Q: What is something about the LGTBQ+ community that straight people would struggle the most understanding? Why do cis people get weird about misgendering pets?

What is something about the LGTBQ+ community that straight people would struggle the most understanding? The pervasiveness of cisgender heteronormativity. Being cisgender and heterosexual are presumed to be the default so strongly that when LGBTQ+ people defy those expectations, they are frequently met with hostility and sometimes even violence. How often do you hear someone... Continue Reading →

November 12, 2019 0

Debating my humanity

I am tired. I am tired of my humanity and dignity being debated.

November 8, 2019 0

Q: What things change with surgery, hormones, etc.?

My perspective is from having MtF hormones and vaginoplasty. There are many other treatments, and people who have had those will likely have very different (yet really neat) answers.

November 5, 2019 4

Q: What is the thing that confirms that you are transgender?

There is no one single thing, but a multitude.

October 29, 2019 0

Trick, or treat?

In the past, Halloween wasn't as big a deal to me as it seemed to be for the others. This year was different.

October 25, 2019 0

Q: How does it make sense for me to think I could possibly be a transgender with such masculine traits and interests?

I carefully cultivated masculine traits and interests to prove my masculinity and thereby disprove that I had any femininity.

October 22, 2019 1

Q: As a trans person, do you consider gender important?

I suppose it’s like socks — for the most part, we put them on and forget about them, and everything is fine, until it isn’t.

October 15, 2019 0

Q: What does it feel like to wake up in a female body after living as a male?

Transition isn’t really about quick changes - hormones work slowly and other interventions (aside from surgeries) also tend to take time to develop and manifest. But there are a few things I’ve experienced which might be illuminating.

October 11, 2019 0

Traveling While Trans

I’ve learned that many people aren’t aware of the unique challenges and experiences that trans people face when making our way through TSA screening. If you’re cisgender and think that TSA screening is a pain, just wait!

October 8, 2019 3