Queerspace Voices: The Uninhibited Queerness of Saint Taint
Saint Taint, a trans-femme artist, recently released a new video for their single “I Got Lies (feat. Mïrändä).
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For Trans People, It’s Difficult and Costly to Update an ID. But It Can Also Be Dangerous Not To
Voting. Boarding a plane. Driving. Buying a drink. Filling out paperwork for a new job. These are all situations where showing a driver’s license or state-issued ID can be nerve-wracking or even dangerous for transgender people.
Read MoreQueerspace Mag Week in Review: Janet Mock, Megan Rapinoe, and Zach Barack
In this week’s Queerspace News Week in Review: Janet Mock signs with Netflix, Megan Rapinoe tells it like it is, and we celebrate Zach Barack as the first out trans actor to appear in the MCU.
Read MoreQueerspace News: Zach Barack Joins MCU As First Openly Trans Actor
Actor, singer, and comedian Zach Barack is the first openly trans actor to join the MCU, playing one of Peter Parker’s school classmates in Spider Man: Far From Home.
Read MoreQueerspace News: Janet Mock Signs Deal With Netflix
Congrats to Janet Mock for signing a major deal with Netflix and breaking another barrier for Black, trans women
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Nauticult Navigates Genre and Gender
Seattle genre-fluid band Nauticult has decided to change it up again. “We’ve recently decided to, instead of calling ourselves experimental hip hop, call ourselves experimental punk. That was a long discussion,” says vocalist Austin Sankey.
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Trans/Enby Yoga: A Haven for Trans and Nonbinary Bodies
Trans/Enby Yoga is Lizz’s brainchild: a twice-weekly yoga class for the non-cis folks of Seattle. “It’s a break from microaggressions, that’s what I’m offering,” they said. “It’s a little reprieve from microaggressions where people can be honest and vulnerable in their bodies and not need to have walls up around themselves.”
Read MoreHEYO Interview Series: Gia Gunn
Queerspace Magazine, in partnership with Lifelong, presents the HEYO Interview Series, filmed live at the Big Queer Talent Show at Seattle’s Vera Project. In this episode, your host Lilith welcomes RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Race Allstars cast member Gia Gunn, who shares how drag helped her realize her true self as a woman.
Read MoreHEYO Interview Series: Stasia Coup
Queerspace Magazine, in partnership with Lifelong, presents the HEYO Interview Series, filmed live at the Big Queer Talent Show at Seattle’s Vera Project. In this episode, your host Lilith welcomes trans masculine drag artist Stasia Coup, who talks about his preference for a beautiful, gentle, artistic masculinity and how the art of drag allows him to also portray his feminine side.
Read MoreSCOTUS To Hear LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases
The United States Supreme Court agreed this week to hear three cases that could help expand, or further degrade, federal protections for queer and trans people in the workplace.
Read MoreHEYO Interview Series: Michete
Queerspace Magazine, in partnership with Lifelong, presents the HEYO Interview Series, filmed live at the Big Queer Talent Show at Seattle’s Vera Project. In this episode, your host Lilith welcomes razor sharp singer and songwriter Michete, who talks about her music, her upbringing, and her struggles to date as a trans woman.
Read MoreTrans and Nonbinary Actors in Trans and Nonbinary Roles
Recent strides, and stumbles, in the of area queer representation in media have again put a spotlight on the question of who are the most appropriate people to play the roles of trans and nonbinary characters in TV and movies. While cisgender actors have frequently been used to play trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming roles, their lack of perspective when it comes to dealing with questioning gender, combined with the serious lack of roles like that to audition for, point to the need for more opportunities for trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people to be able to tell their own stories – like these three actors, who have been making a big splash taking on the roles of trans and nonbinary characters.
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