Jun 28, 2020Member-onlyWhite Ego Is a Powerful ThingOn the fallacy of thinking we’ve exorcised our racist demons First I want to clarify this essay is written for fellow white people, particularly white people who consider themselves to “not be racist”. My thesis: white people think explicitly racist thoughts all the time. Elaboration: white people who consider themselves…Racism5 min read
Jan 8, 2020Member-onlyEmbracing the Paradox of Masculine and Feminine EnergyMy nonbinary identity has led me down the twisting path of gender I find myself thinking a lot about the balance of energies within myself, those that are constituted by what could be called the masculine and the feminine. As a nonbinary person, what does it mean to find balance…Transgender3 min read
Jan 6, 2020Member-onlyIs Passing a Toxic Concept?Working past cis normativity in a cis-centric world What does it mean to “pass” as a trans person? Typically, it means to blend in the cis world, for nobody to be able to tell you are trans. For this reason, some people call it instead “cis-passing” to be more specific…Transgender4 min read
Nov 15, 2019Member-onlyAdvice for Baby TransA few words of advice for those just getting started Passing isn’t the key to happiness So this might be controversial but if your only goal in life is to pass then you are not guaranteed happiness when you achieve it. There are other things that are just as important: friendship, relationships, mental health, economic security…Transgender4 min read
Published in The Startup·Nov 12, 2019Member-onlyIt’s OK to Not Know YourselfWhen it comes to gender, a little agnosticism isn’t a bad thing The typical narrative surrounding gender involves gnosticism, the idea that we all know our gender, or that we should know our gender. That we have justified true beliefs about who we are. Decades ago, psychologists started thinking about…Transgender3 min read
Published in Better Marketing·Nov 6, 2019Member-onlyThe Difference Between Fandom and Being a NerdTurns out you can have one without the other and vice versa — I’ve always considered myself pretty nerdy. Except that my nerdiness wasn’t usually expressed in the typical medium of being obsessed with particular fandoms like Harry Potter, Marvel, and Star Trek. Instead, I was a nerd about philosophy, science, psychology, etc. That’s what I got really obsessed about. But lately I’ve…Star Wars4 min read
Oct 30, 2019Member-onlyRejecting the Misery Narrative for Trans FolksTrauma porn and the cis media machine We’ve all seen it. The cis media loves to digest the trauma of trans people. It’s why you will see articles like “My New Vagina Won’t Make Me Happy” in the New York Times but not “My New Vagina Is Awesome.” …Transgender4 min read
Oct 29, 2019Member-onlyFemales, by Andrea Long Chu: A Review“Everyone is female and everyone hates it” Chu declares ethics to be “a commitment to a bit,” which tells you everything you need to know about her vision of feminism in this book. There is no real ethical seriousness. No fundamental ameliorative vision. …Transgender7 min read
Oct 29, 2019Member-onlyTrans People Can Be Transphobic TooThe Case of Blaire White This might sound petty, but I recently retweeted infamous trans Youtuber Blaire White and called her a fascist transphobe. She replied to me and her 200k+ followers descended upon me quickly. The most popular type of comment was: “How can she be transphobic if she’s…Transgender3 min read
Oct 28, 2019Member-onlyWhy I Chose to Be TransI wasn’t born this way and it does not matter In my book Transgressive I talk about the difference between trans people who are acorns vs trans people who are butterflies. The genetic material for a tree is contained entirely in the acorn and it slowly grows from inception into…Transgender5 min read
