WHO CARES ABOUT THE TRANS COMMUNITY? Good for Jimmy Kimmel. But who signs open letters of support and organizes boycotts on behalf of the transgender community? I'm pissed and I won't take it anymore. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

WANNA BE A COMIC BOOK CREATOR? Lifeline Comics is a queer-owned publisher of queer-oriented comic books. They have announced a new comic book and they are seeking submissions from artists and writers. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

Trans Unity Coalition PSA to the Trans Community Trans Unity Coalition is Michigan-based, but it has expanded its organizing operations to all 50 states. I highly recommend you reaching out to them to see how you can help locally. transunitycoalition.org/get-involved/

WE GET THE BLAME I wrote this post for the Michigan transgender community, but every state has trans advocacy groups. Please contact them and find out how you can help fight the onslaught of blame and prejudice we are suffering. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

HATE BEGATS HATE You saw what happened to Charlie Kirk yesterday and you feel you just have to comment on it. If you're transgender like me, you may want to think about it before you do. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

HOW MANY TRANS PEOPLE ARE THERE? The Williams Institute recently released a study reporting that 2.8 million trans people reside in the United States. But we all know that's an undercount. Here are the reasons why. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

JEFFREY CATHERINE JONES: TRANS ICON, COMIC BOOK LEGEND Jones was the first transgender comic book artist. A forgotten genius who should be known by us all anniarbour.substack.com/p/jeffrey-ca...

MARCY RHEINTGEN ARTICLE LINK Here is a better link to the Marcy Rheintgen profile mentioned in my previous post: pridesource.com/article/tran...

MARCY RHEINTGEN: CIVILLY DISOBEDIENT Earlier this year, a young trans woman went to the Florida state capitol building and used a women's restroom. She was arrested and jailed. See what drove Marcy Rheintgen to this act of civil disobedience. pridesource.substack.com/p/as-michiga...

THE WONDERFUL QUEERNESS OF OZ Whether he knew it or not, L. Frank Baum created a queer-coded mythos with his Oz books. From the tran girl Ozma, to the transition story behind "Wicked," it's obvious. open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

THEIR SILENT SERVICE An untold number of trans people have served in the United States military over our history. Remember them, even if our nation doesn't. open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

BREE TAYLOR A profile of the unstoppable founder of the Trans Unity Coalition. From foster child to a dynamic trans activist. anniarbour.substack.com/p/bree-taylo...

FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO "TRANS ASCENDING" I recently began posting articles to my Substack, "Trans Ascenging." It features inspiring and important stories related to the trans community. Please check it out, and be sure to subscribe while there. It's FREE!!! anniarbour.substack.com

What's the Deal with Blåhaj? You've seen it in a million memes. You may have one of your own. But do you know the back story of IKEA's squeezable shark? anniarbour.substack.com/publish/post...

LIFE GOES ON , 2025 People dying as the world is watching Life goes on People dying as their world's collapsing Life goes on Children dying as they kneel a'praying Life goes on Death smiles as he lies in wait to claim me Life goes on --- 𝓐𝓷𝓷𝓲 𝓐𝓻𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓻

AN ODE TO LYNN CONWAY Years before young Bill Gates first began noodling around on his prep school's computer center, Lynn Conway was involved in designing a revolutionary super-fast computer at IBM. And nobody yet knew she was transgender. anniarbour.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...

CARTA MONIR'S LIFE IS ART Head over to Substack to read my profile of one of the most brilliant people I've ever met--Carta Monir. Cartoonist, performance artist, writer, Carta is an amazing person and happily, she is trans! open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

As Expected... I wish I'd been wrong, but this time, I was right. The police were still processing the crime scene at yesterday, when right-wing media sources and politicians began blaming the killer's transgender identity as the reason behind the shootings. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

Unhinged. Gun nut. Transgender. There was yet another horrific school shooting today, and all of these descriptors have applied to the presumed shooter. Which one do you think the media will use in its headlines? www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

CORRRCTED REDDIT LINK I posted a bad link in the previous post regarding interviewees needed for an article on trans cosplayers. Here is the correct link: www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

A VISIT WITH CARTA MONIR I just posted a piece over on my Substack, regarding my first encounter with Carta Monir, the brilliant cartoonist, writer, and filmmaker. This meeting led to several interviews and a longer profile of Carta that I wrote based upon them. open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

SEEKING TRANS COSPLAYERS! I'm working on a new article regarding transgender cosplayers. Knowing that cosplaying is popular among our community, I'm hoping to interview a few trans cosplayers. More details here: www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

TRANS GOTH SKRULL

Hey, how about we get a petition going to make a biographical movie about Christine Jorgensen with Hunter Schafer playing her. Christine was 26 years old when she transitioned, and Hunter is 26 now. She's a natural! How do we go about starting a petition?

THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN STORY In the early 1953s, Christine Jorgensen, a veteran of WWII, became the first out trans person known to Americans. She went on to tell the story of her transition in a national magazine. Here is a presentation of that story. substack.com/home/post/p-...

JANET'S CLOSET: FROM DRAGSTERS TO DRAG QUEENS Read the inside story of how a drag racing legend came out as transgender and opened the world's largest trans and crossdresser clothing store. substack.com/home/post/p-...

JULIA KAYE INTERVIEW It was my great pleasure to interview the great trans cartoonist, Julia Kaye, recently. I've presented Julia's responses to my questions in full on my "Trans Ascendent" Substack. You should check it out. She is brilliant! open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

THE MARTYRDOM OF CHANELLE PICKETT Read the story about the murder that led to the creation of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

"Iron Mike" Ames: America's Prettiest Girl Part Two: open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

"Iron Mike" Ames: America's Prettiest Girl The unabridged version of the gender-bending story of Lionel Ames. Part One: open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

NEW "TRANS ASCENDING" SUBSTACK Check out my new Substack featuring articles and profiles of inspiring trans people. open.substack.com/pub/anniarbo...

MI_TRANSGENDER_FRIEND Did you know I moderate a subReddit that is totally dedicated to the transgender community? We would be happy to have you join us! Check it out: www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

"TRANSFOLK," THE SERIES “Transfolk” is the television series we deserve. Debuting on YouTube back on October 15, 2024, “Transfolk” is a show about trans people, written by trans people, and starring trans people, that portrays them going about the daily lives. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

honestly I may crowd source this one. hey. would anyone good artists want to do a Harvey pekar ripoff with me. To my knowledge I'm the only transgender that does my thing, which is off-putting and alienating. my bill of sale is that you would be contributing to a comic book that would be Good

YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSBIAN

SATURDAY MORNING REVELATION When the species that replaces the human race looks back on what was our extinction event, they will determine it was the advent of social media. It unleashed every bad aspect of human nature upon the world and destroyed us.

TRUTH If your philosophy on life can be explained in 300 characters or less, than it's not an ideology, it's a bumper sticker.

ANNI'S ORANGE ERA Taylor ain't got nothing on me!

QUESTION FOR SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS How come when people travel through time into the past in sci-fi stories, they never stop the invention of gunpowder? That would be a far more effective way of altering history than stopping assassinations which are usually the interventions by time travelers.

ONE LAST PHOTO FROM ANN ARBOR PRIDE Sorry, but I just wanted to share this last photo from the Ann Arbor Pride fest back on Aug. 2nd. Locals may recognize the Burton Memorial Bell Tower behind me and the Pride Source Media (yay, team!) booth over my shoulder. And please forgive my squinting!

THE AIR FORCE BREAKS A SACRED PROMISE Earlier this week the U. S. Air Force announced on Thursday that it will begin denying retirement benefits to transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of service. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

HEY! If you're trans or nonbinary and I'm not yet Following you, let me know and I'll Follow. You're my people and I want to be in touch with as many in our community as I can. Thanks!

DARK ANNI

PHOTOS OF ANN ARBOR PRIDE! This past Saturday, I attended the Ann Arbor Pride fest along with about 15,000 other lovely people. Well, I took a bunch photos while there and you can now view them over on the Pride Source site here: pridesource.com/article/ann-...

Never too old to be a goth!

MY LATEST ARTICLE IN BETWEEN THE LINES The print version of my latest "Trans Lucent" column for BETWEEN THE LINES appeared on newsstands today. You can download issue #3332 from the Pride Source Media site, or pick a FREE copy up at over 600 locations in Michigan. pridesource.com/download-btl

TRIGGER WARNING: The Death of Sara Millerey I am currently working on an article about the murder of a Colombian trans woman named Sara Millerey González Borja. Although her story hasn't been covered widely here in the US, it should be getting wider coverage. www.reddit.com/r/MI_transge...

ANNI AT ANN ARBOR PRIDE Anni among the normies yesterday! Not a discouraging word was heard. A great day to be transgender in Michigan!

My latest article has been published on the front page of the Pride Source site: pridesource.com/article/tran... Some people will be pissed by its subject matter, but as a community, we should ALL be pissed by the lack of public support and action from our supposed elected "allies." -- 𝓐𝓷𝓷𝓲 🏳️‍⚧️

Here is the makings of a 1950s science fiction B-movie... www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...