Personal
Personal stories of discovering identity and gender, with every bittersweet emotion.
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The Last Self-Help Advice I Ever Needed
What would you pay to have a life with all your dreams unfulfilled?
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Finding My Femininity Only to Lose It
Humans must balance the masculine and feminine - or suffer the consequences
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A Transgender Retrospective
A quarter-century of poor choices and exceptional support
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I'm Sorry Mother… Transgender Regret
Have you faced ridicule and continuous coaching not to be who you are? If you are LBG_QIA, then yes, I believe you. If not, I won’t deny, but tell me how?
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Success in a Creative World
The benefit of a creative life must not entail the detriment of an adoring audience
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Transgender Day of Visibility Is for Us All
You and I both feel pain from social trauma
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The Cheap Distraction of "Gender Ideology"
Public Service Announcement: your government isn't interested in helping you
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Creative Lies We Tell Ourselves
There's a reason "analytical" begins with the four letters it does
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Transgender and Not in Touch with My Feelings
I Still Belong to the Episcopal “No Touch” Massage Club