"Trans Bodies, Trans Selves," a New Resource Guide, Seeks Submissions
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 12:50pm by Amita Swadhin, GLAAD's People of Color Media Initiatives
http://www.glaad.org/blog/trans-bodies-trans-selves-new-resource-guide-seeks-submissionsI recall this shift now as I think of the importance of the historic publication Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (TBTS). I do so not to criticize the choices made in the evolution of the historic work from which TBTS takes its inspiration, but to recall the radical spirit that initially inspired Our Bodies, Ourselves. In the video portion of Mitchell's artwork, many women speak of the deep significance of Our Bodies, Ourselves to their own lives, sense of empowerment and relationships to their bodies. I am deeply inspired by this possibility for TBTS, to move the state of transgender health care forward, to provide a meaningful anthology of writing on transgender health care that will be widely accessible and provide people with a trustworthy source of information.
