Commentary
The Words of Others
The words of others don’t define me. How could they? In many instances, those “others” don’t even know me. They see me and then…
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These are the pieces I return to: essays about identity, language, fear and belonging, written to be thought about rather than skimmed. Some are decades old and still true. Others were written last month. None of them are news.
The words of others don’t define me. How could they? In many instances, those “others” don’t even know me. They see me and then…
On the road we travel, life can bring unforeseen turns and surprises as we stumble through our days. After you spend 10, 20, 30,…
This is a common question that is asked of transgender people. I [and others] have heard it quite often. Many times it’s followed with…
Defining womanhood is something that many transgender women question, whether they are pre-op, no-op, or post-op. That was the topic of conversation — or…
A transgender journey can align with a girl lost in a far-off land yearning to find her way home. Could that be you? Are…
Fear can singularly be the most debilitating emotion we as humans experience, but don’t let others label us to create the boxes defining transgender…
Have you ever wondered what taking hormones would be like? Would it make you look, feel, and act more like the girl you sometimes…
Some believe that transgender people are born that way, that it is a biological trait, as some purport to be the case — like…
Many people outside society’s description of “normal” have felt embarrassed because they were made fun of, guilty because they were “taught” that it is…
An essay argues or reflects rather than reports. It is built around an idea — what womanhood means, why we reach for boxes, who gets to speak — instead of around an event that happened this week.
Defining Womanhood and Boxes Defining Transgender People are the two most-read entry points. Where Is The Transgender Voice is the oldest piece here and still the one I get the most mail about.
Both. I write assuming a reader who is curious and decent but not necessarily informed, which means I explain things without talking down to the people already living them.
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