There’s a good chance you’ve seen the photos: packs of people in flowing kaftans, chunky jewelry, red wigs, and not a single damn given. These are the Mrs. Roper Romps—a growing national trend where folks gather to honor Helen Roper, the brilliantly nosy landlady...
For trans activists in the UK, anti-trans feminists have become the biggest stumbling block in their civil rights struggle. Is the US headed for a similar fate? Here in the United States, we generally think of anti-trans hatred as the province of the right wing. From Donald Trump’s ongoing attempts to unilaterally ban transgender military troops...
“You don’t see a lot of gay people in tattoo shops, especially transgender people, so it was a big deal to me,” said Abel Killian, leaning on a stool in Lucky 13 Tattoo’s back office space. He stands out in a shop filled with burly dudes with massive beards – he’s short and his midnight-black mop top is stuffed under a red Phillies baseball cap....
