To categorize humans, we first need to decide on which characteristics we will use for evaluation and sorting them.
What is Gender? (Part 3)
Q: Do trans [people] know I reject your trans non-word cisgender?
As a trans person, I’ve read your question, so I can answer truthfully, “yes, at least one trans person knows you reject ‘cisgender’.” But that leads me to ask you “am I supposed to care?”
What is Gender? (Part 2)
When we left off, we had covered the dictionary definition of gender and a few related concepts. We found that while gender and sex relate to each other, one does not dictate the other. Let's dig deeper...
When forms ask for sex/gender… what’s a trans woman to do?
I was recently completing forms for a doctors office. While these forms were tedious before I came out, as a trans person, they've become really tricky.
Elliot Page
A big event in the LGBTQ+ community this week was the news of Elliot Page coming out as transgender.
[NSFW] What’s it like to have those parts?
CONTENT WARNING: Genitals and Sensations from them. I recently happened across a post on Reddit where a Redditor asked some questions to people who have had Gender Confirming Vaginoplasty (as I have). These are my answers to her questions.
A Binary Troll
Content warning: there's some offensive and transphobic language in this post
Q: What is your experience with your first Pride parade?
My first was New York City’s in 2018.
Q: How do I stop my 15-year-old son from shaving his legs? / Wearing a dress? / What do you say to someone offended by the sight of a trans person?
How do you stop him? There’s a variety of ways - handcuff him, cut his arms off, cut his legs off, remove every sharp object from the house, etc. But all of these things ignore the real question: Why do you want to stop him?
I Quit!
No, I didn't quit my job, but rather, I quit social media - specifically, Facebook and Twitter.
