Pia BirkelPapers, Please: How 'Transvestigators' Trick You Into Transphobic DiscourseWith the Paris Olympics coming to a close this week, we are all now acquainted with right wing internet’s new favourite pastime…16h ago16h ago
Pia BirkelDepth Matters: On Vaginismus And Trans SurgeryWhen I went to consultation for vaginoplasty surgery, in February, I had prepared a list of questions I wanted to ask my surgeon-to-be…Sep 22Sep 22
Pia BirkelWhat happened at Michfest: Some context for Andrea Lawlor’s ‘Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl’Plus: A tangent on TERF logic, then and now.Apr 7Apr 7
Pia BirkelQueer, in your face: On trans visibilityIt's Trans Day of Visibility and I have some thoughts of what it means to pass, what the alternative is, and what trans beauty is all…Mar 31Mar 31
Pia Birkel“Happiest Season”: a ranty reviewAre Christmas movies and queer movies mutually exclusive genres, or: A lesbian Christmas nightmareJan 26Jan 26