Category Archives: Transgender

This category of My Writing includes my publications and BLOG entries about transgender issues and community.

Dallas Stonewall March 2010

Posted on September 4, 2010 by admin

I had a distinct honor of saying a few words at the Pride rally downtown Dallas outside the City Courthouse.  I spoke on two issues of importance, but also on something beautiful that happened.  It is not often that we … Continue reading →

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Beyond Butch

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Dallas Voice BLOG Entry by Renee Baker, June 22, 2010 If there’s one thing I’ve discovered in life, it is that I don’t have to take many steps forward before I stick another foot in my mouth. This time, … Continue reading →

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Surviving life on the streets

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Mar. 25, 2010 Trans youth Shawn Tripp wants to find a way to help other LGBT youth who are, as he was, homeless Shawn Tripp is a lucky man. He says so himself. … Continue reading →

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Controversy continues over APA and gender variance

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Mar 11, 2010 Latest version of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual still includes gender variance as a disorder,recommends ‘reparative’ therapy Mental illness can carry a heavy stigma. It can destroy families, end careers, cause … Continue reading →

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Survey: Trans people face much higher rate of job discrimination

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Feb 11, 2010. Problems even worse for trans people of color, study shows The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force have jointly released preliminary results from … Continue reading →

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Trans woman seeks uterine transplant

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Jan 7, 2010 Sarah Luiz of The Colony, who’s no stranger to the media spotlight, aims to be world’s 1st trans mom THE COLONY — Each of us has a story or a … Continue reading →

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Remembering the victims: TDOR services set in Dallas, Fort Worth to honor victims of violence

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Oct. 19, 2010 TDOR services set in Dallas, Fort Worth to honor victims of violence This week across the globe, more than 200 gatherings are taking place to remember those who were murdered … Continue reading →

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Activists to hold Transgender Day of Remembrance vigils, marches around the country

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

Ethan St. Pierre misses his aunt Deborah Forte everyday, but the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance remains a stark reminder of how Forte was brutally murdered in 1995 because of her gender identity and expression. “I was called in to … Continue reading →

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Transgender lawyer announces candidacy for Oklahoma House

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Sept 30, 2009 Transgender lawyer Brittany Novotny of Oklahoma City officially announced her candidacy on Sunday to represent House District 84. Novotny will face three-term incumbent Republican state Rep. Sally Kern, who achieved … Continue reading →

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Transgender woman to challenge anti-gay Okla. lawmaker

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, EDGE Publications, Sept. 14, 2009 American author and political activist Susan Sontag once used cancer as a metaphor for the unknown. She said when politicians want us to fear something, they compare it to a … Continue reading →

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Transitioning to acceptance

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, August 6, 2009. Local transgender couple says remaining visible allows others to see that they’re human When Melanie Blumer transitioned to Oliver Blumer, his counselor recommended he allow his inner child to come … Continue reading →

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RCD Program a ‘Lifeline” for Those in Abusive Relationships

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, July 9, 2009 Coordinator Heidi Pyron says Family VIolence Program helps victims of domestic violence gain autonomy, safety, longterm independence It may have been a gunshot or a stabbing or an auto “hit … Continue reading →

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Trans-cending time

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, June 18, 2009. Tracing the modern transgender rights movement from its beginnings in the dress code reform of the 1800s up through Stonewall to today, when Texas A&M has honored trans advocate Phyllis … Continue reading →

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Metroplex Crossdressers feel support from Dallas Police

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

Story by Renee Baker, EDGE Publications, Every day, she travels 40 miles. Not in her car, but on her bike and on patrol. Police Officer Laura Martin serves as the LGBT Liaison Officer for the Dallas Police Department, and she … Continue reading →

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Dallas is in top GEAR for transgender community

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Aug. 28, 2008. Far from the starting line, the Gender, Education, Advocacy & Resources program (GEAR) is now in overdrive. The Resource Center of Dallas program began in March of 2006, with just a … Continue reading →

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Police Beating of Transgender Woman Ignites Controversy

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, June 27, 2008. It’s been over forty years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s embarked on his impassioned civil rights crusade, battled with police forces and ultimately was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. The recent beating … Continue reading →

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Transgender Pilot Regains Her Wings

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, June 20, 2008. Within two hours of coming out as transgendered to her Human Resources department, corporate jet pilot Jamy Spradlin was put on paid administrative leave. To make matters worse, the Federal Aviation … Continue reading →

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Chastity Bono Reaches the Summit

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

Edge Publications Story By Renee Baker, May 16, 2008 Chastity Bono is a real person, a real person with depth and soul and she knows how connect with her audience without even trying. She felt honored to be the first … Continue reading →

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Transgender celeb headlines nation’s largest one-night transgender event

Posted on August 27, 2010 by admin

An EDGE Dallas Publication by Renee Baker EDGE Contributor Friday Apr 25, 2008 The Houston Transgender Unity Banquet (HTUB) will host transgender celebrity Jennifer Finney Boylan as the guest speaker. Dr. Boylan is an English professor at Colby University and is … Continue reading →

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