On November 15, 2007, I celebrated the 100th TransNation column! It’s been an amazing two years! I’ve interviewed some of the most renown trans people in the world and I feel incredibly honored to have spoken with these remarkable individuals.
Kim Corsaro, the Publisher and Editor of the San Francisco Bay Times notes that TransNation has been “an important voice in the paper,” and has sparked numerous letters to the editor. GayWired’s L.A. Vess concurs, “We've gotten great feedback on the column.”
Unlike most columns which tend to be personal essays or opinion pieces, I've positioned the weekly column as a space to profile remarkable individuals from the trans community. In doing so,I try to let my subjects speak for themselves—even when that means setting my personal opinions aside. In fact, I started TransNation to
increase coverage of the trans and genderqueer communities and illustrate the great diversity of gender expressions that are often lumped under a transgender umbrella.
I look forward to the next 100 profiles. If you know a trans or gender variant individual who deserves recognition, drop me a line at jake@trans-nation.org.
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Jacob Anderson-Minshall is the author of the much heralded syndicated column, TransNation. In his weekly column Jake profiles transgender, transsexual, genderqueer and other nonconformative gender-identifying individuals. Past columns have interviewed trans politician, musicians, activists, entertainers and academics. Those notable individuals have included photographer Kael Block, activist/author Kate Bornstein, dancer Sean Dorsey, rocker Shawna Virago, comedian Ian Harvey and filmmakers Jules Rosskam and Elizabeth Stark
