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Tucker Lieberman
Feb 10
My Gay and Trans Identity Isn’t a Little Magic Saltshaker
But it is nonetheless a favorite TV show, so…
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Tucker Lieberman
Jan 28
You’ve Been Trying. I See It.
What’s happening now isn’t because of who you are, dear readers. Let’s…
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Josie Defaye
Dec 30, 2024
What is Identity?
The best I can define it
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Adri M.
Dec 28, 2024
What Trans Representation Feels Like
Why Squid Game Season 2 has one of my favourite trans characters…
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Introducing the New Editor at Identity Current
Introducing the New Editor at Identity Current
Tucker Lieberman is behind the curtain
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The Identity Current Is under Even Newer Management!
The Identity Current Is under Even Newer Management!
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Amethysta
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Transforming Into Ourselves: Identity and Climate
Transforming Into Ourselves: Identity and Climate
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Tucker Lieberman
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Elegy to the ones that never were
Elegy to the ones that never were
Mourn the many who have fallen, but also the ones who never made it.
Adri M.
Dec 4, 2024
NULL Gender
NULL Gender
When databases force the gender binary, offering only erasure as an alternative.
Adri M.
Nov 28, 2024
My Identity Is a ‘Luxury Belief’, and Other Reasons Trump Won
My Identity Is a ‘Luxury Belief’, and Other Reasons Trump Won
NYT columnist David Brooks says Trump voters just wanted ‘respect’ — and that’s somehow at odds with me being gay
Tucker Lieberman
Nov 7, 2024
Secretamos la concha / We Secrete the Shell
Secretamos la concha / We Secrete the Shell
Un ensayo ilustrado sobre el conocimiento / An illustrated essay on knowledge
Tucker Lieberman
Oct 20, 2024
Four Years of Stories, Friends, and A Thousand Medium Followers
Four Years of Stories, Friends, and A Thousand Medium Followers
After four years on the site, I finally cracked the 1k follower mark.
Joanna Mills
Sep 24, 2024
Trans-Independence: I Was Never the Mini-Version of My Parent!
Trans-Independence: I Was Never the Mini-Version of My Parent!
Using parental childhood memories to guide children is a mistake.
Saoirse
Sep 23, 2024
Writing My Résumé Has Always Felt Tough. I’ve Hired Website Designers
Writing My Résumé Has Always Felt Tough. I’ve Hired Website Designers
Would you rather read a boring one-page rationalization of my history or find a cool website?
Tucker Lieberman
Jul 7, 2024
My Gender, My Religion
My Gender, My Religion
Is my gender identity a religious belief?
Dana Larocca
Jun 25, 2024
When You Get Hit Over The Head By Barbie
When You Get Hit Over The Head By Barbie
Barbie is a perfect allegory for being transgender.
Joanna Mills
Jun 15, 2024
Transgender: Unseen and Invisible
Transgender: Unseen and Invisible
There is no good answer. There is no right answer.
Saoirse
Jun 6, 2024
Hard Lessons Learned
Hard Lessons Learned
As she rolled her chair back from the exam table, she said what no trans woman wants to hear.
Deborah Schwarz
Feb 17, 2024
Transgender and Not in Touch with My Feelings.
Transgender and Not in Touch with My Feelings.
I Still Belong to the Episcopal “No Touch” Massage Club
Saoirse
Feb 13, 2024
Transgender, All Ways
Transgender, All Ways
What is a normal life? Discoveries and Mysteries are shared!
Saoirse
Jan 28, 2024
A Stranger’s Place
A Stranger’s Place
I used to see you first — and I would do my best to avoid you.
Deborah Schwarz
Jan 14, 2024
Alternate pathways to transition.
Alternate pathways to transition.
What if Surgery wasn't the only option?
Inari Mulastar
Jan 11, 2024
The Mother Goddess of Turriga: Matriarchy, Myth, Principle of Existence
The Mother Goddess of Turriga: Matriarchy, Myth, Principle of Existence
Dating Back to the 4th Millennium BC, Is Considered the Most Beautiful Effigy Depicting Female Sacredness
Cristiano Luchini
Jan 10, 2024
Art Activism for Cultural Decolonization: Interview with the Cuban Artist Coco Fusco
Art Activism for Cultural Decolonization: Interview with the Cuban Artist Coco Fusco
Pushing Boundaries to Advance Social Justice and Representation
Cristiano Luchini
Jan 7, 2024
Rome’s Transgender Emperor: Elagabalus’ Reign Lasted a Mere Four Years
Rome’s Transgender Emperor: Elagabalus’ Reign Lasted a Mere Four Years
Elagabalus Sacrificed Personal Comfort and Well-Being to Align Her Gender Expression
Cristiano Luchini
Jan 5, 2024
To Boldly Go
To Boldly Go
The poison nearly killed me, the antidote gave me back my soul.
Deborah Schwarz
Dec 30, 2023
The Identity Current Is under New Management
The Identity Current Is under New Management
When dumping responsibility is a good thing
Amethysta
Dec 28, 2023
2023: My Year in Mental Health Failures
2023: My Year in Mental Health Failures
It was the best of Ami, it was the worst of Ami
Amethysta
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The Pathologization of Being Human
The Pathologization of Being Human
The doctor’s office called — you have a bad case of identity
Amethysta
Dec 20, 2023
The Value of Doing Nothing
The Value of Doing Nothing
How much would you pay for absolutely nothing?
Amethysta
Dec 12, 2023
When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide
We were rebels back then — a gang of thugs.
Deborah Schwarz
Dec 9, 2023
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