I found a new tag today. #TransmanThirstdae. Within this tag, there were many men, mostly younger (than me) trans men of color, posting their selfies on Twitter. It made me happy to see this, to see these young men courageously putting themselves out on Twitter. No apologies. No excuses. A declaration of self, of worth,…Read more #TransmanThirstdae
Month: February 2020
A Hidden Culture
Tonight the Twitter is all a-twitter over the Democratic debate. I'm contemplating my school blog entry for this evening. The debate doesn't keep with my theme, for this semester, of discussing transgender digital culture. I'm going to quietly mention something else that I know of, but will not link to. The internet has certainly enabled…Read more A Hidden Culture
Denial
One of the things that I'm a bit in awe of are the folks on Twitter who continually advocate for trans lives. Often, it's trans people themselves, but there are allies as well. I saw this tweet today - and it struck me. Toni makes a great point here of showing, in a few phrases,…Read more Denial
Generational Contact
This post may seem a little self-serving, but I'm still thinking about how digital culture has changed, and is changing, how transgender people connect. A few days ago (for the first time) I was tagged in a twitter post connecting me to a younger trans man who was bewailing the lack of elders from other…Read more Generational Contact
Digital Cultures – Transgender Lives and Valentine’s Day
I'm working on my Master's Degree in Library and Information Science. The class I'm taking this semester is Digital Cultures. As part of my class work, I will be blogging for the rest of the semester about a particular subset of Digital Culture; Transgender people. I've seen a lot of change in how transgender people…Read more Digital Cultures – Transgender Lives and Valentine’s Day