The Evolutionary Advantage to Transgender
When the weather is fair, I like to run barefoot.
Operation Name Change: Mission Accomplished
“You are being served with documents…”
Existential Discomfort: Where Transtrenders and Christians Agree
When I was young, I wanted to be Adam Ant.
Death of a Name: On Trans People, Transition, and Integration
I had to go to the courthouse today.
Taking a Shower: Identity and Insight into Gender and Sexuality Spectra
I got a nice surprise this morning.
Gender Roles in the Context of Society
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,
On Sex, Gender, and the Origin of Thought
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
Earning my Warrior Name
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
Feral Cats Make Me a Better Woman
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
The Reflection
Before I jump into what I have named The Reflection, I want to summarize some of the points that I have tried to make so far. The first major point is the distinction between sex and gender. Although genetics has been well studied, the human genome defines only physical characteristics,
