Drunk memories when I tried to transition and a friend disapproved.
Category: Trans
“Trans” encompasses almost anyone who doesn’t identify with the gender assignment given to them at birth . It is the superset term that includes transgender, “genderqueer“, non-binary, agender, and other individuals who do not identity with their natal gender designation.
More than mere gender variance, being trans leads to a condition known as “gender dysphoria”. Sometimes things can’t be done to transition, and others will undergo hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgeries to correct this. Some simply identify as male or female, others fall somewhere in between, or as both.
There is no “one size fits all” approach. Identity is personal, and sometimes grouping oversimplifies our variety of natures. This has pigeon-holed and overstuffed what it means to be a male, females, or something else entirely…rather than letting us be ourselves.
Congrats to Elliot Page on getting top surgery!
Instagram is bringing a feature to profiles that will greatly help the trans community.
It wasn’t about liberation; it was about healing. I was freed from something else instead.
Eight months after my name change became legal, still seeing it bengs euphoria.
When a medical complication set me back, it was the start of a new chapter on my journey to manhood. (NSFW)
Before life as a trans man, I lived as an agender, neutrois individual.