Why It's Important To Admit That Being Trans Can Be Funny - The Establishment

“When I meet up with my trans friends, what stands out is how much we laugh. It can be because of internet memes or jokes, but more often, it has to do with the practical realities of living life while trans. Writing your deed poll, a legal document that proves a change of name, on the back of an envelope (it’s legal no matter where you write it!) and then losing it when you want to show your bank … how tucking can go wrong … everything surrounding bathrooms …

This can all be funny.”

Sex And Gender Are Actually The Same Thing (but bear with me...)

crossdreamers:

There is no sharp division between male and female brains, according to researchers who found that we are all a mixture instead. 

Read more about this research over at Crossdreamers.com.

A San Francisco elementary school is getting rid of gender-divided bathrooms.

micdotcom:

Originally posted by artbyquath

Miraloma Elementary, a school of about 365 students, made the move to affirm several students who don’t fit traditional gender norms. Bathrooms used by kindergarteners and first-graders will be converted to gender-neutral spaces. The plan is to phase out gender-divided bathrooms as the first grade class advances every year. One parent of a gender non-conforming first grader perfectly explained why this was all worth it.

aguasdelchavo:

serpentedefe:

So I have both a brother and a sister and recently I came out as genderqueer and my mum’s reaction was basically “aw yisss i collected the whole set”

The only correct reaction

Everything My Loved Ones Got RIGHT When I Came Out

thebodyisnotanapology:

“I didn’t have the perfect experience coming out as transgender and non-binary. Many friends and acquaintances weren’t able to change their perception of me and didn’t understand the new terms I was using to describe myself. As I meet new people and make new friends, I still struggle daily…

nativepeopleproblems:

measureyourlifeincake:

so im filling out an application for this GLSEN thing and i just sort of

So real

transientterritory:

atomicdomme:

one of the most useful things anyone ever told me is that cis people generally don’t spend a whole lot of time wondering if they’re trans

This is literally the realization that started me on transition. Can’t reblog this hard enough.

Understanding the Complexities of Gender: Sam Killermann at TEDxUofIChicago

Sam Killermann is a comedian and social justice advocate, and the guy behind It’s Pronounced Metrosexual, a one-man comedy show and blog about snap judgments…