It’s not easy to be trans. It really, really isn’t. There’s a whole bunch of stuff you have to think about that the average cis person never even needs to consider. And transitioning? That’s pretty darn hardcore, let me tell you. Definitely not something to be taken lightly. So, that means, that for the average Read more about Why Trans Isn’t Lesser, Part 1. Or, “How Being Trans Made Me a Better Person”[…]
So I hear this one a lot. “I’ve never really thought about gender”, or “Gender just doesn’t matter to me”, or “I don’t ever spend any time thinking about my gender”. I get where people are coming from, when they say this. I really do. They see me, living my trans life, and all the Read more about Why is Gender So Important, Anyway?[…]
Today marks one year since I first started taking my hormone replacement therapy. Up front, I need to say this – no one’s trans identity needs medical intervention to validate it. There are a lot of trans people who don’t want medical intervention, and that is not something that anyone needs to justify. I Read more about A Love Letter on my First Anniversary[…]
Continued from Part One July 2015 The first day of the rest of my life. I can’t quite believe it, it’s surreal. Not to have to wear the mask anymore, it… leaves me speechless. And also in tears. I cry, a lot. Making up for lost time when I never used to let myself. I Read more about 2015 – My Year in Review, Part 2[…]
For me, 2015 was the year that everything fell apart, and got put back together. And nearly all fell apart again…
I have some wonderful friends, contacts and associates. Amazing people, who are doing amazing things. Activists in the truest sense of the word, these are strong, passionate, energetic human beings who are out there changing the world for the better. They are making differences in people’s lives, through direct tangible change. And not just that, Read more about Daddy’s little girl[…]
Reposted here from my Facebook page: To my dearest and queerest, my LGBTQIA friends, brothers, sisters and siblings I wish you all the happiest of holidays. I know that this can be a hard time for many of you, and I want you to know that you are in my thoughts. To those of Read more about Open letter to my queer friends and family[…]
According to WordPress, I’m supposed to start this off with “Hello World”. Though I wonder sometimes if the world is actually listening. I’ve toyed for a while with the idea of maintaining a blog. I tried initially to dissuade or to distract myself by writing a book, but that has proven to be just a Read more about A blog by any other name[…]