7 Questions – The Writers: Natasha
Welcome Natasha, a novelist and English and Theater Arts teacher who transitioned on the job. I appreciate her reminder that we’re capable of accepting differences even if we don’t understand or approve of them. It’s ...
7 Questions – Baz
This 7Qs submission comes from Baz. Two points bear pointing out. First, Baz was suicidal before transitioning. That’s something I hear from most trans people. (A recent study showed that 41% of trans people had attempted suicide.) This site is intended to ...
50 Good, True, and Beautiful Trans People!
We Happy Trans has just hit two milestones, 500 likes on Facebook, and 50 participants in the 7 Questions Project! Huge thanks to all of you for sharing your stories with the world. I know ...
7 Questions – Nickie
The best possible introduction to Nickie is to directly quote her. This is what she says after she’s pushed to explain why she wants to see more acceptance of trans people: Just so we skip ...
7 Questions – Ineda
As I post this, it is Transgender Day of Remembrance. I have ambivalent feelings about TDOR. I understand the importance of elevating awareness of the violence trans people face, particularly trans women of color and ...
An Official Response: A Call To End The Inhumane Portrayals of Murdered Trans Women.
Here is our public response to the absolutely horrifying reporting on the late Rene “Rosita” Hernandez, who was found stabbed 23 times in the neck, back, chest, and hand in March of this year. We ...
7 Questions – Jayne
Jayne has asked us not to link to her personal social media. Like so many others, she simply doesn’t feel safe. All the more reason to appreciate that she nonetheless chose to share some of ...
NOAH, FOR GLAAD: WHEN WILL WE GET IT RIGHT? A REFLECTION AND A CHALLENGE
[http://www.glaad.org/blog/guest-post-when-will-we-get-it-right-reflection-and-challenge] Today, GLAAD.ORG posted a blog post I submitted a yesterday via email, to their director of community partnerships. I am honored that they’ve allowed me the opportunity to speak from my perspective, in honor ...
Looking for three new contributors
We Happy Trans is looking for three new contributors. Please let us know if you’d like to join our team, or can recommend someone we should reach out to. Thanks, and we hope to soon ...
Trans at Work – soft launch
The next major initiative of We Happy Trans will be the Trans at Work project. I and many others believe that the greatest issue facing trans people is employment. Whether it’s a young person who ...
7 Questions – Ryann
Among the many charming aspects of this submission from Ryann, I may most love that she refers to her path as an evolution rather than transition. I find myself growing tired of the latter, and ...
7 Questions – Liz
I love it when I see that a 7Qs submission is a person’s first video. I’m as resistant to the “you’re so brave” response as any trans person, but I do think showing your face ...
Shemalia’s Film Fiasco
“Welcome my little lambs!” Our friend Bailey Jay has created a spooktacular Halloween special exclusively for We Happy Trans. Your screams and howls will wake the dead as this batty undead beauty hosts and mocks the unheard ...
7 Questions – The Musicians Series: Jenna F.
Musicians have a unique & powerful role in our culture, and one remarkably capable of transcending gender. They can share their truth from stages across the world, or whisper them into the ears of a ...
Exclusive: Shemalia’s Film Fiasco! (beginning Halloween)
Spend a couple hours with our friend Bailey Jay on We Happy Trans this Halloween for her spooktacular special: Shemalia’s Film Fiasco! Your screams and howls will wake the dead as this batty undead beauty hosts ...
7 Questions – Melvin
I met Melvin at one of dinners that the photographer Khoi Nguyen has been hosting, the same that T.J. and KOKUMO also attended. Melvin is one of those people that brightens any part of the ...
7 Questions – Ava
I’ve written and deleted several introductions to this video. Ava transitioned in 1977, and anything I say will sound trite compared to her experiences. Just watch and learn. Seriously, this is an amazing story, told ...
7 Questions – Dietzler
Chicago’s queer community is big enough that I’m constantly meeting new people, and small enough that the names of the most active become bywords even before such opportunities arise. I’ve been hearing “Dietzler” for a ...
Aurora’s Light
This site is dedicated to promoting positive transgender experiences. What happened in Aurora, Illinois tonight is no such thing, but there is still an opportunity to put this right. I grew up near this school, ...
7 Questions – Trisha
I love it when you all get creative. Trisha explains her approach to answering the 7 Questions very well below, so this needs little in the way of introduction. All I’ll say is that we ...
7 Questions – Elissa
Elissa makes a bold boast at the top of her wonderfully active blog. She claims to “pump fierce bitch realness loaded with a sweet personality!!!” By the time I got to the end of her ...
7 Questions – Michele
Michele here contributes one of the longest video submissions to the 7 Questions project, but I suspect that the time will slip by unnoticed. Michele has a relaxed, casual, and intimate way of speaking that ...
7 Questions – Toni
This 7 Questions submission comes from Antonia, or Toni, also known as Dyssonance, or Dyss for short. That may seem like a lot of names, but as the Empress of the Known Universe, a legion ...
7 Questions – Brin/Paul
Two new loves. First, National Coming Out Day. All day long I was seeing earnest, witty, and touching posts by beautiful trans, gay, and queer people, as well as good allies. This annual event also ...
7 Questions – Breanna
I love the diversity of narratives represented on this site. That’s a big part of the reason We Happy Trans was created, to show, in clear form, that there are as many ways to be ...
7 Questions – The Musicians Series: Angelica Ross
Musicians have a unique & powerful role in our culture, and one remarkably capable of transcending gender. They can share their truth from stages across the world, or whisper them into the ears of a single ...
7 Questions – The Musicians Series: Namoli Brennet
Musicians have a unique power over us, and a powerful role in our communities. By revealing so much of themselves, with their words, instruments, and voices, in recordings and in concert, we come to know ...
7 Questions – Bailey Jay
I don’t think this video needs any introduction. Instead I’ll later do a follow up post addressing some of the issues Bailey raises here, as well as more details on the projects we’re starting. Big ...
7 Questions – T.J.
Khoi, the photographer whose project I wrote about previously, has been hosting a series of dinners for trans people in Chicago. I came again in support of my friend KOKUMO who was attending for the first time, ...
Sleeping While Trans
I paused at the door and took a breath before knocking. I had already mentally noted the path back to the street, and was going to take no more than one step into the apartment. ...
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