Why I Don’t Hate RuPaul: Thoughts on the Drag Race Controversy
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— By the time you read this, I really hope that the controversy around RuPaul’s use of the word “She-Male” (a…
Transgender Topics
Are You a Girl? A Child’s Question: Reflections on the Journey to Living as Female
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— After a coffee date with my girlfriends on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, I came home to my apartment and found…
A Defense of Crossdressers: Accepting the Gray Areas Under the Trans Umbrella
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Merely hours ago, I returned home from spending the past two days at the True Colors Conference in Connecticut. I was…
A Bathroom Issue? Considering the Options for Transgender People in Restrooms
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In the quest for trans rights, one of the alleged issues is the bathroom. Opponents claim that they don’t want…
Religious Extremists & LGBT Rights: What Would Jesus Do?
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Ted Cruz is currently championing a bill that will allow the state of Texas to regulate marriage to not include…
Ask a Transwoman: A Transwoman’s Review of “Transparent”
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I’ve just finished watching the new Amazon Originals pilot “Transparent” for the second time. The first time I watched, I was…
We Need Justice for All CeCe McDonalds
By: Keegan O’Brien/Special to TRT— The long-awaited day finally arrived January 13 when CeCe McDonald was freed from prison. For those unfamiliar with CeCe’s case,…
Ask a Transwoman: What Should I Call All of Us? Using Language in Flux
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month I thought it would be a good idea to talk about words. I thought I’d give you a little…
Valentine’s Day & the Transgender: Finding Love and Loving Yourself
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It’s February, and once again Valentine’s Day is upon us. It’s a day of presenting your sweetie with traditional gifts…
Is Gender Confirmation Surgery Covered by Insurance?
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— The year 2014 could be big for transgender people. There is a fairly good chance this year that gender confirmation…
Ask a Transwoman: Allies’ Value & How to be Helpful in the Fight for Trans* Rights
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Lorelei, What can I do if I want to work for trans* issues/rights? I’ve been thinking about trans* concerns today, especially…
Doing Trans 101, The Basisc, Over and Over Again
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month, by way of illustrating a common occurrence many trans people have to deal with on an all too regular…
Are You Ready for the Holidays? For Trans People, It May Not Be The Same
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Happy Holidays! Yes, it’s that time of year again. It’s time for gift buying and giving, shopping, decorating, baking cookies,…
Should We Boycott the 2014 Sochi Olympics due to Russia’s Anti-LGBT law?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— There’s this question I’ve been getting a lot for the last few months, and until a couple of days ago, I…
For Our Deceased Brothers & Sisters in Honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Every November, we hold a Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). It’s the day we memorialize all of the transgender people…
Op-Ed: Why is Gay Inc. Ignoring Chelsea Manning & CeCe McDonald?
By: Keegan O’Brien— CeCe McDonald and Pvt. Chelsea Manning (formerly known as Pvt. Bradley Manning before recently coming out as transgender) are queer freedom fighters…
The dominance and demonization of genitalia: an imbalance of power
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Strictly speaking of physical sex, we all start out the same, as female, which is the natural default sex. Inside…
Getting back to my roots, old school advice columnist style
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist You may have noticed some disparity between the name of this column and the content lately. You might reasonably ask: “If…
Detransition or Stand Your Ground? Transpeople Grapple with the Decision
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— It is estimated that approximately 1 percent of transgender people detransition. That is, they return back to their birth gender….
Ask a Transwoman: On Grandmothers, Granddaughters & Being Trans: A Tribute to my Nana
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— To some extent it’s always been the aim of my writing, as well as my activism, to personalize transgender people, to…
The (not-so) Subtleties of Facing Discrimination in a Very Public Space
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As I’m sitting here writing these words, I am angry. I tried to write something fun this month. I wanted to write…
What’s It Like Being Trans? The Good, the Bad, & the New Way of Thinking
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— Being trans involves living your life, but with more questions, unusual situations and new thoughts than the average person. One…
DOMA, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell & the Transgender Community: No More Waiting
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As you will know dear readers, this is a monthly publication, which often prevents me from being able to comment on…