Yes, you read that correctly. A school board in SW Pennsylvania spent money to cut windows into student bathrooms so that passersby could look into the so-called “gender-identity” bathrooms. As you might imagine, that didn’t go over well.
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The Crisis for Transgender Texans: A Heartbreaking Reality
3 OctIt doesn’t seem possible, but it is true. Being trans in Texas is likely about to get even worse.
Continue readingExploring Friendship and Trans Identity in ‘Will & Harper’
28 SepI just watched Will & Harper on Netflix. Spoilers ahead. Do not read on if you want to avoid them. It was … Beautiful. Funny. Heartwarming. Heartbreaking. All of that, and more. So much has been said, probably better than I ever could, about this documentary.
Continue readingUnderstanding My Trans Journey
27 SepI’ve signed off many posts on my blog with the sentence “The journey continues.” It’s time I expounded a bit on the meaning behind that.
Continue readingNavigating Insurance Challenges for Gender Affirming Surgery
25 Sep
Due to a bit of a SNAFU with my insurance approval, it became necessary to reschedule my upcoming gender affirming surgery. It seems that the insurance approval was only valid for a specific period of time. In this case, that period of time was 2 months.
Continue readingJulia Serano on Male Socialization: A Critical Perspective
21 SepRecently, I came across a piece that Julia Serano published on the topic of “male socialization” and how that is wielded as a weapon against women like me. The piece is from November of 2023.
Continue readingThe Beauty Class
16 SepYesterday, I attended a makeup class with a few friends. I was very much looking forward to the event.
Continue readingInsurance Approval for Surgery
13 SepI’ve been notified of the approval for my gender-affirming surgery!
Continue readingAutism and stimming
12 Sep
I’ve been stressing a lot recently, and as a result, stimming quite a bit. I usually have some sort of stimming object near me. I have a stress ball on my desk, and have a tendency to just trace the outline of my phone case where it has an opening for the camera.
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An Aging Trans Woman 