Guest Post by Chad Smith Growing up as a kid, I was always that ‘tomboy’. I would rather play kickball, soccer, or baseball with the guys, rather than sit around doing each other’s hair and talking with some girls. This being said, I’m sure my parents had some speculations starting young. My mom would make sly […]
Read MoreSelf Defense: Transforming Fear into Empowerment
A Guest Post By Keagan Delaney A little bit about me.¹ I’ve always known I was different, every trans person knows this feeling. I was fortunate enough to have parents who believed in freedom of individuality, and they had no negative things to say about my sexuality or my gender. Once we got passed the, […]
Read MoreBlessing the Children: Yes, It’s for Transpeople Too.
Lynnea Urania Stuart You can see the difference in their eyes. It’s something children don’t understand. But they feel it. Adults usually don’t understand it either. Blessing children can be a cathartic exercise for us. It’s especially so for us who are trans. In fact it’s a tradition practiced by transwomen traceable over thousands of […]
Read More20 Trans People Talk About What Dysphoria Feels Like
A simple wiki definition given for gender dysphoria: ‘The condition of feeling one’s emotional, and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one’s biological sex.” While the definition sounds simple enough, it’s far from being so simple for millions of trans people. In fact it’s one of the greatest factors in the […]
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