Fam,

It’s a poor representation of trans people. Trans status, old (dead) names, genitalia, surgery, etc are all generally very private. In this case, the character even came from the Milky Way to get away from harassment, transphobia and her old life, yet she just voluntarily tells someone she just met that she is trans.

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This is exactly why we need to speak out and why we want them to fix it. The scene in the game makes it out like our past is public information or okay to talk about.
That’s not to say there aren’t trans people willing to talk about the subject, but that’s a personal choice that only some of us make. Many trans folks…

You might be right but this like from the article...

“To be black is to live in America’s comment section.”

Menstruastion and motherhood don’t define what makes a woman. Trans women are women. Full stop.

she’s been demanding each year that the family go see the Hobbit or Star Wars when I come home for the holidays.

If you want to watch something fun, go to mid-upper Alaska during the summer and stay up all night long. You’ll watch the sun set (more or less) in the West, track around North, and then rise again in the East.

This is awesome. I’m a science teacher and I use this to teach about evaluating sources. Many teachers simply tell students to get their information from sites that end in .edu, .gov, or .org. I like to show them this and have them discuss the validity of the site, using the information presented. We discuss the…

Donald invited her because just like him and Jackie Evancho, Rebecca came second in the popular vote.

“Our culture is filled with bars and strip clubs on every corner.”

Do the right thing came out 27 years ago

“The closeted perv has never come out as gay”

Because he very well may not be; being a child predator /= gay. Abusive sex is about power, not identity.

As a disabled game player myself, I’m glad Twitch is doing this.

And then we criticize her “boxy” outfits that she has to wear to accommodate her bullet proof vest.

I’ve gotten like 3 Play of the Games (Plays of the Game?) in Overwatch (not as Bastion, either!) and I feel like a god about them.

Legend of Kyrandia on the PC. My sister and I called the helpline a bunch because we didn’t realize you had to pay for it and our parents got real mad.