Ask Matt: What Are the Most Common Trans-Related Questions You Get?
A reader writes: I’m FTM, still in the closet, and I was wondering: What are the most common questions you get? I would like to know because I…
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Ask Matt: Educating the Children, Educating the Parents
I have joined a couple of family-related questions into one column in a continuing effort to catch up with my backlog. As always, reader thoughts and suggestions are…
Ask Matt: Why Do Trans People Make Me Uncomfortable?
A reader writes: “I am a straight male and consider myself fairly liberal. One of my best friends is openly gay and I have never felt uncomfortable around…
Ask Matt: My Feminine Side is Screaming to Get Out
A reader writes: “I have questions, but have never had the strength or will to voice them and ask. I am, of course, a genetically born male, and…
Ask Matt: Do Trans Men Die Young?
Welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tranifesto, with more Ask Matt questions. I’m hoping to catch up on my backlog of questions, and, as always, I’m hoping…
Ask Matt: Names, Labels, and Identities
We have two reader questions in one post today, and in order to catch up with my backlog of Ask Matt questions, I will be posting a Thursday…
Ask Matt: Some Tips for Presenting on Trans Issues
A reader writes: “I’m thinking about speaking to a Gender Studies class at the college I attend because of some ignorant comments from ignorant classmates when I took…
Ask Matt: Should I Come Out or Stay In?
A reader writes: “I came out as a transman to myself in 2009, to my (cismale) partner, friends, family, and work from 2010-11, started testosterone in 2011, all…
‘Don’t Call Us, and We Won’t Call You’ – Law Enforcement and the Trans Community
A couple of years ago, I attended a community forum in Denver that was set up so that trans people could meet with local police and discuss our…