Tiny useful fact #2
U.S. passports did not have sex markers until 1976.
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
A Tornado, a Stranger, and a Passport
An attempt to update a young child's gender marker shows the emotional cost of trying to follow capricious, anti-trans laws in this administration. The second of a two-part story
How Could I Miss What Was Here All Along
The first of a two-part story about passports in the current U.S. administration
Bake Sale Planning
Registering for the bake sale could have dire consequences. So could not registering.
A Deeply Thinking, Knitting Dad
“How to Knit a Trans Solidarity Scarf” binds fatherhood with fierceness, tenderness with protection
Memory Lane Change
Digital photo companies’ gender adjustment tools let you align your past with your true self. It’s truly “reparative AI”
The Defiant Questions: Gender at Age 3
“I love seeing how my child trusts who they are”
Tiny useful fact #1
Almost all gender affirming surgeries for youth are on cisgender boys.
A Trans Man Made Me Fall in Love with Men
Thomas Page McBee’s memoir Amateur, about boxing, is ultimately a glorious detox from American masculinity
Stalker of Motherhood
This blouse contains the years you had a son. Add to cart?