Alok Vaid-Menon Is ‘Fighting for Trans Ordinariness’ So much of the mainstream political discussion about transgender and gender-nonconforming identity is rooted in conflict. Rights denied; rights demanded.

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Jan 1, 2019 · by ALOK 1) ambition beyond recognition. defy easily consumable narratives, be gnarly & ruthlessly indigestible. 2) boundaries are not borders. protect your energy from those who live for you but would never die for you.

Aug 16, 2017 · Champa Rani Vaid was a painter, a poet, & a feminist who also happened to be my grandmother. She died last weekend in the same hospital I was born in 26 years ago. She was surrounded by family & community singing her favorite songs.

Mar 4, 2017 · by ALOK we cannot understand the proliferation of hundreds of anti-trans policies across the united states without considering the political strategies and choices pursued by mainstream gay and feminist movements.

Aug 16, 2016 · by ALOK. Narratives of "transition" always feel hard for me. It's not as if I was once one gender and have now become another. It's not as if my identity, my personhood has ever been defined solely by gender. Rather, it's that I (and by the way I think you, too) am in a constant state of transformation and gender is just part of that. The ...

Jan 1, 2020 · by ALOK 1. return to the basics: the lungs, they are for breathing. the heart, it is for forgiving. 2. remain porous through the pain. a broken heart is an invitation: there is space here, inside.

Dec 5, 2016 · since getting physically attacked last month i have been feeling exhausted. gender non-conformity - especially for transfeminine people of color like me - means constant harassment, surveillance, violence, fear. there is no *before* and *after,* we do not transition into safety, we do not pass into

Sep 3, 2018 · 1) rediscover symphony in the silence. solitude is not loneliness. 2) insist on reciprocity. leave when unrequited. (even when it hurts). 3) your heart is infinite, but your body is not. this is not a limitation, it is a gift. 4) in a world hellbent …

Jul 4, 2019 · never their own, always his July 4, 2019 by ALOK. 6/30/19