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For trans people, what comes after visibility?

This year’s Transgender Day of Visibility rally was a chance for trans people to affirm their existence — and to consider how we can go beyond merely being seen.

Alex Tey, Editor-at-Large • April 6, 2023

Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrated annually on the last day of March, is a complicated day for me. I often feel like I’d prefer to be invisible. This year, though,...

Love in a time of transphobia

Five T4T couples talk to WSN about what love looks like, what the Trans Day of Visibility means to them, and how they navigate a world that increasingly seeks their erasure.

Adrita Talukder and Sasha DuBose • March 31, 2023

Opinion: Do us justice with your trans remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance, commemorated on Nov. 20 each year, is a day for mourning and honoring trans people lost to a transphobic society. If you’re a trans ally, you need to carefully consider where your remembrance is coming from.

Alex Tey, Deputy Managing Editor • November 20, 2021

Content warning: This article discusses transphobia, murder and suicide. Founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in memory of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman murdered the previous...

Trans Awareness Week Starts by Tackling How to Make Feminism Trans-Inclusive

The first event in a week-long series discussed the historical exclusion of trans individuals from the feminist movement.

Alexandria Johnson, Deputy News Editor • November 11, 2019

NYU kicked off its Trans Awareness Week with an event on Monday informing students on how to support the feminist movement while being inclusive of transgender people. The panel...

NYU Must Double-Down on Trans Protections

John Barna, Contributing Writer • March 1, 2017

But now more than ever, NYU must reaffirm its commitment to respecting and defending the dignity of its transgender students. Since the Trump administration has outright refused to do so, NYU has an obligation to continue leading the way in protecting some of the most vulnerable students in its academic community.

Q&A: T-Party and Trans Visibility on Campus

Lexi Faunce and Diamond Naga Siu • October 12, 2016

In the wake of LGBT History Month, WSN talked with two transgender students to better understand their experiences at NYU.

Activists must secure transgender rights

Tommy Collison, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 10, 2015

The mayor of Denver was prevented from speaking at the National LGBTQ Task Force's recent conference, and event organizers should be commended for their response to the protest.