Artifacts of Teaching
Domain1a. Demonstrates Content Knowledge and Sound Pedagogical Practices
*Research article from looking for a content for our activism anthologies. By reading through many different articles I was prepping the knowledge of content that would be demonstrated in the unit.
Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!
What was the experience like playing in North Carolina under HB2?
I just assumed that was how it already was going to be in North Carolina. I already operate under that level of fear in public of bathrooms, of going into the men’s or women’s restroom. My reality is when I go into North Carolina, if I’m using a public restroom, I have to operate under that kind of fear that there might be violence.
My first instance of any sort of transphobia was when I was with my daughter at her soccer practice. This was right after I came out, in St. Augustine, Florida. Small town. I came out in Rolling Stone; a lot of people knew about it. And [my daughter] was like, “I have to go to the bathroom.” She took off running right into the men’s room. I went after her and this huge dude jumped out in front of me, blocking the doorway and was like, “Wrong restroom.” And so he has me in this position where I’m looking over and seeing, well, the women’s restroom is filled with mothers and all their daughters. You’re going to have the same reaction if I try to go into the women’s room. So I have no restroom scenario that I can use right now. And that’s what this is really about. It’s about transphobia.
I just assume that what is the law for HB2 is the law everywhere I go.
Your approach to Web series and your column has been to spotlight a variety of people along the gender spectrum, living in cities around the country. Are you consciously making sure that you’re bringing out stories of different types of people, as opposed to just telling your story?
Totally, and in general feeling totally uncomfortable any time someone says that I’m a spokesperson for the trans community. I don’t necessarily want that title. I recognize that I’m in a band, and part of being in a band is doing interviews, and I do have a platform so I want to use that platform to talk about things that are real. This is real; I know how to talk about it. But at the same time I don’t want to pretend that I represent everyone, so I’m lending the microphone to someone else to speak about their experience. I’m also demonstrating that gender isn’t a binary, it’s a spectrum, and there are lots of differences. Saying “I’m trans” doesn’t necessarily mean one thing.
Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!
What was the experience like playing in North Carolina under HB2?
I just assumed that was how it already was going to be in North Carolina. I already operate under that level of fear in public of bathrooms, of going into the men’s or women’s restroom. My reality is when I go into North Carolina, if I’m using a public restroom, I have to operate under that kind of fear that there might be violence.
My first instance of any sort of transphobia was when I was with my daughter at her soccer practice. This was right after I came out, in St. Augustine, Florida. Small town. I came out in Rolling Stone; a lot of people knew about it. And [my daughter] was like, “I have to go to the bathroom.” She took off running right into the men’s room. I went after her and this huge dude jumped out in front of me, blocking the doorway and was like, “Wrong restroom.” And so he has me in this position where I’m looking over and seeing, well, the women’s restroom is filled with mothers and all their daughters. You’re going to have the same reaction if I try to go into the women’s room. So I have no restroom scenario that I can use right now. And that’s what this is really about. It’s about transphobia.
I just assume that what is the law for HB2 is the law everywhere I go.
Your approach to Web series and your column has been to spotlight a variety of people along the gender spectrum, living in cities around the country. Are you consciously making sure that you’re bringing out stories of different types of people, as opposed to just telling your story?
Totally, and in general feeling totally uncomfortable any time someone says that I’m a spokesperson for the trans community. I don’t necessarily want that title. I recognize that I’m in a band, and part of being in a band is doing interviews, and I do have a platform so I want to use that platform to talk about things that are real. This is real; I know how to talk about it. But at the same time I don’t want to pretend that I represent everyone, so I’m lending the microphone to someone else to speak about their experience. I’m also demonstrating that gender isn’t a binary, it’s a spectrum, and there are lots of differences. Saying “I’m trans” doesn’t necessarily mean one thing.