August 21, 2014 by Justin Whitaker I am honored this month to share an interview with the creators of transbuddhists.organd a guide to trans*competence (links below). Please read on and visit their website to find out more about how you can make Buddhism more inclusive. Who counts as “trans*” and why is it important for Buddhists today to understand the term? We… Read More Trans*Buddhism: interview with transbuddhists.org
WE COULD STOP PUTTING LIDS ON OURSELVES It is as if we were extraordinary children, possessing all sorts of genius, and we were being undermined by the society around us, which was dying to make us normal people. Whenever we would show any mark of genius, our parents would get embarrassed and try to put… Read More Take the Buddhists Bowling
NYC-area Trans*buddhists and allies, We thought you might be interested in this new group. Sorry for the short notice! This is the second sit of the newly-formed NYI LGBTQ sangha, which meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 7pm at New York Insight. TONIGHT Paul Sireci will be leading the Insight OUT Refuge LGBTQ meditation group and… Read More New York Insight’s New LGBTQ Sangha
“You have no power here. Be gone before someone drops a house on you!”
The Canada v. Bedford decision (2013) by the Canadian Supreme Court required the Canadian government to correct conditions for people in the sex industry who’s safety was threatened by certain regulations, even though the sex trade itself was legal. These regulations made it illegal to communicate for the purposes of contracting for sex, for living… Read More Buddha and the Sex Trade
Conduct Unbecoming: a Trans*Queer Experience of Dharma (by Shaun Bartone) My experience as a trans*queer meditator in Buddhism has yielded a certain experiential truth: 1) I have a particular perspective on dharma and the meditation experience as a trans*queer person; and 2) this experience is not well understood by other dharma practitioners, even those members… Read More Conduct Unbecoming: A Trans*Queer Experience of Dharma
