Celebrating all trans bodies
In past columns, I’ve mentioned the gender binary and talked about a middle space of gender. I’ve received feedback that gender and/or sex is an… Read More »Celebrating all trans bodies
Leo Caldwell
Nomad on the gender spectrum
[readolog_dropcap ]I[/readolog_dropcap]t seems your message can get lost in the language of the world. Your own personal truth. The message that you wrote to yourself… Read More »Nomad on the gender spectrum
Enduring after top surgery
[readolog_dropcap ]I[/readolog_dropcap]n January of 2012, I increased the limit on a credit card to afford top surgery. I had the consent letter I received from… Read More »Enduring after top surgery
5 things I learned taking testosterone
Disclaimer: This my experience alone. I don’t speak for any other transpeople or anyone else taking testosterone. [readolog_dropcap ]A[/readolog_dropcap] one and half inch long needle penetrates… Read More »5 things I learned taking testosterone
From a binary to a spectrum: Ending the violence against transgender people
[readolog_dropcap ]G[/readolog_dropcap]ender is a social structure that shapes interactional expectations, institutions, and social groups (Risman 2004). Structuration theory argues that people act on social structures as… Read More »From a binary to a spectrum: Ending the violence against transgender people
Acceptance disguised as kindness
accept: [ak-sept] 1. to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: 2. to agree or consent to; accede to: 3. to respond or… Read More »Acceptance disguised as kindness
How Leelah broke my silence
This day last year I was wrapping up my holiday by visiting my girlfriend. This day last year Leelah Alcorn was wrapping up her short… Read More »How Leelah broke my silence
My parents call me ‘she’ and that’s okay
[readolog_dropcap ]T[/readolog_dropcap]he waitress looks around at the mismatched bunch at the table. A man with an overgrown goatee and striking blue eyes. The woman with… Read More »My parents call me ‘she’ and that’s okay
Braver than the binary?
‘It takes real courage to do what you’re doing.’ ‘I’m so proud of you.’ ‘You’re being true to yourself and that’s so brave.’ I’ve been… Read More »Braver than the binary?
Trans bodies elude gender binary
At some point in transition most people experience a radical and enlightening space. A sacred space between a female body and a male body. It’s… Read More »Trans bodies elude gender binary
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