Why I Don’t Use CAFAB
by: Kade Heron The circles that I have recently been running in often throw around the terms CAMAB and CAFAB, translated as ‘Coercively Assigned __ At Birth.” As far as […]
Category Archives: Genderqueer
Reclaiming a History
by: ellie june navidson A few weeks ago i posted a picture of myself on my Facebook account. This isn’t in any way shocking news on its own, but the […]
My Body, My Clothes, My Health: How I Learned Not to Hate Myself
by: Khai Devon I feel it’s fair that I give you, dear reader, a warning. This is a very open, forward, personal piece of writing about my relationship to my […]
See Me As I Am: On Preferring Gender Neutral Pronouns
by: Khai Devon I prefer gender-neutral pronouns. Gender-neutral pronouns are my preference. Please use gender-neutral pronouns when you are referring to me in the third person. I’m not a she. […]
In The Waiting Room: A Tale of Transnormativity
by: ellie june navidson i’m sitting in a large, frigid, waiting room. My chair is stiff yet somehow comfortable. i immediately entrench my nose in a novel, not wanting any […]
Why Aren’t All Butches Trans?
by Butch Wonders Here are three excerpts from reader emails and comments this month: “I wish I was born a man, but I don’t want to be trans. What gives?” […]
Where Does Identity Policing Come From?
by: Butch Wonders I bet we’ve all experienced at least one of the following: (1) Being told we don’t “belong” to a group we think we belong to. (2) Having […]
Colonic Unrest: The Filthy Consequences of Doorless Stalls
by: Patrick Gill I, with some frequency, go to Boystown bars. I also, with greater frequency, have to evacuate my colon, and do so in toilets. I like to make […]
T and Conversation: Body Language
by: Professor Xx Dear Professor Xx, A nagging question surfaced when I was reading your last column. I’m a cis girl who’s had intimate relationships with trans guys, but I […]
My Body Is Not Wrong: On the Discourse of Being “Trapped in the Wrong Body”
By: Cassandra Warren I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase “trapped in the wrong body”, but I’m nervous about putting these thoughts into words, and about the potential for […]
