By Ray Buckner — 2017
Ray Buckner offers a personal view of what it means to be Buddhist, gender-queer, and trans—and why they all fit together like “a miracle.”
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CLEAR ALL
There was an impassioned debate in the South Dakota State Senate this week over a proposed bill that would restrict transgender female students from participating in female sports.
The opposition is cast as one between cis-girl athletes on the one hand and a vast liberal conspiracy on the other.
Body image is particularly important to discuss in the context of the LGBTQIA+ community, due to the prevalence of eating disorders and similar issues that disproportionately impact those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
A group of influential women’s sports advocates say their proposals are about fairness. But LGBT activists say their plans would endanger transgender rights — and transgender lives.
Hand-wringing about the sanctity of women’s sports reflects an unwillingness to understand what it truly means to be transgender.
Growing up in San Francisco, the loudest, proudest queer town around, made it clear to me that gender was what you made of it.