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Meredith Talusan: Artist, Author, and Journalist

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Featured in Lena Dunham's Women of the Hour Podcast

November 12, 2015

I tell a story about my rural Philippine childhood for the Body episode of Lena Dunham's Women of the Hour podcast.

In News Tags Lena Dunham, childhood

After My Transition, I Stopped Liking Men From Gay Porn Fantasies

November 3, 2015
"Having lived as both a man and a woman, I’ve learned that it’s all an act — everyone is performing their gender all the time."

Read more at BuzzFeed

In Publications Tags transition, dating

Flash Forward Podcast Interview

October 21, 2015

Rose Eveleth interviewed me for her Flash Forward podcast about imagining a world without gender.

In News Tags podcast, Flash Forward

The New Genre of Trans Women's Memoirs: Lives Beyond Our Identities

October 17, 2015
"Over time, transgender memoirists have felt less and less of a need to justify their transgender feelings or mask the pain of their experiences."

Read more at BuzzFeed

In Publications Tags memoir, books

What Dangerous Men Taught Me About Becoming A Woman

September 29, 2015
"An unknown force propelled me to believe that feigning calmness could save my life."

Read more at BuzzFeed

In Publications Tags harassment, transition

Searching for Eve: The Life of a Trans Woman, But Only Online

September 24, 2015
“I’ve known since I was very young that I wanted to have a family, find a soulmate, have children. And I’ve basically managed to achieve all of these things. I love my children more than anything in the world, and I love my wife. I’ve never felt more sure of anything, except for the feeling that I should have been born female.”

Read more at Matter

In Publications Tags Internet, stealth

I'm working at BuzzFeed!

September 5, 2015

After writing several freelance articles for them, I decided to accept a full-time position as LGBT staff writer for BuzzFeed! The Advocate and Huffington Post interviewed me about my new position. I even ended up on Philippine TV!

In News Tags BuzzFeed

Appearance on CNN

June 22, 2015

On June 17, 2015, I appeared on CNN with Brooke Baldwin to discuss the Racial Dolezal case and whether there's any comparison between her experience and those of transgender people.

In News Tags CNN, Rachel Dolezal

Profile in Die Presse

June 22, 2015

The Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse featured a profile of me on June 19, 2015.

Read more at Die Presse

In News Tags Profile, Austria, German

Appearance on BBC News Night

June 22, 2015

I was on BBC New NIght on June 2, 2015 along with Paris Lees to discuss Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair with Evan Davis.

In News Tags BBC News, Caitlyn Jenner, Paris Lees

Profile in The Toast

June 22, 2015

The fantastic feminist web site The Toast featured an interview with me discussing my upbringing, newfound visibility, and plans for the future.

Read more at The Toast

In News Tags Profile, Childhood, Journalism

Big Brother's trans contestant is not just a spectacle - will CBS treat her like one?

June 22, 2015
“CBS stopped Audrey Middleton talking to the press after she revealed she was trans, suggesting it may put shock value ahead of concerns about transphobia.”

Read more at The Guardian

In Publications Tags Big Brother, Spectacle, Audrey Middleton

For trans women, fear and solace in a private Facebook group

June 22, 2015
“When Lilith told me she wanted to end her life, the words struck me so much harder than I expected, from someone I only knew on Facebook. ”

Read more at The Kernel

In Publications Tags Facebook, Surgery, Transition

Rachel Dolezal Is Abusing The Language Of Trans Activists

June 22, 2015
“As a trans woman, I empathize with Dolezal’s feelings of isolation — but I don’t condone the way she claims an identification that isn’t hers to claim.”

Read more at Buzzfeed

In Publications Tags Rachel Dolezal, Transracial, White Privilege

There is no comparison between transgender people and Rachel Dolezal

June 22, 2015
“The Spokane NAACP president outed as white chose to pass as black. Transgender people are just being themselves when they transition.”

Read more at The Guardian

In Publications Tags Rachel Dolezal, Transracial, Transphobia

I’m a trans woman. Here’s my rejected New York Times op-ed on Caitlyn Jenner.

June 22, 2015
“Caitlyn Jenner Isn’t Bad for Women, Transphobia Is Bad for Women”

Read more at Medium

In Publications Tags Elinor Burkett, New York Times, Caitlyn Jenner

What ‘deadnaming’ means, and why you shouldn’t do it to Caitlyn Jenner

June 22, 2015
“Now that it’s been a few days since Caitlyn Jenner revealed her true name, it’s time to officially retire the one she was assigned at birth—the one she shouldn’t have had to begin with.”

More at Fusion.net

In Publications Tags Caitlyn Jenner, Deadnaming, Transition

Why Trans Women Care About Caitlyn Jenner’s Pronouns

June 22, 2015
“Because she only started using female pronouns after her glamorous Vanity Fair reveal, I’m wary of the way Caitlyn Jenner is wielding her power to define acceptable trans womanhood.”

Read more at Buzzfeed

In Publications Tags Caitlyn Jenner, Pronouns, Transition

Do you applaud Caitlyn Jenner because she is brave, or because she's pretty?

June 22, 2015
“If we accept Jenner because she fits our understanding of the gender binary, then we’re celebrating not just her transition but her economic privilege”

More at The Guardian

In Publications Tags Caitlyn Jenner, Vanity Fair, Feminism

What Shonda Taught Me About Being a Woman

June 22, 2015
“Lessons learned as a trans woman from Grey’s Anatomy and other Shondaland shows.”

More at The Toast

In Publications Tags Feminism, Shonda Rhymes, Grey's Anatomy
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