Allies and Community
When asked to define what it means to be an ally to the LGBTQI community, many people will offer some version of the Wikipedia summary, “An ally, straight ally, or heterosexual ally is a heterosexual and cisgender person who supports equal civil rights, gender...
People Should Be Able To Come Out When they are Ready. Being Outed is never OK.
Image - youtube.com With the latest outing of a transgender celebrity hitting the airwaves, attention is now being drawn to what a damaging thing that is to do to a person. As Nikkie de Jager, from NikkieTutorials on YouTube, revealed to her fans in a video titled...
LGBTQ in Corporate America
Sometimes it seems like only bad news gets printed involving the transgender community, what with the violence perpetrated against trans members and proposed legislation against transgender rights specifically. It's easy to forget that some are taking action every day...
New York City in Autumn
As we anticipate the New York Coming Out Conference from October 30th to November 3rd, 2019, we encourage everyone in the Trans community to register for the event and make arrangements to attend and participate. In addition to the workshops, speakers, and vendors...
Good News in the Community
Just a short time until the 2020 election in this country, and it seems like every gain made under the previous administrations to preserve and enhance civil rights in the transgender community are being threatened by a seeming new rein of hate and misunderstanding. ...
Dr. Jack Drescher at New York Coming Out
One of the things we at TransNewYork are looking forward to in the upcoming conference is the quality of the program speakers and their contribution to the overall wellbeing of the Transgender community. In the following series of blogs, we plan to highlight these...
Military Ban Goes into Effect
As of April 12th, 2019, the current administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military has officially been reinstated. The ban essentially roles back legislation to the 1994 policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” that the Obama administration repealed....
Cross-Dressers Have Been a Largely Misinterpreted Group
There are so many labels out there, from both within and outside of the LGBT community that it can be confusing for anyone desiring to learn and be sensitive regarding the "Transgender Experience." Some labels once considered normative have become obsolete as we...
The Transgender Ban in the American Military
What is the world coming to, when able-bodied citizens that are willing to risk their lives to serve their country are denied the right to do so simply because they don’t comply with stereotypical gender norms? According to those who serve, most folks who serve see...
No More Finger-pointing
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where they insist that a mutual friend is gay or trans, based on how they dress or how they talk? No matter what the discussed person says about their own sexuality or gender identity, these LGBTQ detectives will site...
What Does it Mean to be an Ally – Part 2
Regardless of what you choose to call yourself, straight/ heterosexual ally or simply another member of the LGBT community as a whole- performing that role…taking that stance…requires a bit more than just spouting platitudes about equality and sounds bites for public...
What Does it Mean to be an Ally?
Ideally, this is supposed to be a season of giving. From the time before the pagans’ Winter Solstice Yule was strategically rebranded as the 12 days of Christmas, the beginning of the winter months has historically been embraced as a time to “batten down the hatches”...
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