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I Am a Transgender Harry Potter Fan

You may be surprised to hear this…

By AmethystaNovember 3, 2022November 20, 2022

There is a rather large backlash raging against J.K. Rowling right now. Or maybe you aren’t surprised to hear this because you are in the group that she has targeted — indirectly…

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Gender Roles in the Context of Society

If I were born in a society with different gender roles, would I still identify myself as “transgender?”

By AmethystaOctober 31, 2022November 20, 2022

In a conversation with Lauren Miller last week, I asked a question about the relationship between where she and I have grown up and our identification as transgender. (For reference, I grew up in the US; Lauren…

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On Sex, Gender, and the Origin of Thought

We are greater than our bodies and our psychology; we are human.

By AmethystaOctober 28, 2022November 20, 2022

Recently, Kitty Whitemore published an article with a response asking whether her “internal narrator” “change[d] from masculine to feminine” as she transitioned from presenting as a man to presenting as a woman…

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Earning My Warrior Name

Only purple can save our Clan. Well…not really, but it did sound good for a moment.

By AmethystaOctober 26, 2022November 20, 2022

In the article “Feral Cats Make Me a Better Woman,” I discussed the Warriors series of books as an allegory for human life in general, and the transgender experience in particular. I will be using terminology…

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