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A good friend of mine - also a transgender woman, but currently unable to transition - sent me a surprising message. She apologized for not

I wrote a feminist article recently that included some information in it about makeup artists. I didn't even think about it, but one of the

I wrote previously about the responsibility transgender people bear for the rest of society. Before we transition gender and make our true selves public, we

I had a discussion recently about the pain in my life - perhaps even the pain of being transgender. My friend commented I hadn't really

NOTE: MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD.

Today I went to see the “Barbie” movie. I watched the glitter and the glamor, the dancing and the singing. I

My last article posed the theory in which gender acts as a mediator between our origin of identity and our social environment. Each of us

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 a recent article, I discussed an email I received from an ex-friend of mine. He wrote what I named “Biblical misquotes and pharmaceutical conspiracy

Recently, I came across an article with the word “truscum” in the title. I won’t link to the article; just reading that word irritates

Life is difficult. Unfortunately, living our lives is made more difficult by the sheer volume of other people trying to live their lives right next

In public discussion about gender — particularly transgender — neither side appears capable of making a compelling argument.

On the anti-LGBTQ side, the argument centers on insisting

We celebrate Father’s Day today in the United States. It is a day to consume wings and beer, make Dad Jokes, and enshrine the

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

I got a bit angry recently. No, that statement is nowhere near forceful enough to be accurate.

I was 100%, Pure-D, Pissed Off, Transgender-Bitch-on-a-Rampage kind

Today — June 1 — marks the beginning of Pride Month 2023, a nebulous period both for those in the rainbow community as well as out.

For

Now that the Great Cake Topper Cleaving of 2023 is in the past, I reflected back on something I said to my wife while crying

I joke frequently about my big butt — transgender hormone therapy has been very kind to me. Typical changes from estrogen therapy include breast development and

I read a book yesterday about hooded eyes. Those not cursed with the affliction possess eyelids that span from lash line to eyebrow in an

As I work my way through Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way,” I continue to wonder at the simplicity of the tools: Morning Pages

A friend of mine celebrated a birthday recently. Even though I tend to downplay my birthday, I enjoy making others feel special on theirs. As