As #LeelahAlcorn’s mom talks to CNN, Leelah’s Reddit posts come back to haunt her
While her mom talks to CNN to profess her love and support, Leelah’s Reddit posts paint a homelife defined by bullying and fear. Much has been written about…
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Trans people have 99 problems, and Facebook is just one
A personal reflection on the abuse of weaponization of Facebook’s “Real Name” Policy By Emmagene Cronin I woke up Monday morning, the first day of Trans Awareness Week, as I…
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 have surgery would…
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 love our new…
A Big Win in the USA: Stating the bleedin’ obvious
By Zoe Brain NCD 140.3, Transsexual Surgery Docket No. A-13-47 NCD Ruling No. 2 December 2, 2013 BOARD RULING THAT NCD RECORD IS NOT COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE…
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. “I’ve known my…
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 I came out…
Ask Matt: Coming Out at Home and at School
A reader writes: “I am a 16-year-old transman. According to my mom, I am much too young to consider myself a transman, and that this isn’t something…