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October Chill
I lived near one of the most haunted places in the United States. I moved away from the horror, or so I thought…
The Bottom
Transition, making the choice to so drastically alter your body and your life, is a leap of faith. It’s more like a base jump, I suppose. And it’s foggy at the bottom. Every second of the way down you pray not to hit something, get hurt, or have the whole thing brought to a sudden
The Skipping Stone: Where Will Transition Take Me?
When I was a little girl in West Virginia, like really little, the nearest big toy store was about 45 minutes away. I didn’t really want for material things when I was a kid. We weren’t rich, but I never lacked. I was lucky that way. My father worked very hard and I had plenty
How to talk to trans people: a guide to having good discussions without putting your foot in your mouth.
I help to run a trans education group that is home to over 40,000 members. The group is an experiment. Can calm education help us to overcome trans antagonism, ignorance, and phobic behaviors? Can we make the world a better place by talking with one another, even in some small way? A lot of the
This is Transition
Transition goes so much deeper than clothes and hormones. What drives us to put ourselves through this? Does it really make a difference?
So, Your Kid Came Out as Trans. (Where Do You Start?)
You weren’t expecting this news. What do you do now?