politics + activism New Pair of Evil Executive Orders Would End Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Across the Country Everything you need to know about the Trump Administration’s latest push to end trans youth healthcare. Stef Rubino — Nov 6, 2025
health 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
health How To Perform a Cancer Self-Exam After Top Surgery The transmasc thirst trap that could save a life. Ash Davidson — Oct 29, 2025
af+ I’m a Cis Butch Woman, and Boy Do I Want Top Surgery! Can you feel dysphoric about your boobs even if you’re not trans? Also, tips on how to learn to love your body as you come into your queerness. the team — Sep 12, 2025
movie features What Makes the Perfect Gender Surgeon? A Freak I keep thinking about The Assignment, a bizarre and barely remembered action movie from 2016. Woodlief McCabe — Jul 17, 2025
first person I Miss Feeling Hot My surgeon informed me that I’d have to spend the rest of Pride Month with my hair pulled back, ointment gooped on, and absolutely no hotness allowed. Drew Burnett Gregory — Jun 18, 2025
first person A Lifetime of Needles I got my first trans surgery a couple months ago, and I went into FFS with as much curiosity about the experience as I had excitement for the results. Drew Burnett Gregory — Apr 23, 2025
politics + activism Trump Wants To Limit Healthcare for Trans Adults With ACA Plans. Here’s What You Should Know A proposed rule would stop insurance plans sold on the ACA marketplace from including gender-affirming care for both trans minors and trans adults. Stef Rubino — Apr 16, 2025
health What I Wish I Knew About Getting a Hysterectomy as a Trans Man Surgery is allowed to suck, even when it’s a surgery that you really wanted. Max Gross — Mar 27, 2025
health My Top Surgery Was Complicated. I Don’t Regret It We rarely hear about how healing can be an iterative and potentially complicated process. E. Goldblatt Hyatt — Aug 19, 2024
health 10 Things That Surprised Me After Top Surgery I’m six weeks post-op from Top Surgery, and I’m learning a ton. I’m learning more about my body and my dysphoria, my goals for transitioning, and most importantly, life without… Reed Motti — Mar 19, 2024
gender How To Support Your Transitioning Partners and Friends It can be helpful to see a transition as smaller, interlocked transitions. Summer Tao — Jan 18, 2024
