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I-93

Posted on January 19, 2015 by doesnthavetobethisway

As a transgender person, my body is a living, breathing, walking protest. My body inconveniences other people, makes ‘regular folks’ angry, is declared unnecessary, inappropriate, and disruptive. My body is asked to accommodate other people’s schedules, is told what shape … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-oppression, anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter Boston, bodies, body, change, direct action, I-93, Martin Luther King Jr., oppression, protest, solidarity, transgender | Leave a comment

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

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