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Holigay Gift Guide: Things Marketed To My Former Gender That I Actually Want

holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: Things Marketed To My Former Gender That I Actually Want

I was always bad at being a girl but now, with inflation, fast fashion, and heightened capitalism…I am so glad I figured out I was trans years ago.

Reed Motti

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Dec 10, 2023

Portrait of a real male transgender healthcare professional who works in his field. He looks ready to tell you about testosterone.

health

Testosterone Can Grow Prostate Tissue and Other Things They Don’t Tell You About T

Trans people and medical professionals have a lot to learn from each other.

Max Gross

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Nov 21, 2023

BOULDER, CO - MAY 01: John and Patsy Ramsey, the parents of JonBenet Ramsey, meet with a small selected group of the local Colorado media after four months of silence in Boulder, Colorado on May 1, 1997. Patsy holds up a reward sign for information leading to the arrest of their daughter's murderer. Their 6-year-old daughter was found dead on Christmas night 1996. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post). Photo has over exposure stains on it.

af+

In The Movie Depicting My Childhood

“Legislators pass laws enabling families to control children and defund social services that support them, all in the name of protecting the wealthy, white, girl body. These policies, which are…

Stacy Grover

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Nov 16, 2023

Monster High 2: Frankie lies in their bed, smiling

movie reviews

Nickelodeon’s “Monster High 2” Celebrates Trans Joy With a Nonbinary Frankenstein’s Monster

These little monsters are breaking generational curses and making their own way in the world.

Valerie Anne

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Oct 12, 2023

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