Gender Neutral Suiting Comes to Texas

Queer-owned Sharpe Suiting wants to ungender fashion

"...Houston, we have gender-neutral suiting! A month ago, the city three hours to..."

Nov. 26, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Kayla Meier

A Lesson in Gender Fluidity: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

SXSW selection finds new life courtesy of Amazon Prime

"...Festival – offers viewers a more fluid interpretation of gender identity and expression. To quote Belovitch, "Gender for some..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

Creating Change: USDA Protects Gender ID

Saturday at the conference: Dr. Joe Leonard, Jr.

"...High. Second, “The USDA is implementing historic protections for gender identity. In other words, we are making sure that..."

Feb. 2, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Abe Louise Young

Trans*/Gender 101

Opening up to transgender terms and realities moves everyone forward

"...Open-heartedness is the best arrow in the quiver in..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Lawrence Everett Forbes

UT Panel Addresses Gender Equity in Architecture

Panel looks to open doors for women, people of color, & nonbinary folk

"...Unlike the relatively even statistics reported in academic programs, gender inequity in current professional architecture spaces – tipped against..."

Feb. 4, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Contrast Film Festival Pushes Boundaries, Defies Gender

New film festival presents America: The Remix

"...art, the new event aims to push boundaries, defy gender, and just might be the queerest fest in town..."

July 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Opinion: The Texas State Board of Education is Failing LGBTQ+ Students

School districts and families will need to pick up the slack left by SBOE’s recent decision to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from the curriculum

"...and high schoolers the definitions of sexual orientation and gender identity, and 2) teach that everyone deserves dignity and..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Katherine Goldey

AISD Board Unanimously Approves Expansive Sex Ed Curriculum

Marginalized students will see greater representation in gender identity, same-sex relationships lessons

"...the first time, have an opportunity to learn about gender identity and same-sex relationships from trained adults in a..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tomboy

In this French film a 10-year-old girl moves into a new neighborhood and pretends to be a boy because, well, it seems like boys just have more fun.

"...of childhood that it depicts. It’s a story about gender identity set in the prepubescent years before physical attributes,..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AISD Previews New Sex Ed Lessons

Updated curriculum addresses sexual orientation, gender identity, and consent

"...have some parents worried, such as sexual orientation and gender identity. One of the lessons written by AISD staff..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Infamous literary scandal comes to life

"...A woman with a clearly troubled past, a fluid gender identity, and a history as a demonstrably unreliable narrator,..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin ISD Trustees Support Sex-Education Update

Trustees likely to support new K-8 curriculum

"...not sexualizing children by creating an affirming environment that [gender identity] choices exist," Trustee Yasmin Wagner said of the..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...To a few, like gender identity specialist and licensed master social worker Katy Koonce,..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

The State of Trans Health Care

Gender affirming care in Austin is improving. But by how much? And how far must it still go?

"...well-known activist and artist, Westbrook fought to empower the transgender community at a time when LGBTQ rights were still..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Local Orgs Help Identify Medical & Legal Support for Trans Residents

Learn your rights with Gender Affirmation

"...Youth and Austin Medical-Legal Partnership, Kind is now hosting Gender Affirmation: Law and Advocacy...."

Feb. 18, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Alex Puente

Training APD on LGBTQ Communities

Department seeks feedback before finalizing new coursework

"...will soon roll out mandatory training on serving LGBTQ, transgender, and gender nonconforming communities for all 1,845 sworn officers...."

Aug. 1, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin’s Queer Residents Address Needs at City Forum

LGBTQ Commission received feedback to forecast funding

"...operator followed standard procedure to dispatch officers, asking the gender of the person in danger: male or female...."

March 8, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Texas House Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill

HB 25 bans trans students from teams matching their gender identity

"...school sports team that doesn’t align with their assigned gender at birth...."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

'Trans 101' Glossary

"...Transgender (adjective, not a noun) An umbrella term for most..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature

Not Your Average Freshman

El Paso Rep. Mary Gonzalez is no Tea Partier

"...MG: Obviously, I've been very open about my identity – not only because I want to be transparent, but..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Gass-Pooré

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...that he lived in Rockdale, entirely because Ben was transgendered. Ben had always been different – not at all..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Battle of the Bathroom Bigots

Austin's "bathroom bill" aims to protect rather than demonize trans residents

"...firsthand the impact of the current right-wing campaign against transgender rights. Buls, a psychotherapist – and the first openly..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Protecting the LGBTQ Community When the State Attacks

From the bathroom bill to marriage equality, can Austin fight back?

"...been unwavering: Martinez was targeted specifically because she is transgender...."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: Hope For the Queer'd Future

Plus, OUTsider Festival’s launch party, Queerbomb’s Queer History Series, and more local LGBTQIA events

"...from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. The bill aims to prohibit K-12 students from..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Patrick Bullies School ISD Over Transgender Policy

Lt. Gov. calls for resignation of Ft. Worth superintendent

"...In protest of guidelines that would accommodate transgender students, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is bullying Ft. Worth..."

May 10, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Boys Club

Female employees say gender discrimination persists at City Hall. Could a new resolution fix the broken system?

"...Vigil decided to speak up. She expressed feelings of gender discrimination in a private meeting with her supervisor, a..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Without Teeth, Are Nondiscrimination Laws Effective?

City ordinance aims to protect LGBTQ Austinites, but the punishment for violators is mild

"...Roque faced harassment because he did not "conform to gender stereotypes." 888 co-owner Kevin Le contends the allegations are..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...Genderqueer/trans author Jacob Tobia returns to SXSW with a panel..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...Your Transgendered Neighbors..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

The Lovers

"...and tragedy, Hark's picture is a strange combination of sexual-identity comedy a la Yentl and romantic tragedy a la..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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