Tips for Trans Folks

We are excited to announce that Gender Diversity is seeking a full-time, salaried Conference Coordinator for our annual conference series which includes Gender Odyssey, Gender Odyssey Family, and GO Professional.  The ideal candidate will be a person who wants to change the lives of trans people for the better and recognizes that it takes hard work, dedication, organization, and an unflappable spirit to do so. We seek a strong, confident person that understands it takes a village to raise a powerful community event like Gender Odyssey. Our candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of the complexities and needs of transgender children, youth and adults as well as trans* community-at-large.

As I’ve become more vocal about my masculinity, my feminism has had to change from a feminism of solidarity to a feminism of recognizing that I’m different.

The debate over whether trans women should be admitted to women's colleges calls our very womanhood into question, as if we are not “really” women.

We are seeking a third team member to help in the editing process with a publication goal of Spring 2016. The team currently consists of two transmasculine editors after the departure of a third editor. We are seeking a transfeminine addition, preferably with editing experience, and an interest in how trans lives intersect with the Internet.

Going to the gynecologist as a trans man can be a very uncomfortable experience. Please read this article for advice on safely negotiating your pap test.