The weeks following my first post-op visit started slowly, with me only able to move around within the apartment at first, then small trips to the grocery or pharmacy.
A Trip – Part 4: In Motion
A Trip – Part 3: Unpacking (and repacking)
I'll be getting a bit more graphic in this post, discussing some of the more, er, bloody details. If you don't like blood and other by-products of surgery, you might want to skip this post.
A Trip – Part 2: Emergence
The next thing I knew, I was waking up in the recovery area.
A Trip – Part 1: Departure
The night before, I expected to be unable to sleep, but instead, it came quickly.
What is Gender? (Part 1)
I've been coming up against this question a lot lately. I'm not claiming to be an expert now, but I've learned a lot more, and have developed thoughts and theories to explain some of the issues we face now.
New Years 2019
Happy New Year! As I'm writing this, it's New Year's Eve (2018), and what a year it's been! Here are some of the events of 2018.
Ho Ho Oh, No
Today is Christmas. This year, I entered the holiday season in a better place than I've ever been before.
So why do I feel so bad?
Dysphoria revisited
About 2 years ago, I wrote "The ‘D’ word", in which I described my experience at that point with dysphoria. A lot has changed in the two years since, so I'm revisiting the topic to see if I can find any new or helpful information.
Enough
When I wrote this, I had it in mind for reading at a poetry slam, but I think that even in written form this is still powerful.
What is it like to be transgender?
What does it feel like? This is a collection of random thoughts on this question.
Gender World 