Tag: Transgender

Transgender Truth

Following years of living a huge lie, I decided to live my gender truth. All along, I should have never been a male and felt so natural and alive when I was being feminine. As with any lie, you need to be more and more skillful to keep the ball rolling and not be discovered. The process all start...

Exploring the Three Stages of Transgender Evolution

Every day thousands of people are searching for any and every tidbit of information on gender dysphoria, from parents with gender-searching kids, family, relatives, and people who are living that experience. I’m a fully transitioned transgender woman who has been involved in LGBTQIA+ advocacy ...

Ohio???s Transgender Bill is a Win for Common Sense

“This bill, if enacted, will be the cause of MANY deaths and suicides,” professed a concerned Ohio citizen, Julian Jaffe, in front of the Ohio Senate’s Government Oversight Committee then-deliberating Ohio’s House Bill 68. Jaffe continued, “it goes against all human emp...

Transgender Youth and Puberty Blockers: Cutting Through the Controversy

There is perhaps no aspect of gender-affirming care that garners more attention than the use of puberty blockers. They are described as ‘experimental’ and ‘controversial’ by those opposed to their use. They’ve been banned in several U.S. states, and their use&nbsp...

Saskatchewan Government Mandates Outing Transgender Students

I have been working for the Regina Public School Board in Saskatchewan, Canada since December 2015. I often say this is the best job I’ve ever had. These are the best co-workers I’ve ever had and the best management I’ve ever had. A big part of what makes this job so great is th...

The Do???s and Don???ts of Writing Transgender Characters

First and foremost, Transgender Identities are not a trend. We have been around for a long time and have received more awareness in the past decade. With more stories now that feature an authentic representation of LGBT people, it’s a perfect opportunity to observe in a more empathic...

Facing Medical Care as a Transgender Person

Perhaps I should lead this post off with medical care as referring to myself as a “pre-opt” transgender woman. Since I have never had any of the gender affirming surgeries so appealing to more and more trans women, when I go to the hospital for any sort of a procedure I face the reality ...