The Purplepaw Blog

Not long ago, I discussed magic and its relationship to a fully realized identity.

Several colleagues of mine questioned my topic: why am I -

Long before I posted video content on YouTube or TikTok, I wrote an article explaining my distaste for the words "trans" and "transgender." The former

Survival.

Since the first spark of life flickered tentatively on planet Earth, its history has been utterly of survival.

Some species adapted to changing conditions,

On 04 December 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in United States vs. Skrmetti, which challenges a 2023 Tennessee

I read an article recently that congealed many disparate thoughts I had over the past year into a coherent foundation for future work. That doesn't

I am a scientist. I began my undergraduate education with the intent of becoming a geneticist. My interests changed, and I switched from biology to

A common assertion among many transgender people is the abject futility of explaining gender dysphoria to cisgender people. In answer, many cisgender people throw up

When describing the distinction between sex and gender, I use an example of a species of fish from the Great Barrier Reef. This species of

I am a scientist - an Analytical Chemist. As a graduate student, I was taught to consider experimental design, to question data acquisition and processing

Over the last ten months, I published more than 70 articles detailing my experience transitioning gender from man to woman, including research on the biology,

Previously, I described gender and gender dysphoria as universal human experiences. That is, every human must develop gender and does so by expressing gender characteristics

In my last article, I described the primary issue with anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, which centers around misuse of the word “sex.” Biology gives a strict definition

In a previous article, I stated I was not proud to be transgender, because I did not earn how I view myself from inside. That

Humans ascribe a level of agency to our behavior misaligned to our role on Earth. The truth is Nature is unconcerned with our grandiose thoughts

When I published “How Fuzzy is Sex?” earlier this week, it hadn’t occurred to me I was opening a three-part series. This is the

Last week, I reviewed several conversations I had in the past four months. Although reviewing past work helps me plan future work, its greater value

As members of the LGBTQ community, we understand this tenet to the core, especially when we face discrimination. A friend of mine once commented that

What about education targeted to our objectively-defined abilities that would unlock our potential as human beings? (WARNING: unlocking your potential as a human being is

Generally, conservative rhetoric invalidates LGBTQ experiences by disregarding each as a voluntary — and erroneous — choice. The rhetoric demands that sex, sexuality, and gender follow solely

I typically run about three miles around my neighborhood, which has concrete sidewalks. When people see me running barefoot, they tend to ask about it.