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A Trans Woman Invented the Tech Behind Your Smartphone in 1965. (And Then IBM Fired Her, Obviously.)
Pride season may be behind us, but the transphobia and legal attacks to which it was a defiant answer haven't gone anywhere. The parades end, the flags [...]Read more about A Trans Woman Invented the Tech Behind Your Smartphone in 1965. (And Then IBM Fired Her, Obviously.)
Giving in to Anti-Trans Hysteria Is Not a Winning Strategy for Democrats
I was at a concert recently and a person next to me was wearing a cross-body bag that read, “Speak Up for Your LGBTQ+ Friends.” This person appeared to be your [...]Read more about Giving in to Anti-Trans Hysteria Is Not a Winning Strategy for Democrats
Trump Is Targeting the Smithsonian. My LGBTQ+ History Is Inside It.
There’s been something troubling me for the last couple of years about what the Trump administration has been doing. It affects me personally, but I’ve mostly [...]Read more about Trump Is Targeting the Smithsonian. My LGBTQ+ History Is Inside It.
Rethinking Masculinity: What Queer and Trans People Taught Me About Being a Man
I was the youngest “girl” — meaning assigned girl — in a large Midwestern farm family in the 1970s. We didn't talk much about gender, but masculinity [...]Read more about Rethinking Masculinity: What Queer and Trans People Taught Me About Being a Man
Sad Guy With Microphone Travels From Pride Event to Pride Event Crying for Help
Hope everyone had a good Pride Month, despite the haters. Looking forward to Pride merch going on clearance at big box stores. Because if 50% off doesn’t say, [...]Read more about Sad Guy With Microphone Travels From Pride Event to Pride Event Crying for Help
How I Became a Full Time Homo
The year was 1999 and the month was June. Some 24 years ago. I was just days into my new job as a staff writer with Between The Lines when I ended up on the [...]Read more about How I Became a Full Time Homo
