Recently there have been a number of celebrities that have come out to announce that they define as transgender. For some of them it wasn’t a shocker, for others it was out of the blue or and for a few it was what made them different to stand out as part of their calling cards. … Continue reading Why Bruce Jenner, Andreja Pejic and other Trans Celebrities Still Don’t Matter
Some say I am invading you. Others say it isn’t natural. A few make it apparent to try to bar me from your spaces, yet on a daily basis you embrace me with open arms as I travel along beside you. What makes a woman? Is her anatomy? Is it her genetic factors? Her hormonal … Continue reading Womanhood
Being a trans woman changes your whole world. Nothing comes to you easy. Life comes at you fast and it is all about making the best decisions possible when things arrive in your life. From being in the military to having to help raise your siblings, life moves quicker than you can ever imagine. I … Continue reading What I Have Learned
I don’t know where to begin. There is too many things to address on this subject. Everyday transwomen face an abundance of opposition from different multiple groups. Some of these groups target transwomen in a whole, but a lot of the time it seems to me that they attack individuals who identify as transwomen because … Continue reading Transwomen vs. Transwomen
Everyday I wake up, get out of bed and perform my same morning rituals to get ready for work. Everyday they are pretty much the same thing: Wash my face, shave my face, and finally brush my teeth. It sounds simple enough. Doesn’t sound like it is the hardest routine in the world. Right? Wrong! It … Continue reading Through the Mirror
There are many sides to a story. There is no one way that an event happens in one’s life and it affects more than that person who feels that they are at the center of that event. Looking back on my life and the choices that I have made, I forget to realize how many … Continue reading Running
A lot of people don’t know me and I am ok with that. I am ok with passing through life as another just another being that you might come across. You do not know my thoughts and I do not know yours. I don’t pretend that I have walked a mile in your shoes as … Continue reading Stepping Up
Don’t do it right after I disclose to you that I am trans and you thought I was cis Don’t do it with a condition that I shouldn’t change my body Don’t expect me to believe you because I won’t and I can’t There’s too many messages throughout the day that tell me: That my voice … Continue reading How to Tell A Trans Person They Are Beautiful
We live in a world where every person is unique and can go throughout the world in their own style. Parents need to realize that at the end of the day that their kids are going to be themselves no matter how hard they try to shape them to be something else. Accept your kids … Continue reading Things Parents Forget to Tell Their Kids
Paris Lee wrote an article for vice.com covering the do’s and don’ts of being transgendered. She covers a lot of good information, but it is mostly written for the gay community on how to deal with trans-women, being a trans or thinking about becoming a trans. It is a real raw look at the world … Continue reading The Vice Guide to Being Trans
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