transgender Archives

body dysphoria

body image

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gender

The Evolution of Unclockable Transgender Tuck Kits

Looking back, I wish a company like Unclockable existed when I was starting my transfeminine journey through gender.

Lara Americo —

Apr 28, 2022

trans

trans day of visibility

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gender

The Catch-22 of Being a Trans Woman Athlete

A trans woman athlete’s thoughts on having her identity under public attack while feeling neglected by her community.

Jenna Weiner —

Mar 31, 2022

trans

trans day of visibility

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identity

The Day I Decided to Be Out and Proud as a Transgender Medic

I am almost running to keep up with the nurse and make sure I am hearing every word she says. When we get to the room, I look at the…

Johnny Alex —

Mar 30, 2022

gender affirming surgery

mental health

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gender

Surprise, It’s Depression: Recovery from Gender-Affirming Surgery

After gender-affirming surgery, many trans people experience post-operative depression. Awareness and the knowledge that you aren’t alone can help.

Alex Petkanas —

Mar 29, 2022

literature

trans

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literature

Making it Work: A Queer Author Screams into the Wind

I was a couple of months into transition, and re-examining my relationship with seemingly everything I’d taken for granted until then.

Nyri A. Bakkalian —

Mar 28, 2022

family

gender affirming surgery

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gender

I Wish I’d Medically Transitioned Before Giving Birth

Less than a year after giving birth, I decided to medically transition. I wish I’d done it sooner.

Sage Agee —

Mar 24, 2022

trans

trans day of visibility

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gender

What Trans Visibility Could Mean for Trans People, and Everyone Else

Visibility can be a trap in many ways because we never got to set the terms by which we are viewed.

Emma Ambrose —

Mar 23, 2022

texas

trans

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politics + activism

I’m Trans and I’m Not Leaving Texas

I’m not running away from this fight.

KB Brookins —

Mar 22, 2022

India

school

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politics + activism

How a Trans-Inclusive Manual for School Teachers Turned Controversial in India

The backlash that ensued after a trans-inclusive education manual was released demonstrated that post-independence India still reckons with the legacy of British colonialism.

Anmol Arora —

Feb 22, 2022

disability

research

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issues

The Damage Fascism Has Done to Trans and Disability Research

Few know about the long-term effects that the Nazi Party had on present-day understandings of both autism and transgender identities.

Alex DiFrancesco —

Feb 7, 2022

trans

trans lesbian sex

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sex

Muffing 101

For trans women who experience genital dysphoria, being penetrated in the front can be really meaningful.

Tobi Hill-Meyer —

Feb 7, 2022

dyke

genderqueer

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gender

My Gender Is Dyke

I wasn’t a woman, but a lesbian, an identity so powerful it’s the closest thing to a gender I have.

Alexandria Juarez —

Feb 2, 2022