Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
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“May I have your name?” asked the Fey Prince. “Yeah, sure — I’m not using it,” answered Amethysta v1.0. In myths of the Fae — also…
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Purge your life of people who choose not to support you in being who you are. I came out as a transgender woman in August, 2022 — six weeks after I had begun gender-affirming hormone therapy. It took…
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“I thought I’d gone to the limits. I hadn’t. The Cenobites gave me an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible.” — Frank the Monster, “Hellraiser” – A recent conversation spurred me to consider…
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I remember where I was when I learned the word “ratify.” — It was Summer. The house where I grew up needed the sewer rooted out, and my father did it himself. I remember standing by the pink brick wall in…
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The past month was the best of times; it was the worst of times. OK, the past month has not been Victorian classic kind of comedy and…
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I admit, as a transgender woman, I still struggle with transphobia. This statement may sound ridiculous — how could I be afraid of myself, especially when so much of my writing has been a celebratio…