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TG History: June

Jun 16, 11

Views: 367June 5 1983 – Harvey Fierstein’s play Torch Song Trilogy won the Tony Award for Best Play of the 1982-83 season. June 6 1886 – Annie Ryan married Annie Hindle, who gave her name as Charles Hindle, in Grand Rapids Michigan. Gilbert Sarony, a female impersonator, was one of the witnesses. June 9 1989...

Syntactical Distancing in the Case of Myra Ical

Jan 18, 11

Posted by Cristan in Featured, Language

Views: 245Today, January 18, 2011 marks 1 year since Myra Ical was murdered and still no justice! This case, like many trans murders in Houston, is now an unsolved cold case and HPD will NOT give this case another glance unless someone steps forward. The following paper was presented at the 2010 Rice University SWGS Symposium by...

The Bathroom Police in Houston, Texas

Nov 30, 10

Posted by Cristan in Civil Rights

Views: 1084Many of you know that Ms. Moore, a transgender woman, was arrested and thrown in jail for using the bathroom at a Downtown Houston library branch. Many of you don’t know the back-story. Since I’ve now listened to a number or reporters share their misconceptions with me, I thought it was time to set the record...

TG Archive Donations

May 15, 10

Posted by Cristan in Uncategorized

Views: 198So, I recently bought some things for the TG archive. I chipped in to get the original Michel Marie Poulain painting, but I also picked up a few things that I wanted to donate to the community’s knowledge-base. First of all, I like understanding pop-culture since it seems to serve as a explicit breakpoint in the...

Help Me Save TG Art History

May 13, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 669This is a personal request. Below is an item I’d love to see belong to the community instead of an ebay dealer’s collection. This is a painting by a famous transgender artist and, much like the Lilly Elbe painting currently displayed in the TG Center, I believe that preserving and making the significant art of...