Pride revelers often laud the role played by trans activist Sylvia Rivera in the Stonewall riots, a turning point in the fight for LGBT rights. But after the parade, trans people are forgotten—or worse.
Meredith Talusan
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’Coming Out’ Doesn’t Begin to Describe It: Message from a Trans Survivor
For trans people, revealing their history calls the truth of their gender into question.
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Occupy 19th-Century Norway
Whether through sheer coincidence or masterful timing, the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway revival of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People opened last Thursday in the wake of Occupy Wall Street’s first anniversary. When the play’s main character, Thomas Stockman (Boyd Gaines) declares that “the enemy is the liberal-minded majority,” it’s as though he were […]
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Gabby Douglas: No Poland Spring Girl
Racial stereotypes keep the gold medalist from the choicest endorsement deals.