‘Can Trans Men Be Butches?’
And what makes a butch, butch?
‘I Want To Change My Name Again’
Wanting to change your name now after people have adjusted will not make you a burden.
‘I’m Lost in the Gender Expression Sauce’
“I always thought, if I weren’t a trans man, I’d be a butch lesbian.”
Updating Documents as a Trans Person Is Hell Right Now. Here Are My Tips for Navigating the Process
Like many trans people in recent weeks, I’ve found myself buried in government paperwork and waiting in lines at various agencies.
I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It
As much as my transition is a deeply personal journey, the external pressures and political environment complicate this process in ways I never anticipated.
‘I Identified As Non-Binary for Years but I Think I’m Cis’
Gender exploration is for everyone, regardless of starting point or expectations.
With T4T Care and More Effective Results, Bluebird Is Revolutionizing Hair Removal for Trans Women
“We have the feel, we have all these trans women working in this beautiful space, but it’s also technical. We’re not just smoke and mirrors, we’re not just branding. There’s something behind this.”
Always the Daddy, Never the Dad
It might seem ridiculous to you, reader, to hear a man compare queer kink to biological fatherhood, but I’m trepidatiously taking the stand in defense of duality.
Elliot Page Movies Ranked By Transness
Hollywood’s transphobia is no match for the shot of adrenaline that is finally being out to yourself and the world.
What Drag Has Taught Me
Every time I have gotten the opportunity to do mediocre drag as a beginner, I have had some of the most fun a person can have.
4 Moments During My Transition When Womanhood ‘Clicked’ for Me
1. When targeted ads began spooning wedding crap onto my feed.
Why I’m Compiling Queer and Trans Goodbye Letters to Places We’ve Left Behind
I stand with the grief of maps and the ways I bittersweetly still carry the places I left.
You Need Help: Everyone Thinks I’m Lying To Myself About My Gender
“If you were to ask me my gender, I’d say ‘lesbian.’ The problem is people in my life will not stop asking me if I’m nonbinary or trans. Everyone keeps asking if I have new pronouns.”
Here’s to Another Year of Legally Being a Man
This year marks my fourth year of being a feminine catastrophe. Except my paperwork still claims that I’m some f*cking guy.
What Can a Nonbinary Transition Look Like?
People often understand being non-binary as a mix of feminine and masculine characteristics. That’s a start, but it doesn’t do justice to non-binary diversity.
You Need Help: You Should Divorce Your Transphobic Wife
Your wife fell in love with you and built a life with you and you’re a woman. You didn’t become a woman. You didn’t trick her into being queer — her own feelings did that.
Untethered: The Designated Girl-Son
I came across the concept of the “designated son” on TikTok.
Transition Is Allowed To Feel Bad Sometimes
Realistically, I understand that if you do something for 11 months, the chance that you’ll feel good for every second of those 11 months is zero.
How To Support Your Transitioning Partners and Friends
It can be helpful to see a transition as smaller, interlocked transitions.
Top 10 Things I’m Looking Forward to After Top Surgery
8. Being slutty in tank tops and vests