The Beautiful Dream of Nobody Cares
Two gay men, decades ago, blew the doors off my assumptions. It's like they were sent from the future, where I had a trans kid
Noa Rabinow
Summer Camp: Three Uneasy Pieces
Recent news made me revisit my kid’s time at the famous arts camp. I wouldn’t wish that culture on any family
Transvestigating Women’s Tennis
Far from ”protecting” players, mandatory genetic “sex testing” has ominous implications for women and kids
Trans Parent, Anti-Hero
I can’t persuade my trans teen to leave the country.
“Lady Parts,” You Say?
What lady parts? I see only camel toe, hairy underpants, and a group chat about endometriosis
But You Said Not to Look Back!
My kid hated pictures of her pre-transition self. Then suddenly she didn’t.
“Nobody Knew About This Back Then”
For Ren Cedar Fuller, growing up with a maybe-probably trans mom and siblings was natural—there just weren’t words for it. Fuller’s new essay collection, Bigger, is wise, beautiful, and essential
Breasts Without End
We all have them. They’re always changing. So the idea that our gender sticks to them, and permanently, is.... what is that
Squint and You Can See Trans Archie
Look closely at a comic I grew up with and you can see how we got lost as a culture in America. That’s the long-term effect of moral panic
Transform Already!
Why do we rush trans people to become their "final" self—as if any of us had a “final self”
The Ugliness of Wanting My Daughter to be Beautiful
At 16, I, a cis girl, had facial feminization surgery. Now I wish my trans daughter would consider it. God I hate myself for thinking that
Memory Lane Change
Digital photo companies’ gender adjustment tools let you align your past with your true self. It’s truly “reparative AI”