Tag Archives: identity

One Year

Posted on January 8, 2015 by doesnthavetobethisway

One year ago today, I received my first injection of testosterone. I feel great. There is a well of gratitude and stability within me that I can touch and feel almost whenever I choose to check in with it that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, coming out, gender, identity, one year, oppression, privilege, science, T, testosterone, trans*, transgender, truth | Leave a comment

The ‘Wrong’ Body

Posted on December 28, 2014 by doesnthavetobethisway

I am transgender, and I was not born in the ‘wrong’ body. My body is only ‘wrong’ in a binary-focused, cisnormative narrative that says being trans is only ok if you strive to assimilate to mainstream cultural ideas of gender and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anatomy, anxiety, bodies, body policing, cisnormativity, flying, gender, identity, intersectionality, male, misogyny, police, racism, security, trans*, transgender, transphobia, traveling, TSA | 3 Comments

Decoder Ring

Posted on October 15, 2014 by doesnthavetobethisway

In my entire memory, I have never liked anything feminine – at least, not for myself. At first, this made me feel defective, like I would never measure up to other women, because I didn’t like dresses, I never, ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coming out, femininity, fitting in, gender, gender expression, identity, male, masculinity, patriarchy, trans*, transgender, transition, transman | 6 Comments

Nametags, Pronouns, and Lifting the Burden

Posted on July 19, 2014 by doesnthavetobethisway

Wintertime, about a week before I was to begin physical transition, I was at a Quaker retreat. At this point in time, folks who didn’t know me consistently and incorrectly presumed I was a cisgender woman, much to my dismay. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cis-normativity, gender, gender identity, identity, lifting the burden, misgendering, nametags, perception, pronouns, solidarity, trans*, transgender | 1 Comment

Visibility

Posted on June 25, 2014 by doesnthavetobethisway

Coming out of having lived life as a queer woman, one of the realities of physical transition coupled with cis-normativity is an inevitable disconnection from some of the queer spaces I used to feel affirmed and accepted in. While I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged gender identity, identity, misgendering, queer, solidarity, trans*, trans* visbility, transgender, transition, transmen, visibility | 3 Comments

Reflections on the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference, 2014

Posted on June 15, 2014 by doesnthavetobethisway

This past week I attended the first two days of the three-day Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference (PTHC). What an incredible experience. PTHC is an annual, completely free conference for trans* folks, allies, and healthcare providers. There are tons of tables for various … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged gender, health, identity, intersectionality, LGBTQ, oppression, people of color, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference, privilege, pronouns, PTHC, racism, trans*, trans* people of color, transgender, transgender health, transmen, transwomen | 6 Comments

On Being ‘Other’

Posted on April 6, 2014 by doesnthavetobethisway

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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