Posts Tagged ‘Trans & GNC’
8 Unexpected Confessions of a Transexual Man
We really didn’t expect some of these (which reminds us to check our assumptions). Which one surprises you most?
Read MoreBoy, Girl, Neither, Both? Why Assuming Is Awkward (And What to Ask Instead)
Wow, when you think about this way, the way we’re taught to decode each other’s bodies and genders is actually kind of creepy…
Read More4 Ways Feminism Has Empowered and Liberated Me as a Trans Person
Feminism hasn’t always been inclusive, so transgender folks who are frustrated with feminism have valid reasons. But if you want to know what a positive experience for a trans feminist could be like, look no further than this article. This author shows how valuable – and life-changing – a trans-inclusive feminism can be. This is how we want our feminism to be.
Read MoreComing Out as Genderqueer Non-Binary (Outside Of and Within the Queer Community)
“Are you a boy or a girl?” For many of us, there’s no simple way to explain our gender – and that can be a difficult and lonely place to be. Read this author’s moving coming out story to see how anyone is capable of making assumptions about gender that are limiting and invalidating. Have you made those assumptions? Read on to expand your thinking.
Read MoreI Am Queer, I Am Non-Binary, and I Don’t Know What It Means to Feel Safe in Public
(Content Warning: Homophobic and transphobic violence) In what ways are you unlike what people think you “ought” to be? For too many of us who are transgender, being ourselves means there’s no such thing as feeling safe. Take it from this author, who never knows if a small altercation could lead to violence. His chilling story of a bus encounter shows how hatred and bystander apathy make the world unsafe.
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