Defying Gravity: Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars
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...moreMattilda Bernstein Sycamore discusses BETWEEN CERTAIN DEATH AND A POSSIBLE FUTURE.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreJoy Ladin discusses the new edition of THE BOOK OF ANNA.
...moreTorrey Peters discusses her debut novel, DETRANSITION, BABY.
...moreMy body tightened as the knee-jerk worry of being seen and outed flooded back.
...moreHealing is slow. Fast. Slow again.
...moreCameron Awkward-Rich discusses his new collection, DISPATCH.
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...moreLilliam Rivera discusses her new novel, DEALING IN DREAMS.
...moreVivek Shraya discusses her new book, I’M AFRAID OF MEN.
...moreLove of country, some argue. With their boots firmly planted in my chest as I struggle to protest. No, that is not love, but blindness.
...moreWelcome to This Week in Trumplandia. Check in with us every Thursday for a weekly roundup of the most pertinent content on our country, which is currently spiraling down a crappy toilet drain. You owe it to yourself, your community, and your humanity to contribute whatever you can, even if it is just awareness of […]
...moreAdichie is far more significant than her accusers seem to know.
...moreThere’s a ray of nuclear longing at the center of Transparent…
...moreFeminists and transphobic conservatives have found common ground in attacking Lena Dunham after the publication of her memoir revealed that her seven-year-old self had been curious about her sister’s vagina. Dunham creates trigger art, explains Sarah Seltzer at Flavorwire, intentionally igniting sensitive subjects. The problem isn’t the art, but the reaction: So why would we […]
...moreWriter and activist Janet Mock sits down to discuss her memoir, Redefining Realness, the representation (and misrepresentation) of trans stories in the media, family narratives, and the continued difficulties of writing about sex work.
...more“Recent research and reports on violence against transgender women have found that, in 2010, 44 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-affected hate-crime murder victims were trans women. In 2009, trans women accounted for 50 percent of LGBTQH hate-crime murder victims.” Mother Jones reports on the case of CeCe McDonald. In accepting a plea […]
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