Transgender

As part of Pride month I want to explore trans identities lived across the last 150 years to show that tans folk always have been a part of the tapestry. One of the critiques of the 2020s trans “moment” is that is just that, a moment. This is patently not…

Analyzing the concerted effort to turn Target into a cautionary tale — Pride Month has started off with a bang. According to Elon Musk, Target will (allegedly) soon be facing a massive class-action lawsuit from its shareholders. Why? In Musk’s own words, “…for destruction of shareholder value.” Target’s stock value has plummeted by over $13 billion. It’s lost nearly 1/5 of…

The continuing descent of Elon Musk — It would appear that Elon Musk has been continuing his spiral into right-wing lunacy. With Pride month underway, there seems no low he won’t stoop to. This is something a long time coming, given that he has spent over a year trying to win favor with some of the worst…

I was finally sitting in the presence of the endocrinologist I had waited four months to see. Six months prior I knew I wanted to start microdosing T. My wife was also concerned about health risks (totally fair since she will be joining me for my puberty round-two ride) and…

Dear Moms of Target, They aren’t after your children. They are after mine. “I don’t want to go into Target!!” “I know, honey. Mommy just needs one thing.” “What?!? What in the world is that one thing you need?? What one thing can you only find at Target??’ “Adult conversation.” Listen. I get it…

My first thoughts and feelings of gender dysphoria and euphoria, as a child. — I watch a lot of YouTube. Ever since YouTube was created back in 2005, I have been a big fan. At the beginning, there was a lot of information on gender, gender dysphoria, and being transgender. There were even a couple really good gender therapists on YouTube. 18 years later…

I’ll be going in memory of Marsha P Johnson, my sister. — It’s been 10 years since I last attended a Pride event. I’d grown tired of what our local Pride event had become. Oh, sure — there was the usual joy of seeing friends I hadn’t seen in a long time and catching up with where they were in their lives. …

We face harassment and violence both as women and as trans people – but is carceral justice the solution? — This week a young man, 19 years old, was convicted of brutally assaulting a transgender woman. The case is just one of many where the perpetrator was given a more lenient sentence — in this case, avoiding jail time — due to their use of the ‘trans panic’ defence. It’s…

Being a child with gender identity issues wasn’t easy. I have felt a disconnect between my mind and body since I was 4 years old. There’s nothing I can do about it. It’s always been there and it’s always going to be there. After the first time I dressed in…