ICE T’s Transphobic Tweet

I got into a riff with rapper Ice T this morning over an insensitive transphobic photo posted on his Twitter account. Transgendered Americans are being subject to hateful anti-trans bathroom laws, are combating discrimination and are even being murdered. This type of behavior is totally irresponsible and dangerous.  Myself and a handful of others called …

The Girl Next Door: Call Her Caitlyn

Photo via E! It may have taken Caitlyn Jenner 65yrs to reveal herself but she has arrived and SHE is taking the world by storm! Caitlyn has quickly become a transgender advocate, fashionista and America’s “IT” girl. Tonight I Am Cait premiered on E! and we got to see a glimpse into her world. Caitlyn is …

Spotlight on Carmen Carrera

Photo: Alex Evans Back in March, I wrote an essay that appeared in The Advocate called “Meeting a Friend After She Transitioned Was a Wake-Up Call” – what many people don’t know, is that it was loosely based on Carmen Carrera. Originally, I wanted it to be an honest account of how we reconnected as …

We R All People!

Natsuya Uesugi is living proof that in spite of being bullied as a child for being intersex, you can rise above and emerge a superhero. Natsuya was raised with no particular sense of gender. Natsuya was brought up with the notion that you could be anything you want with the right education. Natsuya excelled in …