Amethysta Herrick

Ami is a transgender woman dedicated to exploring identity and gender. She is Editor-in-Chief of Purplepaw Publications, LLC.

Baby’s First Transgender Black Friday

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Since I love to come out swinging, let me state for the record that I hate the term “trans baby.”

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Personal

The Evolutionary Advantage to Transgender

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When the weather is fair, I like to run barefoot.

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Society

The Perfect Gender Transition

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So far, this isn’t it

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Personal

Operation Name Change: Mission Accomplished

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“You are being served with documents…”

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Personal

Existential Discomfort: Where Transtrenders and Christians Agree

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When I was young, I wanted to be Adam Ant.

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Society

Death of a Name: On Trans People, Transition, and Integration

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I had to go to the courthouse today.

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Personal

Taking a Shower: Identity and Insight into Gender and Sexuality Spectra

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I got a nice surprise this morning.

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Psychology

I Am a Transgender Harry Potter Fan

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You may be surprised to hear this…

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Society

Gender Roles in the Context of Society

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In a conversation with Lauren Miller last week, I asked a question about the relationship between where she and I have grown up and our identification as transgender. (For reference, I grew up in the US; Lauren will have to say where she did in the comments.) Truth be told,

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Society

On Sex, Gender, and the Origin of Thought

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Recently, Kitty Whitemore published an article with a response asking whether her “internal narrator” “change[d] from masculine to feminine” as she transitioned from presenting as a man to presenting as a woman. She has since published a more complete response to this question with her opinion on how her

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Science

Earning my Warrior Name

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In the article “Feral Cats Make Me a Better Woman,” I discussed the Warriors series of books as an allegory for human life in general, and the transgender experience in particular. I will be using terminology introduced in that article here, and if you find yourself immediately confused, it might

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Feral Cats Make Me a Better Woman

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My son discovered a series of books in the past year. In the United States, the series is called Warriors; it originated in the UK from several authors publishing under the pseudonym Erin Hunter. The official web site is here; you can read more about the series here. My son

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