Ashley J CooperThe Elephant in the Room of Toronto ComedyOver the last week, it has been inspiring to see the Toronto comedy community stand together toward a common goal. When livelihoods were…Mar 6, 20192Mar 6, 20192
Ashley J CooperTranscript of my speech from the Demonstration Against Police at Pride, November 3, 2018:Good morning, and thank you for gathering here today. My name is Ashley Cooper. We’re gathered here today in protest of a recent decision…Nov 3, 20181Nov 3, 20181
Ashley J CooperOne Year Queer (or Building a Better Ashley)32 is a weird year to be so formative in one’s life, but such is the life of the newly-out adult trans woman. I expected a lot of things…Jan 6, 20184Jan 6, 20184
Ashley J CooperGaming in the ClosetIt’s weird, the mental backflips your brain is capable of to keep you in denial of your self. Weirder still are the ways that it manifests…Nov 21, 20173Nov 21, 20173
Ashley J CooperPut ‘Passing’ in the PastThe language around the trans experience is ever-evolving. Transexual gave way to a more (for many) accurate term, Transgender. Surgery is…Oct 27, 20175Oct 27, 20175
Ashley J CooperOfficially AshleyNine months ago, nearly to the day, I carved out a little corner of the internet to call my own, and to declare myself Ashley Cooper…Sep 5, 20171Sep 5, 20171
Ashley J CooperinThe EstablishmentHollywood Needs To Stop Stealing Trans StoriesAnd it definitely needs to stop dismissing and gaslighting trans people who speak up.Jul 3, 20174Jul 3, 20174
Ashley J CooperOn Having PrideThe last week, I’ve thought a lot about the concept of pride. The feeling. The act of having pride in oneself.Jun 29, 2017Jun 29, 2017
Ashley J CooperI am a Woman. I am a Trans Woman. I Matter.There’s a toxic piece of writing being circulated this week that couches transphobic rhetoric in a package disguised as civil discourse…Jun 22, 201713Jun 22, 201713
