On September 4, 2021 musician Moréna Espiritual and their creative team of local Caribbean queer artists premiered the music video for the debut single “Bebecit” at Pública Espacio in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Originally released in September of 2020, “Bebecit” is Moréna Espiritual’s first song and marks a transition into music after an 8-year performance career. […]
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Trans model, writer and digital artist Alexandra Chandra (she/they) brings a daily dose of much-needed realness to the world of social media. She is an active voice of reason who shares vital pieces of information for the transgender and queer communities while educating readers about the true meaning of “womanhood”. For Trans Day of Visibility […]
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Writer Jam Bridgett shares their experiences in dealing with gender dysphoria and how watching Grey’s Anatomy helped them explore their need for top surgery, and the aftermath of being cared for and healing. I first saw an episode of Grey’s Anatomy at some point in high school. Then, I watched in disgust as much as […]
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Trans authors need to be celebrated. In the current sociopolitical climate, the global public hears a lot about transgender people without hearing anything directly from us. We, the transgender community, are a class of people historically both vilified and ignored; hyper-visible in terms of societal derision and exposure to violence, and yet invisible in mainstream […]
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The Innate Tendencies is a fashion editorial based upon the unique relationship between the body and the clothing; the non-binary gender identity merges two into one, rather than detaches the clothing from the body. To be transgender, or to resonate with a set of transgender identities, can indicate an overlapping set of meanings that embodies the […]
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Come on Hollywood, when are you going to learn? Stop casting cis people in trans roles, no more with ScarJo okay. The narratives of transgender people are rarely – if ever – portrayed in mainstream media. But when these plots happen to attract the attention of major studios the transgender roles are quickly handed to […]
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In ‘Tender Resistance’ photographer Anthon Zeiss Smith explores the definitions of transgender and genderqueer outside of the context of binary social structures, and how different levels of power exist within these realms. “These collaborations are part of my ongoing exploration of the power of vulnerability, tenderness, and emotionality, and the ways that transgender and genderqueer people […]
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We sat down with Gogo Graham to learn about her SS20 collection and short film, in which she sonically and visually interrogates what it means for trans folks, particularly trans femmes, to operate in traditional workplaces. ‘Cleo is a myth. Cleo is a woman’ Gogo Graham’s SS20 film, ‘Cleo’s Fable’ begins with these words, solidifying […]
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Hello. My name is Francessco Suarez. I’m twenty-eight years old, and I live in Long Beach California with my long term partner. We take care of two mischievous cats, a newt in a fifty-gallon aquarium, and an array of indoor plants we’ve propagated throughout the three years living together. On February 20th 2019, I began […]
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On a bright day in the Sky Room at the New Museum, Gogo Graham’s 19 models giggled in the back room, taking photos of each other, complimenting their respective looks, and joking about their “deceased husbands”. The intimate space with floor-to-ceiling windows created a very unique runway space, and underneath the banter was a profound […]
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