She for All Time
How do I carry my trans daughter into to the past?
Gender Defiant in the New Yorker
JJ and I moved to Mexico. Visual storyteller Sam Wolson made a piece about it. It’s an American story everyone should see.
Euphoria All Around
Essays on joy in gender transition lead me to think cis people experience gender euphoria, and dysphoria. If so, it’s a path to empathy
The Limits of my Queerness
I knew binary gender was a myth when I was 15. You’d think l would understand my young child’s transness. But I have so much to learn
Come Shoplift With Me
Stealing made me sick. Until now.
End Times Prom Time
My kid’s gender care was cut. But this trans family is euphoric. The dance goes on
“But you’re safe where YOU live, right?”
Even in a sanctuary state, safe for who is a question, and safe for how long is another. JJ and I are planning to leave the country.
The Trouble with “Clocking”
Noticing trans people as I go about my day makes me feel hopeful and happy. But celebrating trans people for simply existing is a little weird
“Maybe you’d be happier at another church.”
Growing up Southern Baptist was God preparing me to parent one of His church’s most hated children
Who Wants Candy?
Republicans think trans girls are monsters. It's a fantasy people are eating up
A Stranger in the House
In their dementia, my parents don't know they are destroying their relationship with their trans granddaughter. Every minute I am with them is an agony
My Kind of Gender Reveal Party
Why this cis mom changed her pronouns