By Sarah Harris When I think about how much the culture of gender has evolved in my 22 years of life, itÔÇÖs evident that weÔÇÖve come a long way as a society. I come from a South Asian background in which an integral part of our culture is the role of the female as a homemaker. As a child, it was cultivated in me that … Continue reading The Age of Shifting Gender Stereotypes and the Culture of Gender
With the advent of social media, everybody can simultaneously produce and consume media. Lubna Anani looks at how this has helped trans* people represent themselves and reach out to each other through YouTube Teenagers struggling with their sexual orientation often find solace watching shows like The L Word and Queer as Folk which, while flawed artistically, present a range of different storylines dealing with real … Continue reading Speaking Trans*
Jack Oakley talks about the trans* character in Waterloo Road and where the BBC went horribly wrong with it I am going to admit to one of my guilty pleasures, and please try not to judge! I watch Waterloo Road. This school-based drama has been on the BBC since 2006, has won numerous awards and enjoys a viewership of approximately 5 million. Over the years, … Continue reading Waterloo Road
An anonymous student shares his feelings of being trans* through this heartfelt poem So when will I be old enough? For tomorrow, if by the end of my life I am lucky I will have lived a quarter of it And I only have 3 left to live Isn’t life already full of regrets and sadness Or do you think this will be another But … Continue reading So when?
Members of the Cardiff university trans* community have come to commemorate TDoR, or Trans*gender Day of Remembrance. Here are a collection of anonymous pieces, written with the aim of fostering understanding of the event and the community at large. TDoR is an opportune moment for Trans* people to share their experiences and let you know exactly how the community would like to be treated. Obviously … Continue reading A Learning Experience
Members of the Cardiff university trans* community have come to commemorate TDoR, or Trans*gender Day of Remembrance. Here is an anonymous piece encouraging the wider community to remember Rita Hester In 1998, an African American trans*woman named Rita Hester was murdered at her home in Boston. Hester was a popular figure in the local community, and her brutal stabbing by an unidentified man prompted a … Continue reading Remembering Rita Hester
Rei Griffiths, NUS Wales Trans* Officer, talks to Quench about trans* issues and identities Continue reading “Talking About My Gender-ation”
