“Shannon Thrace” is the current stage name of an American author and anti-transgender activist. Thrace is part of the “trans widow” movement of people upset that their spouses made a gender transition.
Background
Thrace was married for about 14 years to someone who came out as trans. Their relationship fell apart over the following 18 months.
Thrace originally published under the pseudonym “Sharon Thrace.”
References
Jonathan Kay (October 16, 2022). Once a Man, Never a Woman. Quillette https://quillette.com/blog/2022/10/16/not-a-woman/
Meghan Murphy (January 4, 2023). Shannon Thrace was married to a man who decided he wanted to be a woman. The Same Drugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D46OW0zvO4
Lisa Selin Davis (October 16, 2022). The Other Woman Was Himself. Broadview https://lisaselindavis.substack.com/p/the-other-woman-was-himself
Media
Thrace, Shannon (November 30, 2017). Getting real – a transgender experience. TEDxMaastricht https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3mnUMmUAHQ
Stella O’Malley, and Sasha Ayad (August 19, 2022). EPISODE 83 – Trans Widow – Off the Grid: Shannon Thrace. Gender: A Wider Lens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCgH94MyxOA
Women’s Declaration International (WDI) (February 14, 2023). Shannon Thrace, A Trans Widow Speaks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYGd0O8d9W4
Resources
Shannon Thrace (shannonthrace.com) [not secure] [archive]
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)
Substack (substack.com)
- Speaking the Ineffable
- shannonthrace.substack.com