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J***** is Not My “Deadname”
J***** is Not My “Deadname”
It isn’t dead to me.
theoaknotes
Jan 23
Tailored Confidence That Is A Custom Fit
Tailored Confidence That Is A Custom Fit
A young transmasculine ‘girl’ on their first shopping experience for menswear
Shayla D. Potter
Jan 23
21 Signs That I Was Transgender & Just Didn’t Realize It
21 Signs That I Was Transgender & Just Didn’t Realize It
Existing as female suited others around me well, but it always fit me like a jacket 3 sizes too small
Hannah Hottenstein
Jul 30, 2020
“…Who Is Changing Their Name?”
“…Who Is Changing Their Name?”
In the last 60 days, I’ve been broken, not broken, sorta broken, definitely not broken, probably broken, and whatever today is.
Justin Dickens
Jan 23
Please Stop Saying You’re “Worried” About Trans Kids
Please Stop Saying You’re “Worried” About Trans Kids
Let’s talk about what you’re *really* worried about instead
Martie Sirois
Oct 22, 2020
Gender Dysphoria Isn’t What You Think…
Gender Dysphoria Isn’t What You Think…
My incomplete list of things that were actually gender dysphoria the whole time!
Cassie LaBelle
Apr 19, 2020
Cold Body, Nobody
Cold Body, Nobody
Traveling the Pandemic Via Grindr
AJ Clauss
Jan 12
Emotional Overload & Gender Transition In The Time of COVID
Emotional Overload & Gender Transition In The Time of COVID
How transitioning while depressed has given me a light to navigate through dark times
Hazel Grant
Dec 9, 2020
Rude But Affirming Behaviors: A Transgender Woman’s Entry To Womanhood
Rude But Affirming Behaviors: A Transgender Woman’s Entry To Womanhood
It’s unfortunate that it took transitioning to understand how women are treated as 2nd-class — and that this treatment is something that…
Nia Chiaramonte
Oct 24, 2020
The One Thing Parents of Trans Kids Want You To Understand
The One Thing Parents of Trans Kids Want You To Understand
We become advocates out of necessity, not out of desire
Martie Sirois
Dec 12, 2020
I’m Trans, And That Makes Me A Narcissist
I’m Trans, And That Makes Me A Narcissist
“The LGBTQ community has no business demanding the respect everyone gets!”
Stella Luna (they/she?)
Dec 29, 2020
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