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My Coming Out Letter.

My Coming Out Letter.

This is a version of the letter I sent to my friends, family and coworkers as I was in the process of coming out as transgender. If you are…
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Grace Hansen

Gender Transition: The First Two Years Are The Hardest

Cassie Brighter

Why clothes and presentation help.

Maddie Thorn

My Shenis is Shrinking — and I Don’t Know What to Make of That

Cassie Brighter

Silos and society

Maddie Thorn

Gender Norms and Why I Do Not Want to Pass

Rachel Brindell

Controlling the nerves

Maddie Thorn
Estrogen gave Me The Gift of Experiencing Love

Estrogen gave Me The Gift of Experiencing Love

Transgender Hormone Therapy Opened My Heart To The Full Range of Human Emotion & Empathy.
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Constance Rowan
Say my Name

Say my Name

Turning a Closet Dream Name Into A New Identity
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Constance Rowan
Trans in the Time of Covid

Trans in the Time of Covid

She searched the truth with an anguish almost as great as her terrible fear of finding it .  ― Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of…
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Natasha Troop
Skirting Gender: A Common Mistake Made by Parents of Trans Kids

Skirting Gender: A Common Mistake Made by Parents of Trans Kids

The things you DON’T say to them can create a loud silence
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Cassie Brighter
What Do We Do About Women With A Penis?

What Do We Do About Women With A Penis?

The Penis in Women’s Spaces, the Cotton Ceiling and the Definition of Womanhood
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Cassie Brighter
My Trans-Parenting Journey: About Puberty Blockers

My Trans-Parenting Journey: About Puberty Blockers

And the painfully long “pause” period
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Martie Sirois
My New Boobs

My New Boobs

A day-to-day account of my transgender breast augmentation journey — with pictures, charts & sidenotes AND other random thoughts (some of…
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Cassie Brighter
A Commercial Carries a Powerful Message: Be Yourself

A Commercial Carries a Powerful Message: Be Yourself

Adecco Spain crafted an ad that goes beyond promoting a brand — it promotes building a life with purpose, finding yourself and living…
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Cassie Brighter
Gender Transition and Living “One’s True Self” Are Actually Different Things

Gender Transition and Living “One’s True Self” Are Actually Different Things

I was drawn to this news piece about Caitlyn Jenner’s assertions that the Kardashians have not spoken to her for a couple of years…
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Cassie Brighter
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