On Piers Morgan’s Transphobia
Janet Mock is one of the most visible, active, and outspoken women of colour in US media today. A former editor at People with a lengthy and impressive resume to her credit, she’s celebrating the...
Category: LGBTQ+
No Cheap Shots: HBO’s Looking
HBO’s new programme Looking seems to be attracting rather polarised responses: some are hailing it as refreshingly true to the lives of gay men in their 30s and 40s, while others are complaining...
Not So Liberal? Violence Against Transgender Women in the Bay Area
California’s Bay Area enjoys a reputation as one of the most liberal regions in the country, a locale infamous for ‘San Francisco values,’ the alleged libertine attitudes of the Castro, the...
Whose Equality? Anti-Discrimination in New South Wales Private Schools
In the Australian state of New South Wales, there’s a series of exceptions for private schools in the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. This means that these schools can hire and fire staff, and refuse...
Repeating Prop 8: California’s Vote on Transgender Rights
In 2008, while much of the United States celebrated President Obama’s victory and a historic moment for the United States, California progressives reeled from the successful passage of Proposition...
The Past Lives On: Russian Homophobia and the Gulag
Russian actor Alexei Panin used to be mostly famous for overturning tables in restaurants when he’s in a bad mood. Or for the ugly custody battle he had with his ex-wife over their daughter. Or for...
Getting Private Chelsea Manning’s Gender Right
Whenever a prominent transgender person hits the news, the US media seem to stumble. Not just on the respectful and humane treatment of the transgender community, as ample lascivious, gross, and...
The Effects of Defeating DOMA on Poor Families
Last week, the United States Supreme Court struck down the portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined marriage as between only one man and one woman. When it was in place, this...
In Praise of The Fosters
I’m finding myself strangely besotted with ABC’s The Fosters, and it’s not just because it’s summertime and the television pickings are slim. Summertime is, after all, the time of year when...
Pride in Israel… but not in Palestine
On Friday, Israel’s annual gay pride celebration took over the streets of Tel Aviv, spilling from the sidewalks to the streets to the beaches. Israelis and foreigners alike, who now come from...