RIP Dr. Maxwell Anderson

You might remember Maxwell Anderson as Robert Eads’ close friend in Southern Comfort, or maybe you’ve never heard of him, but he’s been a trans activist for a couple of decades, and was well-loved.

He died today after being diagnosed with brain cancer not very long ago.

His last words to his friends are here.

His last public talk – given at an Atlanta Rally this past June – is here.

From activist Monica Helms:

Please pass on your prayers for Max to Pastor Paul Turner, at: pastorpaul@gentlespirit.org, Stormie Marshall at: stormie@drmaxwellanderson.com or leave them as a comment on the video.

RIP Maxwell Anderson. You did good in this world, which is the best any of us can do. & Thank Robert for us, when you see him.

Conveyor Belt of Love?

I have no idea if anyone in the world watches the show Conveyor Belt of Love, but I did find this clip (& this blog post about it) interesting.

Scott Schofield, as he introduces himself, is Scott Turner Schofield, trans guy, activist, artist.

More interesting to me is the whole “geek hot” idea – I mean that it requires its own terminology. I didn’t know other people didn’t find geeks hot. When is smart not hot? Baffling. Once again, I discover that I have never done “straight woman” correctly.

Renault Trans-Friendly (& Trans Family Friendly!) Advert

Okay, this made me cry, really.

The world is changing. Slowly, but it is. I have met so many really cool kids – teenagers & adults, mostly – who are cool with their parents’ gender stuff that it is really nice to see this. That’s what made me cry; just seeing a presentation of all those cool KOTs (Kids of Trans) in any medium.