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‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

Feeling bad about masturbation is a remarkably normal thing, especially for people who were immersed (drowned) in shame from the…

Summer Tao

Aug 5, 2025

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‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

Feeling bad about masturbation is a remarkably normal thing, especially for people who were immersed (drowned) in shame from the beginning.

Summer Tao —

Aug 5, 2025

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4 Unexpected Things That Can Happen to Transfeminine Bodies on Estrogen

1. I’m so much cooler these days. Literally and figuratively.

Summer Tao —

Jul 3, 2025

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My Childhood Was Abusive. The Effects of CPTSD Kept Me From Realizing It

It took me over two decades to readily consider myself a victim of abuse.

Summer Tao —

Jun 10, 2025

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‘I Want To Eat More Protein Without Triggering My ED’

Practical tips for someone who wants to fuel their workouts with more protein but doesn’t want to track.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 27, 2025

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What I Wish I Knew About Getting a Hysterectomy as a Trans Man

Surgery is allowed to suck, even when it’s a surgery that you really wanted.

Max Gross —

Mar 27, 2025

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How Can Trans Women Deal With Erectile Dysfunction?

Erectile dysfunction is consistently counted among the most common sexual disorders. It’s also a topic close to my heart (and other organs) because I experience it.

Summer Tao —

Mar 6, 2025

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A Queer Guide to Starting Strength Training

The right time to start something new is anytime.

Stef Rubino —

Dec 26, 2024

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Testosterone Gel vs. Injections: Which Is More Effective?

I’m not a doctor or a scientist. What I am is a trans man whose own transition experiences have made me curious about how it all works.

Max Gross —

Oct 8, 2024

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4 Unexpected Things That Can Happen to Transfeminine Bodies on Estrogen

1. I'm so much cooler these days. Literally and figuratively.

Summer Tao

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My Top Surgery Was Complicated. I Don’t Regret It

We rarely hear about how healing can be an iterative and potentially complicated process.

E. Goldblatt Hyatt —

Aug 19, 2024

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Photo Essay: I Chose To Remove My Fallopian Tubes in Post-Roe v. Wade Texas

For photographer Josie Norris, the decision was more than a form of birth control. It was gender-affirming care.

Josie Norris, The 19th —

Jan 26, 2024

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Alyson Stoner on the Power of Movement and Queer Joy

“One of the most beautiful things, especially in the queer experience, is joy.”

Motti —

Dec 25, 2023

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Endometriosis No Longer Keeps Me From My Best Queer Sex

For the first time I was able to experience, without pain, the feeling of having my partner’s fingers inside of me and we found a new level of intimacy and…

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Aug 15, 2023

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