Julia Serano·1 day agoMember-onlyDid Lisa Marchiano Invent “Transgender Social Contagion” and “No Transition Before Age 25”?Since 2017, I have been one of the most vocal critics of the hypothesis that transgender identities are now spreading among children via “social contagion.” I have penned multiple essays critiquing “transgender social contagion” and it’s more scientific-sounding doppelgänger “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria” (ROGD). …Transgender11 min readTransgender11 min read
Laura HallsinPrism & Pen·2 days agoMember-onlyAna Kasparian and the Descent Into TransphobiaTransphobia and the right-wing narrative — Yesterday, Ana Kasparian tweeted out something that seems to have gotten both a considerable amount of support and a considerable amount of backlash. She was making a point of attacking inclusive language because according to her, it degrades her status and identity as a woman. As for the actual…Transgender3 min readTransgender3 min read
Jude Ellison S. Doyle·3 days agoMember-onlyInside the TERF Harassment MachineLeaked emails show how the proponents of “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria” mobilized Internet harassment to tear down and discredit trans people who asked questions. — Last week, XTra Magazine published my profile of Elisa Shupe, an ex-“detransitioner” who leaked her full correspondence with the anti-trans movement to the press. The response from the anti-trans movement has been, well… “predictably defensive” seems like a nice, tactful way to describe it.Transgender8 min readTransgender8 min read
Lexi Henny·1 day agoHow Common is Detransition? A Review of all the EvidenceABSTRACT: To better constrain estimates of the prevalence of detransition and gender-affirming surgical regret, a wide range of studies (n=34+ original studies and 2 meta-analyses) were reviewed and sorted into high- and low-reliability subgroups. Studies whose methodology was broadly appropriate for determining detransition and regret rates (“high-reliability” studies) were separated…Transgender37 min readTransgender37 min read
That tomboyish trans sapphic·1 day agoTikTok, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and ‘Straight Lesbians’: Decoding the Dumbest Trend on Social MediaIf you are an LGBT person who has visited social media in the past decade, no doubt you have seen discourse related to what the permanently online are lately referring to as “straight lesbians”. If you are someone with a functioning brain stem, that concept might strike you as an…Transgender5 min readTransgender5 min read
JJ Hart·1 day agoMember-onlyTransgender Survivors versus VictimsThere is a huge difference between being a survivor in life than a victim. Perhaps an over simplification of the two is a survivor takes what is given to them, lives with it and in the end result make it all better. On the other hand, a victim becomes a…Transgender4 min readTransgender4 min read
Gemma Stone·3 days agoMember-onlyAna Kasparian; person who menstruates of the year award!There are some fierce contenders in this year’s round-up of people who menstruate being absolutely completely and utterly normal about that fact. Today we honour Ana Kasparian who launched her bid to win the award via Twitter last night. — The highly-coveted award has led many menstruating individual to completely destroy all of their credibility in a wide variety of subject areas. From neurologists to newsreaders — we’ve seen it all! People who menstruate just absolutely losing their entire crap over the fact that they are not the only people…Transgender4 min readTransgender4 min read
Paint A. F.·21 hours agoI am already fallen – a personal statement outlining a needed shift in our discourse around the rights and humanity of transgender people.If you have any trans friends, here, me, elsewhere- we are not ok right now. If we are laughing and smiling, we are not ok right now. We may be finding pockets of joy to know and love ourselves, but we are not ok right now. We can not…Transgender5 min readTransgender5 min read
Lillieefranks·2 days agoA Very Necessary Trans Reading of Face/Off (1997)I want to take the gender… off I don’t know if Face/Off (1997), directed by John Woo, is a good movie. I love it too much to be able to judge it on its own merits. That’s partly because of the bizarre plot, and mostly because of the way that…Transgender9 min readTransgender9 min read
Anna B.inThe Identity Current·21 hours agoMember-onlyLiving With Gender DysphoriaSome of the thoughts that go through my mind on a daily basis. — WHAT IS GENDER DYSPHORIA? Gender dysphoria is a term that describes a sense of unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity. This sense of unease or dissatisfaction may be so intense it can lead to depression and anxiety and have a harmful impact…Transgender6 min readTransgender6 min read
