Trans youth are a vulnerable group and legislators have maintained focus on them by planning to ban doctors from treating those […]
Photo courtesy of Plaubel Makina, Flickr It’s the video people can’t help but watch. The epitome of clickbait. “I AM TRANSGENDER (FEMALE TO MALE)” uploaded by Trisha Paytas to YouTube on Oct. 7. In the video, Paytas says that she has been struggling with her gender identity, explaining how she […]
Photo courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Wikipedia President Trump has reversed one of the Obama’s administration’s policy that allowed transgender military personnel to openly serve while having access to mental health and medical care. The policy, which was implemented on April 12, is in essence, an updated “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]
Photo by Caleb Herbst In light of President Trump’s rescission of Obama-era Department of Justice and Department of Education protections for transgender students, the debate over whether or not students who are transgender should be allowed to use restrooms corresponding to their gender identity has been reignited. President Trump’s decision, […]
Photo Courtesy of Leo Reynolds, Flickr Creative Commons North Carolina’s general assembly called for a special one-day session to pass new legislation on Wednesday, March 23. The session – the first of its kind to occur for over 35 years, according to radio station WUNC – was to pass anti-LGBT […]
Photo Courtesy of Daniel 2986, Wikipedia This Tuesday, citizens of Houston, Texas voted to reject Proposition 1, an ordinance that would have created a range of anti-discrimination protections in public accommodations, employment, housing, city contracting and other Houston city services. Under the proposed legislation, also known as the Houston Equal […]
