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(Not) Fitting In
The other day, I was in lab chatting with a couple of my coworkers, when I thought I heard them mispronoun me. That is, I thought I heard one of them – and then the other – accidentally refer to … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, cisnormativity, coming out, fitting in, invisibility, lab, mispronouning, oppression, Quakers, queer, respect, science, social justice, trans*, transgender
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On Being ‘Other’
I grew up in quite liberal, accepting environments. At one of the schools I went to for many years, the gay kids were the cool kids, not the outcasts. I later went to a women’s college, where there was a … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, gay, gender, identity, LGBTQ, misgendering, pronouns, queer, respect, support, trans*, trans* ally, transgender
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I Cannot Change My Gender, Nor Would I.
Coming out as transgender has been an excruciating process. I have spent much of my life believing that I am not supposed to take up space. I have survived by trying to be as small and unimposing as possible. Other people’s … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, bodies, gender, self acceptance, trans*, transformation, transgender, transition, understanding
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It Doesn't Have to Be This Way 