Category Archives: Transsexual and Transgender related issues

No One Is Denying That “Desistance Occurs,” Jesse Singal

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Ampersand

The desistance myth is the belief that “about 80 percent of kids with gender dysphoria end up feeling okay, in the long run, with the bodies they were born into.” This is not true. It is a pernicious and damaging … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Radfem Clubhouse

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please help there be more by supporting my Patreon. A $1 pledge really matters. You can read lots more cartoons, for free, here. Or click here to see a bunch of lgbt themed cartoons. (I … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Questions You Probably Shouldn’t Ask A Stranger

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Even a $1 pledge makes a big difference to me. So Mandolin handed me this script for a four-panel comic strip, written in marker on a sheet of typing paper. … Continue reading →

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New Cartoon: Trump and Trans Soldiers

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, you can help me make more by supporting my Patreon. Even a $1 pledge means a lot to me. This ripped-from-the-headlines cartoon was posted on The Nib today. Thanks, Nib! I think this may be … Continue reading →

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No, Colleges Aren’t Banning The Vagina Monologues

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Ampersand

The popular vblogger Laci Green, in her most recent video, said: Colleges are banning hugely impactful feminist works like The Vagina Monologues because it implies that some women have vaginas. This is a common claim – but as far as … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: What Bathroom Bills Do

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Another week, another cartoon! This is something I’ve seen trans friends and advocates point out – that access to public bathrooms is, to a great extent, a prerequisite for access … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Think of the Children!

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Ampersand

This cartoon was written and colored by Barry Deutsch, and drawn by Becky Hawkins. Transcript Panel 1 CAPTION: 1940 A man in a suit and hat is speaking loudly to a crowd of people watching him. He is holding out … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Special Treatment

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy my political cartoons, please consider supporting them on Patreon. TRANSCRIPT Panel one shows a man wearing a suit and sitting behind a desk, talking to a woman who looks unhappy about what he’s saying. The man is … Continue reading →

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Please call or email to ask that Nina Chaubal be freed #freenina

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Ampersand

Trans Lifeline is a suicide prevention help line for trans people. The co-founder of Trans Lifeline, Nina Chaubal, is currently in ICE detention and being threatened with deportation: Trans activist detained in Arizona and threatened with deportation due to bureaucratic … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Dear People Who Are Neither My Doctor Nor My Lover….

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Ampersand

Check out my new cartoon, created in collaboration with our own Grace Annam, and published by the nice folks at Everyday Feminism. If you enjoy my cartoons, you can support them (or just read a whole bunch more of them) … Continue reading →

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