So proud that our public relations manager Andy Marra was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. We laughed and cried and beamed with joy as we read her piece “The Beautiful Daughter: How My Korean Mother Gave Me the Courage to Transition” on The Huffington Post.
Kudos Andy!
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#transgender #adoption #activism #GLAAD #GLAADawards #GLAAD Media Awards #The Huffington Post #transition #Korea #Korean #adoptee #media #journalism #LGBTSelf-care is important! Read Harvey Katz share his thoughts on self-care, transition, and reality television here!
I’ve thought about why I love these types of TV programs so much and, for me, it comes down to a single moment and it’s not the big reveal. No, instead I relish that moment where the pain of change overtakes the will to remain the same and the transformation begins. That’s the moment I love because it’s a grand proclamation of self-care.
Andreja Pejic, one of the world’s most famous transgender models, was featured in the May issue of Vogue.
On visibility, Pejic talks about her original fears of a public transition:
“Being known to the whole world with this transition, I thought, Who is ever going to love me? How am I going to have a relationship with a man if all of this is public?” she says. “Then I got to a place where I was like, ‘I’m successful and happy with what I’ve achieved. There’s nothing I should be ashamed of. You can take it or leave it.’”
The article also talks about the importance of increased visibility, the trans rights movement, and how the fashion world is evolving with, and sometimes helping to pave with way for, our conceptions of gender, sex, and fluidity.
You can read the whole Vogue article here.
I’ve been dressing in an androgynous casual way for about two years now. I’ve come to terms with my gender identity and sexuality, but I still haven’t fully come out as transgender. Prom is coming up. I’m not going to wear a dress. People laugh at the idea of me in a dress regardless of whether or not they know I am transgender. I’ve been dating a girl who wants to go to prom and I want to go with her, but I’m not going in a dress. However, I don’t own a suit that fits me because I’m 5'3" and weigh 95 pounds. I refuse to go back to cheap men’s clothing that doesn’t fit me, but anything that would fit me would be too expensive for me to buy on my own and I couldn’t ask my mom for money. I approached my school activities director with my dilemma and he said, ‘don’t worry you’re going to prom and I’m going to find you a suit.’
Harper, a student from Chicago, IL, who wrote a piece for The New York Times’ series, Transgender Today. Harper’s school and supportive teachers are making a huge difference in allowing Harper to attend prom in a suit, as himself. Prom is for everyone.
In The New York Times’ collection of personal narratives “Transgender Today”, GLSEN friend Andy Marra was joined by her fiancé Drew to discuss their mutual love and respect, as opposed to previous experiences Andy had.
She found that many men were ashamed to be in a relationship with an transgender woman.
“Being with Drew has reaffirmed what I should expect from a guy. I deserve to be treated with respect. Honesty should be the baseline to any relationship. And I should never have to be silent or hide who I am.
As Drew likes to say, ‘You’re the one thing that gives my life all of its color.’ Here’s hoping more men finally recognize the beauty and worth of the transgender women in their lives.”
(h/t to The New York Times)
TLC is becoming the latest network to explore transgender life.The cable network has handed out a straight-to-series order for All That Jazz, a docuseries following 14-year-old transgender activist Jazz Jennings, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The 11-episode series will feature Jennings — dubbed “The New Face of Transgender Youth” — in her daily life, juggling her foray into high school while navigating how a transgender teen approaches dating and sleepovers all while avoiding male puberty.
OMG Jazz Jennings is getting her own tv show! Consider our calendars marked!
Congrats, Jazz! This is amazing!
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
