Are Trans Communities Losing Intersex Allies in the TERF Wars? By Cary Gabriel Costello, PhD Recently I spent several days in a public internet group […]
Category: Advice
Ask Matt: Changing My Friends’ Perception of My Gender
[su_mktop] A reader writes: “I recently started college, and I quickly came to the realization that I am transgender. I have been transitioning every way […]
Trans medical care = mutilation?
A reader writes: I was wondering if it would be possible to open a discussion seeking articulation explaining why and how surgical alteration is different […]
Trans medical treatment and faith
A reader writes: I am trans but also religious. Although I live as a woman, I was born with boy parts. In my opinion, to […]
Trans Etiquette: When is a Compliment Not a Compliment?
By Matt Kailey It’s not tough to compliment trans people. Like anyone else, we like to be told that we look nice, or that you […]
Ask Matt: Can a Gay Man Love a Trans Woman?
By Matt Kailey A reader writes: “I am a gay man and have no doubts really about that. I was late in coming out after […]
Ask Matt: Coming Out About My Trans Partner at Christmas
By Matt Kailey A reader writes: “I’m a non-transgender pansexual woman who has been dating my friend, a male-to-female transgender person, for a few months. […]
Ask Matt: Coming Out as Trans after Coming Out as Gay
A reader writes: “I am a 39-year-old gay male. Ever since high school, I have geared being more like a female. It was tough when […]
Ask Matt: Would a Genderless World Affect Transition?
A reader writes: “I’ve been thinking about gender roles and how most of them are created and imposed by society. I believe our behaviour could […]