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Phalloplasty Is a Long Road. I’m So Happy I Chose It

I, like a lot of trans guys, wasn’t sure if I wanted a penis.

Sharky

Oct 30, 2025

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Phalloplasty Is a Long Road. I’m So Happy I Chose It

I, like a lot of trans guys, wasn’t sure if I wanted a penis.

Sharky

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Oct 30, 2025

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How To Perform a Cancer Self-Exam After Top Surgery

The transmasc thirst trap that could save a life.

Ash Davidson

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Oct 29, 2025

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‘My Long-Distance Bestie Is Hard To Talk to Because of His Chronic Illness’

Your friend isn’t in control of his illnesses and shouldn’t have to hold back his anxieties to make other people feel better.

Summer Tao

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Oct 21, 2025

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‘I Can’t Tell if My Friend Is MAHA and It’s Freaking Me Out’

“I recently made a joke to her about seed oils and she got REALLY WEIRD.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Sep 30, 2025

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‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

Feeling bad about masturbation is a remarkably normal thing, especially for people who were immersed (drowned) in shame from the beginning.

Summer Tao

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Aug 5, 2025

Effects of estrogen: a cropped photo of a trans woman lookin in the mirror with her hands on her face

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4 Unexpected Things That Can Happen to Transfeminine Bodies on Estrogen

1. I’m so much cooler these days. Literally and figuratively.

Summer Tao

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Jul 3, 2025

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My Childhood Was Abusive. The Effects of CPTSD Kept Me From Realizing It

It took me over two decades to readily consider myself a victim of abuse.

Summer Tao

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Jun 10, 2025

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‘I Want To Eat More Protein Without Triggering My ED’

Practical tips for someone who wants to fuel their workouts with more protein but doesn’t want to track.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 27, 2025

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Phalloplasty Is a Long Road. I’m So Happy I Chose It

Phalloplasty Is a Long Road. I’m So Happy I Chose It

How To Perform a Cancer Self-Exam After Top Surgery

‘My Long-Distance Bestie Is Hard To Talk to Because of His Chronic Illness’

‘I Can’t Tell if My Friend Is MAHA and It’s Freaking Me Out’

‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

4 Unexpected Things That Can Happen to Transfeminine Bodies on Estrogen

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‘I Want To Eat More Protein Without Triggering My ED’

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