Things That Actually Matter

Today I received a letter from a friend of mine named Charly.

I have known Charly seven years at the time of writing; his wisdom helped me through a very difficult situation with work years ago and

Baby’s First Transgender Black Friday

Since I love to come out swinging, let me state for the record that I hate the term “trans baby.”

The implication that I did not know my inner feminine until my “egg cracked” is ludicrous. Most of us knew since we were children that

The Evolutionary Advantage to Transgender

When the weather is fair, I like to run barefoot.

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.

The Perfect Gender Transition

So far, this isn’t it

I woke up this morning needing a good cry. I let it happen, because I’m glad of being able to feel emotions after a

Operation Name Change: Mission Accomplished

“You are being served with documents…”

In a previous article (published six days ago at the time of writing), I discussed the process and ramifications of changing my name to one

Existential Discomfort: Where Transtrenders and Christians Agree

When I was young, I wanted to be Adam Ant.

My Adam Ant phase was during the 1980s, and I went to school one day in cream-colored pants pegged above the ankle, a Members Only

I Am a Transgender Harry Potter Fan

You may be surprised to hear this…

There is a rather large backlash raging against J.K. Rowling right now. Or maybe you aren’t surprised to hear this because you are

Gender Roles in the Context of Society

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 will have to say where she did in the comments.) Truth be told,

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

Why Are There So Many Transgender People in Technology?

I have a quickie thought that I wanted to get out of my head since three completely unrelated conversations recently led me to reconsider something that I had assumed to be a foregone conclusion. I promise there will be no science, no footnotes, and little actual content. That can come

I have a quickie thought that I wanted to get out of my head since three completely unrelated conversations recently led me to reconsider something