Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
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Being true to your deepest identity is good for your health. As members of the LGBTQ community, we understand this tenet to the core, especially when we face discrimination. A friend of mine once…
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Do you remember household cold fusion devices that promised clean, unlimited power virtually for free? What about education targeted to our objectively-defined abilities that would unlock our potential as…
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I had to go to the courthouse today. I had to go to the courthouse today. — No, not for that — I filed my petition for a legal name change. I mentioned previously that choosing a…
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I got a nice surprise this morning. Not because of the “taking a shower” part — I do that at least occasionally — but an insight that occurred during the act of showering…
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In a conversation with Lauren Miller last week, I asked a question about the relationship between where she and I have grown up and our identification as transgender. (For reference, I grew up in the US; Lauren…
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In the article “Feral Cats Make Me a Better Woman,” I discussed the Warriors series of books as an allegory for human life in general, and the transgender experience in particular. I will be using terminology…
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