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Each Death is a Preventable Tragedy | THIS Magazine

“Each Death is a Preventable Tragedy” is the cover story for THIS Magazine’s Pride issue. It tells the stories of five trans women lost in the city of Toronto, and exposes the role of police and other city institutions in denying them justice.

Posted byalexverman20 Jun 201820 Jun 2018Posted inArticlesTags: housing crisis, police, queer, this magazine, toronto, trans, transgender

Hot Take-Aways with Alex~ 23/3/18

The latest instalment of the Hot-Takeaways for the third week of March, 2018! Get it while it’s still hot.

Posted byalexverman23 Mar 2018Posted inBlogTags: Blog, data, gender, hot take-aways, queer, reading list, surveillance

RuPaul’s Comments About Women in Drag Show a Misunderstanding of Gender | Teen Vogue

I wrote for Teen Vogue about trans women doing drag, the non-linear nature of transition, and how drag is about serving it, not faking it.

Posted byalexverman14 Mar 201814 Mar 2018Posted inArticlesTags: drag, freelance, queer, teen vogue, trans

Canadian Media Makes a Mess of Covering the Transgender Community | CANADALAND

I wrote for CANADALAND about the failures of limited narratives, why it’s vital to have transgender writers when covering transgender topics, and why we need to stop talking about pronouns and start talking about poverty.

Posted byalexverman22 Jan 2018Posted inArticlesTags: canadaland, media, queer, trans

Toronto Council Gearing Up For Another Battle Over Pride Funding | Torontoist

I wrote for Torontoist about the ongoing battle over Pride Toronto at City Council, “hyper-diverse” queer communities, and the dangers of making cheap political gestures.

Posted byalexverman17 May 2017Posted inArticlesTags: queer, toronto, torontoist

Why banning uniformed police at Pride will actually make the event more inclusive | CBC News + Opinion

I teamed up with my friend Vincent Mousseau to write for CBC about Pride, the police, and what inclusivity means for queer people today.

Posted byalexverman24 Apr 2017Posted inArticlesTags: cbc, queer, toronto

Pride Toronto is banning police floats— and now police want the city to defund the group | Mic

I wrote for Mic about Pride Toronto, the unduly powerful police in this city, and Pride’s changing history and legacy.

Posted byalexverman20 Apr 201720 Apr 2017Posted inArticlesTags: mic, queer, toronto

Toronto City Council’s Repeated Threats to Defund Pride are Homophobic and Racist | Torontoist

I wrote for Torontoist about the legacy of QuAIA, the “LGBT-friendly” banks that invest in colonialism, and how Desmond Cole is right to call bullshit on Toronto City Council’s recent Pride defunding debacle.

Posted byalexverman3 Apr 2017Posted inArticlesTags: freelance, Palestine, queer, torontoist

When Transitioning Changes How We Have Sex | The Establishment

I wrote for The Establishment about splattering the wall with cum, becoming a “transbian,” and how transitioning is rarely a linear process.

Posted byalexverman31 Mar 201731 Mar 2017Posted inArticlesTags: freelance, gender, queer, sex, The Establishment

Who Gets Scammed? Joanne, Nan, and Images of Trans Fetishism | GUTS

I wrote for GUTS: Canadian Feminist Magazine about voyeurism, Joanne the Scammer, and the difference between being seen and being depicted.

Posted byalexverman31 Mar 201731 Mar 2017Posted inArticlesTags: freelance, gender, guts, queer

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