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Dysphoria – A personal account
There are many ways to experience dysphoria. You might not even realize you’re experiencing it. This is the story of my dysphoria and its resolution. Read more
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An Unlikely Affirmation
FaceApp is known in the trans community as a source of both hope and dysphoria. For me, yesterday, it was a source of affirmation and euphoria. Read more
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That was close!
Something happened this morning that hasn’t happened in over four decades. Something wonderful. It was so close… Read more
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“This is the new world.”
Labels have power far beyond their original definition. They control us if we let them. But the name is not the thing itself. In fact, some of the things we… Read more
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If you want to be…or not to be
I’ve been thinking about gender again. Someone happened to include “If you want to be a [gender], you can just be a [gender]” in an article earlier, which planted the… Read more
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A Night at the Opera
One of the coping suggestions in SGW this morning reminded me of something that happened to me on Saturday night. That was the day I went to the opera. It… Read more
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Me, but Not Me – Six Months Later
Six months ago, I posted a picture that was me, but not quite me. This morning, I found another one. Read more
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“It’s just biology”
A short, simple explanation of how “basic biology” can produce trans and gender diverse people. Read more
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What is dysphoria?
Insights into dysphoria. It doesn’t always feel like a crushing weight. Most of the time you don’t even recognize it for what it is. Read more
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2023: The year my life began
Another year has come and gone. To many, 2023 was a complete disaster, a year that should become a footnote in history, swept into the dustbin and discarded with the… Read more
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