While those who support LGBT equality sometimes innocently engage in stereotyping of gay men, it is ultimately those who promote heterosexist and homophobic agendas who are the most likely to draw on myths and stereotypes in their efforts to rationalize discrimination.

The Australian government has announced new guidelines on gender recognition which state that individuals should be given the option of selecting "mal...

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Born intersex, the child identified in court papers only as "M.C." had "ambiguous genitals" and "both male and female reproductive organs." When he was 16 months old and a ward of the state, doctors and health officials in South Carolina decided that he would become a girl.

With the knowledge that Janke identifies as trans and has experienced violence in multiple forms in response to this identification, I felt that their travels performing their musical project would in some way speak to issues for trans individuals during this crucial time for the queer community.

Although the increasing visibility of LGBT people and gains in equality may be associated with short-term rises in homophobic violence, these changes are merely triggers. We must move beyond superficial and individualistic analyses of such heinous events and target their root causes.