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A close up image shows two light brown hands clasped together. One person wears a white shirt has short, unpolished nails. The other person wears a light blue sweatshirt and has slightly longer unpolished nails and black line tattoos on their fingers and palm.

love + sex

How to Have Sex With a Transmasculine Partner

Transmasc people have our own unique desires and boundaries in bed, just like everyone else.

Quinn Rhodes

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Jun 12, 2023

Two images of the author, Aisha — a brown, tattooed person with short, blue hair that's parted down the middle — appear side by side. On the left, Aisha wears a pink medical gown, a white N95 mask, white socks, and black sneakers with teal laces. They lean against a table in a doctor's office. On the right, Aisha wears a blue medical gown while sitting in a chair in a hospital. They look down at their chest and hold it in their hands.

first person

Top Surgery, Magnolia Trees, and the Trans Art of Letting Go

What’s transness if not a long lesson in choosing which beautiful things are meant for you?

Aisha Mirza

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May 29, 2023

stubborn man with fingers in his ear holes

politics + activism

New Polls Reveal Alarming Number of Americans Are Wrong About Trans People, I Wonder Why

Most Americans support bans on gender-affirming medical care for trans youth and participation in sports for trans women — an agenda heartily endorsed by the media they consume.

Riese

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May 5, 2023

In the center of the image, there is a photo of a mixed race transmasculine person with a light beard and short, curly, blonde hair wearing a black T-shirt, an open, button-up tan shirt, glasses, a chain necklace, and a gold watch. They are standing outside and holding another person's face in their hands. The other person has short, curly, red hair and wears a black coat and dangling earrings. On either side of the photo, there are blue and white hearts.

first person

A Transmasc’s Guide to Developing a Healthier Masculine Sexuality

There are some lessons we don’t have to learn the hard way when people have already done the work to teach us.

Dev Ramsawakh

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Mar 2, 2023

The silhouettes of two women are visible on a hill during sunset. They both have long, dark hair, wear backpacks and jeans, and hold metal cups in their hands. They sit on the ground and face each other. The woman on the left wears a red jacket and the woman on the right wears a blue jacket.

relationships

When One of Us Transitioned, Our Relationship Changed for the Better

By the time the lockdown lifted, she (Lucy) had kicked a life-long nail biting habit, and I (Summer) had come out as transgender.

Summer Tao and Lucy Aalto

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Feb 6, 2023

The top of a concrete wall is visible against a gray sky. On top of the wall, there is looped barbed wire along with barbed wire that's running horizontally. On the left side of the wall, the number 15 is stenciled in white paint.

first person

I’m a Trans Woman in Prison, Where Being Myself Comes at a Cost

Lying on that rigid ol’ mattress, I realized: I’m transgender. Then one day without my permission, I found myself being me.

Traci Jackson

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Feb 3, 2023

A cropped image shows the face of Mira Bellwether, a trans woman with blonde hair that's pulled back with wispy bangs and blue eyes. She is the author of Fucking Trans Women.

society + culture

Mira Bellwether, Author of ‘F*cking Trans Women,’ Has Died

It’s clear that Bellwether wrote this zine because it absolutely needed to be written. Now it’s her legacy.

Ro White

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Dec 27, 2022

A Black trans woman in sunglasses and a leopard print tank top holds a sign that says "Trans Liberation Now!"

politics + activism

Trans Texans Are Being Surveilled, This Is Everyone’s Issue

On anti-transness, surveillance, and why we should all be paying attention.

KB Brookins

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Dec 21, 2022

Chase Joynt as Garfinkel in Framing Agnes. He wears a suit and looks at the camera framed in a black and white TV set.

movie features

Chase Joynt on “Framing Agnes,” Collaboration, and Finding New Ways to Tell Trans Stories

“What an extraordinary middle finger to the whole apparatus! And I include myself in that.”

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Dec 5, 2022

A bride in a long wedding gown and veil is running away down a brick path. Trees are visible on either side of her, and hills are in the distance. Her black high heels and white bouquet are on the ground.

relationships

How I’m Rewriting the “Trophy Wife” Script As a Queer Trans Woman

I want to be treasured for my many wonderful qualities beneath the surface and held proudly by the person who chooses to date me.

Summer Tao

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Dec 5, 2022

Against a light pink background, a shirtless person with short brown hair and a forearm tattoo holds up their arm, bending at the elbow with their hand behind their head. They look at their armpit hair and smile.

dating

How Growing Out My Body Hair and T4T Sex Helped Me Find Self-Acceptance

It’s not that I was no longer attracted to cisgender people — I was hoping to find parts of myself reflected in the people I dated.

Amaris

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Oct 13, 2022

Against a white tiled background, a white person's hand holds up a cardboard sign that reads, "MY BODY MY CHOICE."

first person

I’m Trans, I’m Trying to Get Pregnant and I’m More Pro-Choice Than Ever

Roe v. Wade has been overturned, today, as I lie here praying that I’m pregnant. And I have never been more pro-choice than I am in this moment.

R/B Mertz

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Jul 8, 2022

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