Twined Fragments, Chapter 2: Shifting Nouns

Mia and I are alternating the publication of chapters between our accounts here on Medium. Chapter 2 is all about what happens when your gender is ‘on shuffle’.
Please go read and heart and comment Chapter 2 over at Mia’s place, OK? ❤
And to make sure you don’t miss anything, follow the Twined Fragments publication.
Twined Fragments is an ongoing collaboration between authors Allison Washington and Miriam Suzanne. Each fragment is sparked by the previous, as trans women of different generations pass their memories back and forth, reflecting on lives and transitions separated by a quarter-century.
Working through these fragments of reflection lets us touch on moments and emotions that are sometimes too painful to interrogate deeply. In conversation, we do together what we could not alone.
The result leaves us with more questions than answers, and we love that. We want those questions, and hope you will extend this conversation in the comments…
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