Transphobia – The Tacoma Ledger

Trump’s trans military ban is destructive to America

February 11, 2019February 13, 2019 Alyssa Tatro 125 ViewsDonald Trump, Military Service, Trans discrimination, Transphobia 2 min read

Back in July 2017, President Donald Trump announced via twitter his plan to create a new policy that would ban

Letters to the Editor

April 16th Letter to the Editor

April 16, 2018May 20, 2019 Ledger Staff 116 ViewsDanni Derrickson, Transphobia 1 min read

Dear Editor, Twitter has an odd habit of uncovering people’s’ true colors. Last week, a UW Tacoma student’s transphobic opinions

News

I-1515 Sets off Debate Over Restricting Bathroom Access

May 16, 2016September 13, 2017 Ledger Staff 134 Viewsby Diana Zuniga, I-1515, Just Want Privacy, state laws, Transphobia, Washington Wont Discriminate 3 min read

Just Want Privacy, the campaign promoting Initiative 1515, is pushing for the measure to be on Washington State’s ballot in

Opinion

Discrimination Isn’t Religious Freedom

May 9, 2016September 13, 2017 Ledger Staff 141 Viewsby Julianna Siemssen, homophobia, LGBTQ, Mississippi, Proposition 8, Queer, Transphobia 3 min read

Religious freedom is a crucial American value, written into the First Amendment of our Constitution: “Congress shall make no law

Opinion

Tacoma Protest Highlights Transmisogyny Against Undocumented Immigrants

October 5, 2015August 4, 2017 Ledger Staff 123 ViewsImmigration, Julianna Siemssen, Latinx issues, transmisogyny, Transphobia 3 min read

On Monday, September 21st, the Northwest Detention Center Resistance Coalition blockaded the roads of the private deportation center, effectively stopping

Opinion

Bruce Jenner Media Coverage Reveals American Bias

May 11, 2015August 29, 2018 Ledger Staff 122 Viewsby Kari Treese, Caitlin Jenner, Deadname, Transgender, Transphobia 2 min read

Bruce Jenner won the Olympic Gold Medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also starred in some

Opinion

Transgender Selfies Depict Discrimination in Restroom Politics

April 13, 2015August 30, 2018 Ledger Staff 130 ViewsBathroom Access, by Kari Treese, selfies, Transphobia, WeJustNeedToPee 2 min read

Last month, a transgender woman, Brae Carnes, took a bathroom selfie. The photo of Carnes standing in a men’s public

Opinion

Transphobia at UWT and Beyond

March 2, 2015September 4, 2018 Ledger Staff 123 Viewsby Zakari Pelland, Caitlin Jenner, Laverne Cox, Leelah Alcorn, Transphobia 1 min read

If you go to the supermarket, you’ll more than likely be bombarded with tabloids at the checkout—all of which are