Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
LGBTQ
At STAR House, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Created a Home for Trans People
At STAR House, Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson created a sanctuary for houseless trans girls in the 1970s. Today, Mariah Lopez hopes to uphold their legacy.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
6.8.20
LGBTQ
Transgender Women Explain What It's Like When They Don't 'Look Trans'
When women don't visibly scan as transgender, it can feel affirming, dangerous, and totally unremarkable, all at once.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
7.25.19
sex work
I Did Sex Work to Make Money—and Find Real Intimacy With Men
One in eight trans women have done sex work as a source of income; one in five, for food or shelter. Some of us have looked for real human connection there, too.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
5.9.19
Feature
The Cash-Strapped Museum Embraced by Cops and Corporations
Just a few months after opening, the shaky existence of the National Museum of Law Enforcement suggests that the one-topic museum may exist in a country disinterested in its message.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
3.26.19
MTF & DTF
I Asked My Crushes Why They Won't Sleep with Me
When a straight guy says he is not into me, nor other trans women, I feel butthurt–emotionally and, unfortunately, not physically.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
2.14.19
LGBTQ
The Ins and Outs of Topping as a Trans Girl
I'm not into topping—but plenty of other trans women are. I asked some (and a few straight guys who bottom) what it's like for them.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
1.29.19
Art
How Should We Remember the Stonewall Uprising?
In his new show, artist Chris Vargas of the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art skewers the politics of LGBTQ memorialization.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
10.30.18
Culture
Andrea Long Chu Is the Cult Writer Changing Gender Theory
"Heterosexuality is bad," and other thoughts from a rising-star writer poking holes in how we talk about power, transgender identity, and what to do after you tell the truth.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
9.11.18
LGBTQ
Marsha P. Johnson's LGBTQ Legacy Is About How She Lived Her Life, Too
In the film 'Happy Birthday, Marsha!' Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel use the little archival information we have about Marsha P. Johnson to construct a story about the LGBTQ activist who helped kick off the Stonewall Riots.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
8.20.18