trans women

the outsiders issue

trans women

issues

Going Outside with Joshua Jennifer Espinoza

Maybe if trans women can redefine what it means to be close to nature we can also redefine what it means to be close to each other.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 14, 2019

personal essay

trans women

movie features

Why Do So Many People Have Goodbye Horses as Their Tinder Anthem?

“When I first matched with the “Goodbye Horses” fans and asked them about it one said, “that buffalo bill scene is classic” and the other said, “I LOVE the song.”…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 13, 2019

los angeles

personal essay

first person

You’re Just You: An Accidental Love Letter to Los Angeles

“Towards the end of the night you fall and tear the skin on your knee. But you pop back up and keep skating. You’re relieved. Now that you’ve fallen once…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Apr 30, 2019

autostraddle uk

the birthday issue

issues

Mirrors

“I had dreamt about my new sister that very night. An almost spiritual connection. Perhaps my mother could have sensed, then, that I felt the same as her; that I…

Ankó —

Feb 27, 2019

black history month

black history month 2019

culture

23 Black Queer and Trans Femmes to Follow on Instagram This Black History Month

Honey, these glorious embodiments of black femme magic are about to sweep you off your feet.

Reneice Charles —

Feb 7, 2019

trans women

transgender

community

Not In Our Name: A Statement on Trans Inclusion From Lesbian Editors and Publishers

We have joined with the editors and publishers of Diva, Curve, Lesbians on the Loose, Tagg Magazine, DapperQ and Lez Spread The Word to make a statement on our commitment…

Riese —

Dec 18, 2018

comics/graphic novels

Roundtables

book features

“They Want Trans Shit to Be a PSA”: A Trans Woman Writers’ Roundtable

“I was going to do a story about trans women arming themselves? And all the edits we got back were like, ‘Can your characters look directly at the reader and…

Annie Mok —

Nov 20, 2018

nicole maines

supergirl

tv reviews

Supergirl’s Nia Nal Is the Trans Superhero I Need

“Our identities shouldn’t require any external validation. But they do.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Oct 23, 2018

military

personal essay

first person

Uncharted Waters: A Trans Woman’s Journey Transitioning in the Navy

“Presenting as male every day hurts. When the ship is in port, it’s not as bad; I grow to hate coming in to work, but once the day ends I…

Vivian Valentine —

Jul 9, 2018

family

personal essay

first person

Every Trans Girl I Meet Is From the Future: Finding a Bereft Sisterhood

I find myself preemptively mourning the transgenerational communities and cliques and cults and clubs and covens of girls like me that could be and may not be.

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard —

Jun 15, 2018

Drawn to Comics

trans women

geekery

Drawn to Comics: “Super Late Bloomer” Is the Transition Diary Comic We’ve Been Waiting For

Super Late Bloomer, which chronicles the first year of Julia’s life after she decided to transition, could turn any pessimist into the most ardent optimist.

Mey —

May 22, 2018

101s

sex advice

sex

How to Have Lesbian Sex With a Trans Woman

Sex between someone with a penis and someone with a vagina gets a lot of representation, but not when the penis-haver is a woman. Here’s everything you need to know…

Mey —

May 8, 2018