karlybirdsen asked: There is a blog by an African-American FTM on Wordpress called Rain and Clouds.

Thank you! I’ll put that link up tonight :)

# | April 12, 2012 - 5:49pm
Tags: #karlybirdsen #ask

Transgender Information Pamphlets

autumn-and-eve:

I found this on an old trans blog I used to contribute to. These are all really awesome little pamphlet-type packets (PDF versions of), with the least amount of problematic language I’ve ever seen.

Brought to you by the rad people at the Vancouver Coastal Health Center

Not 100% relevant, but relevant nontheless.

# | December 12, 2011 - 3:15pm

Anonymous asked: hey, great blog! I just don't exactly know what non-binary and uaab are... could you explain?

Thanks! Sorry for not getting around to this earlier.

Non-binary, is someone who doesn’t identify as, well, a binary gender based off of the male/female dichotomy.

UAAB is unassigned at birth (as opposed to male assigned at birth, or female assigned at birth).

Hope that helps!

# | October 25, 2011 - 3:35am
Tags: #Anonymous #ask

Call for Submissions

ciscentrismsucks:

> SEEKING PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, TRANS WOMEN AND POOR/LOW-COME 
> FOLKS FOR A NEW RESOURCE GUIDE BY AND FOR TRANS PEOPLE
>
> A new resource guide by and for trans people is looking for people 
> of color, immigrants, poor/low-income folks and people on the 
> feminine spectrum who are interested in sharing their stories, 
> expertise and experiences for this groundbreaking book project. You 
> don’t need to be an academic or professional - we welcome everyone. 
> If you are trans, TG/TS, genderqueer, GV, gender nonconforming or 
> intersex and would like to help us make sure this resource reflects 
> your community’s experiences, please read on!
>
> ***************
>
> ABOUT THE PROJECT: Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (TBTS) is a 
> groundbreaking resource guide in-progress, being written by and for 
> trans people. It is based off the idea of Our Bodies, Ourselves, but 
> will cover a much wider variety of topics, including coming out as a 
> trans person, relationships and sexuality, parenting, identifying 
> with multiple communities, finding employment, seeking wellness, 
> legal advocacy, and representations of trans people in the media. 
> TBTS is integrating discussions of class, race, ability, status, and 
> many other parts of trans identities throughout each chapter in an 
> effort to show how different and varied trans people’s experiences 
> are. The book will provide resources and guides from people within 
> diverse trans communities, and will include personal anecdotes, 
> advice, stories and art. TBTS is conducting outreach through 
> numerous community forums, an online survey, and targeted outreach 
> to diverse communities in order to include as many voices as 
> possible. More information about the project, including the TBTS 
> survey and bios of many of our authors, is available online atwww.transbodies.com 
> .
>
> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Trans Bodies, Trans Selves team is 
> currently looking for more contributors to help ensure that TBTS 
> will represent a broad a range of trans experiences. Specifically, 
> we are looking for people of color, people on the feminine spectrum, 
> immigrants and/or poor/low-income folks who are willing to 
> contribute their stories, expertise and experiences. Contributors do 
> not need to be “experts;” experience is first and foremost, and we 
> welcome inquiries from any and all people within the trans community 
> who are open to speaking their own truths. TBTS is aiming to be as 
> accessible as possible and will use everyday, easily understood 
> language - not academic jargon - so contributors of all educational 
> backgrounds/levels are welcome.
>
> If you are interested in contributing to TBTS, please contact Amanda 
> Rosenblum at amanda@transbodies.com to find out more about how you 
> can get involved. TBTS is currently looking for:
>
> * A range of short pieces (typically 800 words) that are personal 
> narratives and/or that include specific resources and how-to’s
> * Other forms of writing and art
> * Folks who would like to share their experiences through 
> interviews with the TBTS team
> * Authors for chapters on Immigration and Class
>
>
> Please indicate in your email which topic(s)/experiences you might 
> be interested in addressing and tell us a little bit about your 
> background. While we cannot promise publication, we are committed to
> working with potential authors/contributors to identify topics that 
> have yet to be covered and to help bring your unique perspective to 
> the project. We are also happy to consider works that may have 
> already been published elsewhere, subject to appropriate approval.
>
> In addition to authors, we are also looking for volunteers who would 
> like to review chapters and/or responses to the TBTS online survey, 
> many of which will be incorporated into the book. This project is 
> entirely volunteer-based and we appreciate any time you might be 
> able to contribute to help us make TBTS as useful, informative and 
> interesting as possible.
>
> Please reach out to us if you are interested in contributing to the 
> Trans Bodies, Trans Selves project, or if you have any questions. 
> Looking forward to hearing from you!
>
> PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY
>
> This message is intended for the sole use of the addressee, and may 
> contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from 
> disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee you 
> are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose, or 
> distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the 
> message. If you have received this message in error, please 
> immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete this message.
>
>
> Here is the address the announcement came from:

——-Original Message——-
From: sjti-all@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sjti-all@yahoogroups.c om] On 
Behalf Of Chris Mosier
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 4:35 PM
To: sjti-all@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sjti-all] Call for participation in trans resource book

Please pass this along to ensure representation of all groups.
Chris.

# | September 2, 2011 - 7:11pm
Hey all, I’m Rhea ^_^. 29, Cubana, Fat, and Happy at Venice Beach! [Image is of a woman looking at the camera. She is wearing oval-shaped glasses, and has medium wavy brown hair, parted to her right. She is wearing a pink top, and is outside in what appears to be a parking lot.]

Hey all, I’m Rhea ^_^.

29, Cubana, Fat, and Happy at Venice Beach!

[Image is of a woman looking at the camera. She is wearing oval-shaped glasses, and has medium wavy brown hair, parted to her right. She is wearing a pink top, and is outside in what appears to be a parking lot.]

# | August 26, 2011 - 8:04pm
Tags: #mtf #maab #camab #female #feminine #trans #submission

Again, if there’s tags that are missing…

I can’t claim to know everything! I don’t know all the words people use to describe themselves, both gender-wise, and race-wise.

Please send in asks/submissions with other words you like to describe yourself with, that aren’t listed on the tags yet. It would be very appreciated :)

# | July 12, 2011 - 11:27pm
:D  Anything you need to know about me can be discovered by my blog.  [Image is of a man taking a picture of himself with his iPhone. He’s smiling, and looking at the camera. He is wearing a light blue baseball cap, backwards, with short curly brown hair underneath. He is also wearing a pink/blue shirt of a sunset. He’s also wearing a bright orange wristband. The wall behind him looks like it is made from concrete.]

:D 

Anything you need to know about me can be discovered by my blog. 

[Image is of a man taking a picture of himself with his iPhone. He’s smiling, and looking at the camera. He is wearing a light blue baseball cap, backwards, with short curly brown hair underneath. He is also wearing a pink/blue shirt of a sunset. He’s also wearing a bright orange wristband. The wall behind him looks like it is made from concrete.]

# | July 12, 2011 - 7:31pm
Tags: #ftm #faab #masculine #trans #black #submission
Hi! My names Kaia. Trans-femme genderqueer mahu. Hapa: Filipina and White with Hawaiian and Californian cultural influences.   Currently reside in from the depths of Orange County, attending the University of California, Irvine. Pursuing a degree in dance. About 6 months of hormones as of right now. Prefers the pronoun “She” . I hope to become a movement / performance artist, probably heading to the Bay Area after I graduate. Very committed to trans activism and social justice on a larger scale. My blog typically deals with exposing feelings of trans embodiment. [Image is of a person looking into the camera. They have short hair on the top which flows to the right of their body (to the left of the camera), and buzzed sides. They are wearing a scarf (is that the proper term for that?). Their right arm is resting on their head, and their left arm is in front, laying on a beanbag chair of some sort. There are blankets behind her, and farther in the background is a bookshelf and a bedside table.]

Hi! My names Kaia. Trans-femme genderqueer mahu. Hapa: Filipina and White with Hawaiian and Californian cultural influences.   Currently reside in from the depths of Orange County, attending the University of California, Irvine. Pursuing a degree in dance. About 6 months of hormones as of right now. Prefers the pronoun “She” .

I hope to become a movement / performance artist, probably heading to the Bay Area after I graduate. Very committed to trans activism and social justice on a larger scale.

My blog typically deals with exposing feelings of trans embodiment.

[Image is of a person looking into the camera. They have short hair on the top which flows to the right of their body (to the left of the camera), and buzzed sides. They are wearing a scarf (is that the proper term for that?). Their right arm is resting on their head, and their left arm is in front, laying on a beanbag chair of some sort. There are blankets behind her, and farther in the background is a bookshelf and a bedside table.]

# | June 30, 2011 - 7:30pm
Tags: #mtf #maab #trans #genderqueer #two-spirit #non-binary #asian #submission
Genderqueer Fat positive Mexican Japanese Not in that order. [Image is of a genderqueer person, looking up at the camera. The camera is in front of their body, and is facing back towards them, so their face is in the bottom left corner of the picture. You can also see their arm holding the camera. Their hair is short and curly. They are wearing white-rimmed false glasses, a blue vest, and a white shirt with thin red and green lines. They are also wearing jeans (I think?) and white socks. There is a small array of objects in the background including shoes, boxes, and other clothes.]

Genderqueer Fat positive Mexican Japanese Not in that order.

[Image is of a genderqueer person, looking up at the camera. The camera is in front of their body, and is facing back towards them, so their face is in the bottom left corner of the picture. You can also see their arm holding the camera. Their hair is short and curly. They are wearing white-rimmed false glasses, a blue vest, and a white shirt with thin red and green lines. They are also wearing jeans (I think?) and white socks. There is a small array of objects in the background including shoes, boxes, and other clothes.]

# | June 29, 2011 - 7:30pm
Tags: #ftm #male #female #submission

Sorry for the lack of updates again!

I hadn’t gotten around to captioning the last 2 submissions.

Don’t worry, they weren’t rejected :)

# | June 29, 2011 - 4:58am

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