Kate Bornstein

Trans icon Kate Bornstein's memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today, shines a bright, unflinching light on self-image, gender, and life on the far edge of the fringe.

Last week the trailblazing scholar and MSNBC television host Melissa Harris-Perry featured a segment on being transgender in America.

In true Harris-Perry fashion, this segment blasts through typical media narratives of trans inequality by covering topics that most media commentators won't touch.

The Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) have announced their list of 2008 award winners. The WFCC awards recognize films by and about women that reflect the lives of women as well as positive images of women on screen. It's a far more diverse list than anything you're likely to see from other critics this year - and it even includes a bonus hall of shame! The full list of awards after the jump...