Trans & GNC

People attending a baby shower

3 Ways That Gender Reveal Parties Can Be Harmful — Plus 3 Awesome Alternatives

Side by side images of the author

What It’s Like to Transcend Gender Expectations with My Genderqueer Fabulous Life

Caesar Salad with a Side of (Mis)Gendering: When Dining Out Means Getting Outed

A person sits, smiling, in front of a wall of bright pink flowers.

4 ‘Body Positive’ Phrases That Exclude Trans People (And What To Say Instead)

A Question to Stop Asking Trans People – Now

Person holding a finger to their lips, saying "Shh"

8 Things Transgender People Do Not Owe You

4 Reasons We Need to Quit Describing Trans People As ‘Self-Hating’

A mirror without glass hangs against a wallpapered wall

Not All Transgender People Have Dysphoria – And Here Are 6 Reasons Why That Matters

3 Truths About Love and Sex I Discovered While Dating as an Asian Trans Femme

The Harsh Cycle Shutting Trans Actors Out of Movies and TV

Trans flag

These 10 ‘Acceptable’ Trans Narratives Are Actually Holding Us Back

Person in a sweatshirt with their hands up in the air, celebrating success, in the sunset

4 Ways Feminism Has Empowered and Liberated Me as a Trans Person

A person stands in front of a blue background, holding up a speech bubble with the word "NO." Image: Thinkstock; text added by EF.

9 Things Not to Say to a Non-Binary Person

A person against a gray background stands with their hands covering their mouth, as if saying "Oops"

4 ‘Compliments’ Trans People Don’t Need You to Make About Their Bodies

Why the Left Isn’t As Trans-Friendly As You Might Think

My Journey to Eating Disorder Treatment as Neither a Man Nor Woman

No, The Existence of Trans People Doesn’t Validate Gender Essentialism

If Gender Didn’t Exist, Would Trans People?

Don’t Say Identity Labels Put Me In a Box – It’s More Like a Garden!

9 Strategies for Dealing with Body Dysphoria for Genderqueer and Trans Folks

Traumatized and Trans: We Are Allowed to Be All Versions of Ourselves At Once

Why I Can’t Get on Board with ‘Embracing Differences Between Men and Women’ for Feminism

Two bathroom doors

Here Are 20 Examples of Cissexism That We’ve Probably All Committed at Some Point

Transmisogyny 101: What It Is and What Can We Do About It

8 Myths About Transgender Men’s Genital Reconstructions

4 Reasons Your ‘Harmless’ Opinions About Trans People Aren’t Actually Harmless

Privacy Is Not Dead – Here’s Why It’s an Important Social Justice Issue

Cis Privilege and Identity Policing in the Bi and Pan Community: 3 Harmful Tropes and 3 Ways We Can Unite Instead

Person standing against a chalkboard, looking confused

This Non-Binary Trans Person Answers 7 Questions Trans Allies Are Still Asking

Two people leaning together to form a heart with their hands

5 Totally Normal Questions Transgender People May Be Afraid to Ask, Answered