Most Recent Pieces
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?
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The year is 2020. I was born in 1988. On the day I was born, doctors and medical staff observed my body and made a few judgement calls. First, they marked that I had a male body. This was partially correct. In strictly sexual terms to say I had a male body is an objective
The Weighted Clothes Trope: Better Than Ever
I think when we talk about transition we often talk about our bodies and not nearly enough about our mental health. I have dysphoria, dysmorphia, and PTSD. These three combine in some really troubling ways that can cripple my relationships and my life. Every year my symptoms reach their peak between May/June and September. My