I'm hoping the person who needs this will read it.
For The Mentally Ill Folks Who Didn’t Think They’d Make It This Year
Category: transgender
Maybe being transgender wasn’t a mistake.
Maybe the pain of being transgender is not random chaos in the universe, but the pangs of a deeper awareness.
No, Cis People, Being Trans Is Not a Self-Esteem Issue
“I get it! Sometimes I hate my body too."
4 Things the Queer Folks in My Life Taught Me About Resisting Toxic Masculinity
This community taught me not only what toxic masculinity demands of men and masculine people, but also the possibilities that exist outside of it.
Trans People Too Often Harm Their Own. So Can We Talk About How to Do Better?
How many opportunities have we missed to make this community safer and more affirming because we were unwilling to make ourselves uncomfortable?
I Thought I Was Ugly. I Didn’t Realize It Was Gender Dysphoria.
"Ugly" was the only word I had to describe my dysphoria, which meant it flew under the radar for a long time.
8 Things Transgender People Do Not Owe You
It gets tiresome to have to explain our lives and trauma repeatedly just so cisgender people can 'get an education.'
5 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Saying That ‘Women Are Half the World’s Population’
There are better ways for women to advocate for their rights – ways that do not further oppress people outside of the gender binary.
5 Totally Normal Questions Transgender People May Be Afraid to Ask, Answered
When society tells us that being cis is the only option, it can take years before we feel secure in ourselves as trans.
Queer People Deserve Nuanced, Dynamic Conversations About Our Bodies
The very real work of queer liberation begins with our bodies and extends to one another.
