Two Transgender Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Books Published
Two newish books are the first to be devoted to transgender intimate partner violence. Unfortunately, unless you are a researcher, they are probably not the books you’ve been waiting for. “Absurdly, she would just yell ‘knees!’ at me to end any conversation she did...
Dangerous Stories: Narratives of Domestic Violence and their Painful Limitations
We tell a story about domestic violence in our culture. Each time we tell it, we give it more life, build with it a reality, until we cannot imagine a version of intimate partner violence outside of it. The story goes like this: a heterosexual cisgender woman is in a...
One episode at a time: What reality TV can teach us about gender and survivorship
I never thought I’d write an article of praise for reality TV on a blog by and for trans and nonbinary survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. In many ways, growing up with unequal access to TV taught me not to need it as a coping skill, and now many...
Claiming Our Power Back: Erotica As A Tool For Trans Healing
There will be various points in many trans and nonbinary survivors’ healing journeys when we become curious about exploring something new as a part of our reclaimed sexualities. This can be a daunting part of the healing process, so it’s no wonder why incredible...
Squiggles and Spirals: Honoring detransitioning realities
There are as many ways of being trans and nonbinary as there are people who take on those identities. Each are splendid, resilient, and worthy of validation and welcome here at FORGE in our work with trans/genderqueer survivors and the people who support us. That...
@Sean Dorsey is a San Francisco-based choreographer, dancer, writer, teaching artist and cultural activist. Recognized as the U.S.’ first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer, Dorsey has toured his work to more than 30 cities across the US and abroad – and taught with his explicitly trans-positive pedagogy in more than 35 cities.
His work is healing and powerful.
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