A Critique of the Launch of Chrysalis Lingerie #girlslikeus #trans #transgender #transsexual
I was super excited about Chrysalis Lingerie’s new line of lingerie that caters to trans women. I’ve been eagerly anticipating the site’s store launch for years now. Their launch has been delayed multiple times, but now Chrysalis is finally coming to mailboxes near you. Today I saw a post on my tumblr dashboard saying that the store is finally online for pre-orders that will ship on May 10th. I clicked the link for the store, and then my jaw hit the floor. And I don’t mean that in a good way…
Reblogging for the day crowd.
Reblogging for the afternoon and evening crowd.
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Gender Transformation
I wish it was that easy..
Why can’t this happen to me..
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m2migzz asked: Thank you for existing :) will (tryto) submit soonsiessssss
No problem! Im trying to stay active but it’s hard. Anyway, please submit!
Anonymous asked: Is it offensive if a cisfemale wears a shirt with a uterus right over where her actual uterus is? especially if she wears it to a queer pride event
Why would it be? Its just a shirt. And its not singling out anyone in particular. So, I dont think it would.
So last night after meeting Janet @ Stanford, we went and got doughnuts and came back to my house and made this lil’ video with our thoughts and feelings.
Could a girl ask for a better audience of fly sisters?! Lexi and Lovemme turned it out last night, upping the trans woman of color quotient at Stanford, where I delivered the university’s “Trans Awareness Week” keynote. It was a marvelous space to be in, and the bonus was meeting these two whom I immediately recognized as Tumblr-famous and had to shout-out during the Q&A. We also had a MAJOR Charlie’s Angels photo op (all Lexi’s idea).
Try not to salivate over their donuts and churros as they relay their experience and takeaways from my talk. Being embraced by girls and women I represent, by my community, by those I try my hardest everyday to make proud is the highest achievement. Nothing greater. (Also, I see a great web talk series here w/ donuts as a major motif!)
mrivera106 asked: I'm not a MTF but I'm looking to post a link to a survey that pertains to the transgender community. I'm a graduate student in anthropology and I'm working on an ethnography and would love some input. Thank you so much for you time. the survey is Anonymous
If anyone would like to.
Some inspiration: meet Janet Mock a smart, passionate and beautiful Woman of Colour making waves for her trans advocacy and the huge impact her #GirlsLikeUs campaign has made on TransWoman visibility.
It all started with her telling her story.
So AfroTransWomen tell us yours: holaafricaonline@gmail.com
#AfroQueerNationSuch an inspiration!
I am writing a story for make/shift magazine about people fundraising to cover their healthcare costs on the internet. I became aware of this phenomenon after a number of FTM transgender friends of mine started using tumblr and indie-go-go to raise money for their top surgeries. I’m interested in exploring how folks are using this to supplement the inadequate health care services they have access to. On one hand “crowdfunding for surgery” represents resilience and resourcefulness in the face of recession. On the other hand, it offers a private solution (crowdfunding) to a public problem (lack of access to healthcare) that perhaps not everyone is able to access equally. Are trans women as able to raise money for their transition-related health care as trans men? Are trans folks of color as successful in raising money for surgery as their white counterparts? What role does social capital play in one’s ability to raise funds? These are some of the issues I’d like to explore in my piece.
This will be a 1000-1400 word story in which I would talk to a few folks about their experience fundraising to cover their health care costs on the internet. Please message me or email me at niaking@zoho.com if you have a story about this you’d like to share. For an example of my previous journalism work please see the link below.
http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/01/nia_zine_piece.html
About me: I am a queer, mixed-race cisgender woman of color. I am particularly interested in writing about how marginalized communities come up with creative solutions to lacking resources. For example, in the piece linked above, I explore how people of color have employed zines as a solution to not having access to the mainstream media (on any meaningful level). I am also in the process of writing a story about how fat activists are using burlesque to reclaim their sexuality and sexual agency in the face of little to no positive/sexy images of fat bodies in the mainstream media. This would be in sort of a similar vein, in that it would explore how trans folks have come up with this creative solution to not having access to transition-related healthcare. I have chosen to focus on trans folks in particular because even when they do have access to health care, transition-related healthcare is often not covered, presenting additional challenges.
If you have questions about me, my piece, or my intentions, please feel free to hit me up at niaking@zoho.com. Feel free to also check out my website(s): artactivistnia.com and niaking.tumblr.com. You can find me on twitter @artactivistnia. <3
