The Purplepaw Blog

Last week, I discussed a sense of disfigurement and its value as a typical human experience in maintaining social expectations within the environment. An episode

Imagine living every day with a disfigurement. Not living with a feature you would like to change - living with a feature so abhorrent, an

At the time of writing, it is the second day of 2024. Pessimistic statistics indicate as many as one out of twenty New Year's resolutions

In her memoir Horse Barbie, published earlier this year, model Geena Rocero tells us: “We are all of us works in progress, every draft of

My good friend Morgan Whitten responded to a photograph I posted to social media recently. She called me beautiful, and I had to stifle the

Recognizing you've always been 'One of Them'

Shaneel Lal, a 23-year-old activist, founded the Conversion Therapy Action Group which pushed to ban conversion therapy in

In my childhood I was the problem. I believed I was the bully, although I was always responding to the incessant teasing of others which

I was 13 years old when my father took me to a movie theatre to watch "Risky Business." I was certainly too young to understand

I recently read a fairly old article that struck a nerve, and something clicked. A switch moved and I am suddenly in full berserker protective

Hello Catty Kittens*, and of course everyone else!

I find myself lately wanting to share more positive messages since so much around us feels like

Not long ago, my mental health deteriorated to the point I believed suicide was the only resolution. It was the worst I had felt since

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

Today I talk to Tucker Lieberman, an excellent author and philosopher whose transgender journey took place in part through his creativity. Tucker and I discuss

While a common experience for me, and I believe, most transgender people, this particular form of unbalanced relationship is not specific to or exclusive 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

Today I am honored to share this interview with my inspiring Sister Döro. She speaks under cover of anonymity about being transgender in Türkiye. The

I am a very special person. I am transgender. When I was born, a doctor inspected my anatomy and came to a conclusion about identity

Today's episode is about feminism. My friend Kendra and I muse on Western society and feminism's role in it.

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It's October 2023, which means it's time to begin a new tradition. I love it when I get to talk directly to the people I

I intuitively knew my gender as a child, as early as 2-3 years old. I am certain of this today for many reasons, but what