Trans Crisis Management
Over the years as I went through the process of living my life as a transgender woman, I encountered many instances of crisis management. Some of…
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Over the years as I went through the process of living my life as a transgender woman, I encountered many instances of crisis management. Some of…
So there I was when our MAGA guest first arrived. I was wearing a purple Tomboy X women’s half-sleeve T-shirt, silky above the knee women’s black…
The child is allowed to choose their own name, pronouns, hairstyle, and clothes. They periodically check in with a psychologist to find out whether this still…
Whether or not you are ultimately supportive of trans people when discussing this question and no matter your answer, it is not a conversation that cis…
The point is that people that don’t understand how varied trans humans can be, lump us all into the same categories and generalize across the board…
A couple of years ago the Daily Telegraph ran a transition diary by Diana Thomas, and regardless of your position on both the paper and her,…
I’m always fascinated when folks declare they have no regrets; I regret almost everything. I was born into an Evangelical Christian home in 1962. I knew…
In the bad old days of anti-trans media discourse one had to get an article past editors, publishers, and a sceptical audience in order to find…
I have never been attacked in person because I am a trans person, the worst I have suffered is occasional mis-gendering and the odd slur back…
It doesn’t have to be this way. There is love out there within the church. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not talking about the horrific “hate the…
However, queer people see themselves in these examples through history, and there is nothing to say these people would not see themselves in us too. Our…
For transgender people, healthcare providers and researchers, detransition is often a taboo topic. For those opposed to gender-affirming care, detransition is a scandal to be weaponized.…
So often, we think of, hear of, read about trans people who “just knew” about their gender since they were three years old, or five, or…
Whether or not you are ultimately supportive of trans people when discussing this question and no matter your answer, it is not a conversation that cis…
I ran into an old friend this weekend. Hadn’t seen her in years. We did the obligatory “So, what are all your kids up to these…
Hi! My name is Billie, and I am a transgender cricketer living in Boston, Massachusetts. Make no mistake, I am a remarkably average player, but I…
I come from a small village in Mersin province, Turkey. There was a time when I would sit on the rocks with my camera that had…
Years ago, the Audre Lorde Project was one of the only organizations in New York City that focused on social and economic justice for BIPOC LGBTQ+ folks and…
Since the Civil War (and several millennia before that), political parties have been divided primarily by opinions on the issue of race (and immigration, which is also about race). Many…
It is always telling that when someone is desperate to deny a minority group their place in history they fall back on either their own personal…
I remember when I was a child on Xmas eve. I would rush to bed early so I could get up and open all my shiny…
Last year, I examined dozens of papers on the topic of detransition, finding mean and pooled rates of 3-4%. Surgical regret rates are lower (but not <<1% as some…
She wanted a beautiful daughter to take to church in lavish dresses and curled and bowed tresses. She’d sometimes dress me up as an infant and…
I could see myself. I could see myself shivering in a blanket under a railway bridge. I could see myself crying. I could feel it, too.…
I remember it like yesterday — Gideon sitting on his knees, grinning from ear to ear, and meticulously (well, as meticulously as his four-year-old hands would…
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, exclusionary feminists decided to dog pile on Kim Petras and no-one in the real world cared.…
When my father died, a metaphorical train hit me. My world, the world stood still. It ceased to be. People were frozen in time. He had…
Maybe you think transitioning to another gender is sinful, stupid, or scary. I don’t want to hear your opinion. When you explained how your entire family’s…
Let temptation be your path and empathy your navigator. - Alleria Brightfall Of all my emotional battles, from quietly dealing with schizophrenia to being drowned in my…
I come from a small village in Mersin province, Turkey. There was a time when I would sit on the rocks with my camera that had…