Peace Amid Mental Illness: Guest Writer Paulina Ferios
Like everyone in our family, our son struggles with mental health issues. But being trans is NOT one of them. His gender transition has grounded him
Two Kinds of Stealth
My daughter doesn’t talk about being trans. I understand—I submerged my Jewishness for most of my life
JJ’s top surgery: Part 2
Flashbacks, nipple shapes, and artistry
JJ’s top surgery: Part 1
“DON'T EVER ASK ME IF I REGRET THIS.”
Wren: “A body I can embody“
The artist speaks with Gender Defiant about birds, top surgery, bodybuilding, and parenting with love
A pause, a mark on the timeline
The past eight days have been hard on our community. How are you?
The Doctor is SO In
JJ’s gender care in Mexico is a revelation, thanks to community. I wish I had known how important community was from the start
Plunge
A conversation about boobs goes south.
Innocence: Sliced to Shreds
The day JJ told me their new name and they/them pronouns, I lost my girlhood self. That’s not a bad thing
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