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‘I Want To Change My Name Again’

Wanting to change your name now after people have adjusted will not make you a burden.

Summer Tao

Mar 18, 2025

GENDER

‘I’m Lost in the Gender Expression Sauce’

“I always thought, if I weren’t a trans man, I’d be a butch lesbian.”

Summer Tao

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Mar 11, 2025

GENDER

Updating Documents as a Trans Person Is Hell Right Now. Here Are My Tips for Navigating the Process

Like many trans people in recent weeks, I’ve found myself buried in government paperwork and…

motti

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Jan 28, 2025

GENDER

I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It

As much as my transition is a deeply personal journey, the external pressures and political…

motti

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Nov 27, 2024

"It's not lost on me that this exact type of story is catnip to those who would seek to tear down the rights of trans people."

GENDER

‘I Identified As Non-Binary for Years but I Think I’m Cis’

Gender exploration is for everyone, regardless of starting point or expectations.

Summer Tao

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Sep 17, 2024

gender

‘I’m Lost in the Gender Expression Sauce’

“I always thought, if I weren’t a trans man, I’d be a butch lesbian.”

Summer Tao —

Mar 11, 2025

gender

Updating Documents as a Trans Person Is Hell Right Now. Here Are My Tips for Navigating the Process

Like many trans people in recent weeks, I’ve found myself buried in government paperwork and waiting in lines at various agencies.

motti —

Jan 28, 2025

gender

I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It

As much as my transition is a deeply personal journey, the external pressures and political environment complicate this process in ways I never anticipated.

motti —

Nov 27, 2024

queer musicians

This Is A Coming Out Post

gender

LCD Soundsystem Synth Player Gavin Russom is Trans and We’re So Happy For Her!

“Over the last year and a half, I went from my trans identity being something I was in touch with and worked through in one way or another, to suddenly…

Mey —

Jul 6, 2017

murder

trans women

gender

Sherrell Faulkner of NC 11th Trans Person of Color Murdered in the US This Year

Nearly all those murdered, including Faulkner, have been Black trans women.

Mey —

May 25, 2017

trans women of color

transgender

gender

Kenneth Bostick, 59, is the Tenth Trans Person of Color Murdered in the US This Year [UPDATED]

Nine out of the ten trans people reported murdered this year have been Black; the tenth was a Native American woman.

Mey —

May 8, 2017

bisexuality

butch

gender

You Need Help: My Mom Supports My Bisexuality, but Not My Butchness

Kristin of Everyone Is Gay and My Kid Is Gay gives advice for a 16-year-old and her mom trying to deal with coming out as bisexual and gender nonconforming!

Kristin —

Apr 20, 2017

people of color

qpoc

gender

Here are Some Ways to Give Black Trans People Money

Across the country, Black TGNC people are performing serious emotional labor as organizers, healers, artists, sexual liberationists, and advocates. It’s time to give back.

Venus Selenite —

Mar 31, 2017

murder

trans women

gender

38-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Alphonza Watson Is 8th TWoC Murdered This Year

Police don’t have a lot of information, other than that there was an argument and then two men sped away in a car. They are offering a reward for more…

Mey —

Mar 22, 2017

murder

trans women

gender

This Is a Nightmare and a Genocide: Jaquarrius Holland is the Seventh Black Trans Woman Murdered This Year

Holland, who is the 7th trans person reported murdered this year, was just 18 years old. A teenager. A child.

Mey —

Feb 28, 2017

trans women of color

transgender

gender

Ciara McElveen is the 6th Trans Woman of Color Murdered This Year, Third Black Trans Woman in the Last Week

She was 21 years old.

Mey —

Feb 27, 2017

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‘I Want To Change My Name Again’

GENDER

‘I’m Lost in the Gender Expression Sauce’

GENDER

Updating Documents as a Trans Person Is Hell Right Now. Here Are My Tips for Navigating the Process

GENDER

I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It

GENDER

‘I Identified As Non-Binary for Years but I Think I’m Cis’

gender

‘I’m Lost in the Gender Expression Sauce’

gender

Updating Documents as a Trans Person Is Hell Right Now. Here Are My Tips for Navigating the Process

gender

I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It

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