List: LGBTQ | Curated by Martie Sirois

Aug 4, 2021
18 stories
LGBTQA collection of some of my essays covering LGBTQ topics.
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PSA: 'Transgender' Is Not A Sexual OrientationWhen Medical Intake Forms Don't Quite Get It Right
May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018
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Gender From The Trenches
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The One Thing Parents of Trans Kids Want You To UnderstandWe become advocates out of necessity, not out of desire
Dec 13, 2020
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Dec 13, 2020
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An Injustice!
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“Not Pink Or Blue, Mom. Silver; I’m Silver.”Here was a 10 year old child, grasping the notion of who they were at their innermost core better than most adults I knew, including…
Dec 4, 2020
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Dec 4, 2020
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How Can I Make My Classroom Trans-Friendly?A question most teachers probably don’t consider — until they have to
Jul 11, 2020
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Jul 11, 2020
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An Injustice!
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Here’s Why It’s Best To Avoid Using ‘Transgendered’And other words that inadvertently broadcast transphobia
Jul 8, 2020
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Jul 8, 2020
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Gender From The Trenches
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Martie Sirois
How Can We Have More Authentic Trans Representation?Think ‘process’ rather than ‘product,’ for starters
May 21, 2020
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May 21, 2020
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Empowered Trans Woman
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To The Adult Bullies, On Behalf Of Parents Raising Trans Youth EverywhereIt’s not the critic who counts;  the credit belongs to the man who’s in the arena
Mar 12, 2020
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Mar 12, 2020
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Gender From The Trenches
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Martie Sirois
The Road Not Taken: A Case For Trans Non-Binary PeopleWhat Robert Frost’s iconic poem showed me, after viewing it with a new lens
Oct 28, 2019
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Oct 28, 2019
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Gender From The Trenches
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Martie Sirois
The Sh*t Parents Of Trans Kids Hear All The TimeNews flash: your comments aren’t clever or original
Oct 21, 2019
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Oct 21, 2019
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Broads Non Grata
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Trans Visibility Includes Non-BinaryIn a culture that effortlessly showcases cis people, trans non-binary people are often seen as the absolute bottom of the LGBTQ…
Oct 20, 2019
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Oct 20, 2019
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Gender From The Trenches
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Martie Sirois
The “Trans Agenda” Wasn’t Really Working Out For MeThat is, until I read a copy of the actual liberal/gay/trans agenda
Sep 24, 2019
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Sep 24, 2019
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Time To Get On Board With ‘Singular They’It’s not new, it’s not a trend, and it shouldn’t bother, scare, or enrage you. It’s not going away, and now, you’re out of excuses.
Aug 20, 2019
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Aug 20, 2019
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What’s Really Behind Homophobia And Transphobia?The person to be wary of is the one who’s the most frightened — frightened of confronting something buried deep within themselves
Aug 13, 2019
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Aug 13, 2019
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Gender From The Trenches
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Martie Sirois
Obsessed With “The Gay Agenda?”If you say, “I don’t have a problem with gay people; I have a problem with them shoving it in my face,” you might be obsessed
Jul 20, 2019
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Jul 20, 2019
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Gender From The Trenches
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Martie Sirois
The Uncomfortable Work Of Educating Teachers On Trans IssuesFTR: the mere presence of a trans person in a public school bathroom doesn’t compromise anyone’s safety or well-being
May 28, 2019
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May 28, 2019
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“Mommy, you know I’m only a boy because of my parts… right?”How I learned I was the one who needed to “transition;” my child simply needed to evolve into who they were always meant to be
May 10, 2019
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May 10, 2019
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Trans People Will Not Be ErasedThe 45th administration won’t succeed in eliminating the precedents set by federal courts, doctors, and scientists
Oct 22, 2018
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Oct 22, 2018
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5 Things I've Learned As The Parent Of A Trans KidThrough the very privileged lens of a cisgender mom, who occasionally gets a glimpse of what it is to be trans and youthful in today's…
Aug 2, 2018
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Aug 2, 2018
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