I need to rant so my apologies in advance. Some people don’t understand the concept of privilege and that baffles the hell out of me. It’s a topic I have some knowledge on, this is because I can pass as the most privileged social position imaginable, a straight white guy. I wasn’t and I’m not,… Read more
Want to know how bad the USA midterms were for non-right wing Americans? Look no further than Colorado. It looks a beautiful place, one of my best friends went to university there back in 2000 and only has positive things to say about the city. I’m so confused then as they’ve just elected Gordon ‘Dr.… Read more
Women are the target of a certain subset of men, both on the street as seen in the 10 hour walk round New York video that recently went viral. Catcalling is vile, but could be seen as cultural and regional, online abuse is way higher; I’m sure it’s over 9000. Casual misogynistic abuse happens constantly, all… Read more
In honour of tomorrow’s National Coming Out Day, I have a message to everyone: Don’t out someone. Ever. It’s not your job, regardless of where you may be in the various spectrums, to decide for someone else how and when they will disclose their status. Read more
Dear Facebook: It would be in your best interest to take another page from Google+. This time, in relation to your plan to strictly enforce your real name policy, something Google+ has completely abandoned. Read more
I’m going to start compiling a list of common online arguments that try and abuse transgender people. If you see a common abusive trope please let me know and it can be listed with a counterpoint. First up is the Duck Argument. I’ve come across this argument many times, and in many forms all… Read more
With the line between “IRL” and “just the Internet” becoming more blurred as we become every more connected, it is just as important to create safe-spaces online, as it is to create safe-spaces offline. Drew Curtis and Fark has just done something pretty major in an effort to make the Internet a safer place, and TransCanuck applauds them. Read more
Do you want to be a better ally to trans* people? Are you cis? I want to help you. Here is a list of five things you can do, and now, to be better at supporting trans* people. Read more