This isn’t a pleasant post to write, but it’s one that I really do need to. I often talk about the struggles of being trans – the internal dialogues and conflicts, the difficult decisions, the hoops that need to be jumped through. There’s a lot of soul-searching, and introspection that accompanies the process of transition. Read more about Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Trans[…]
I often write about things like body positivity, and how it’s okay to be trans – how it doesn’t make us worse as human beings. I also speak a lot about the things I’ve gained through transition, and how much my life has changed for the better because of it. I say these things because Read more about The Price of My Trans Body[…]
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?[…]
Personal life update: It’s been a really busy week for me. I moved out of the flat I was staying in this week. And let me tell you, that was an exhausting process. It’s no wonder moving ranks so highly on most lists of Most Stressful Things Ever. I know I’ve done more moving than I’d Read more about Blame it on the Estrogen[…]