How to Respond to A Trans Person Coming Out

No Amount of Woke Entitles You to Dead Name Our Past, Present, or Future: A Dialogue with Chris Damian

Bethany, in ‘07-’08 When She Taught Chris; Chris Damian Today; Bethany Today

[My former high-school student and writer of amazing versatility, Chris Damian, pens a beautiful, vulnerably honest, and eloquent piece on his reaction to my coming out trans, based on a private FB message he sent me

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Bethany Beeler (the Beautiful Buddha)

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Novelist. Painter. <http://bit.ly/bethanybeeler> Trans activist. Badass Warrior Bitch.

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