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Personal stories of discovering identity and gender, with every bittersweet emotion.

You Gotta Know Yourself Before You Can Love Yourself

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Who do you love? Probably not strangers.

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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One Thing Abnormal About My Transgender

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In a maelstrom of normal, the eye of oddity is queerly quiet

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Amethysta Herrick
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What Would My Father Think of His Transgender Daughter?

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All the things the dead cannot say directly

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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The Ineluctable Wisdom of Cat Posters

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Making Self-Care Normal Since…well, never…but maybe I should I start!

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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The Myth of Fragility

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Relying too much on physical strength reveals metaphysical fragility

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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The Limbo of Gender Identity

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In between Patriarchs and Infants lie geeks who transition gender

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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The Invisible Transfemme

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At least I’m not running around nude, amirite?

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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Sound Off: Using My Transgender Voice

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What could be the nature of your primary difficulty, you silly goose?

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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From Wrecked-Up Friend to Transgender Gem

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Something about slicing blocks with a pink lightsaber makes me feel like a true transgender woman.

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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Finding My Name: From Childhood Pain to Transgender Pride

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“May I have your name?” asked the Fey Prince. “Yeah, sure — I’m not using it,” answered Amethysta v1.0.

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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Your Identity Is Non-negotiable

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Purge your life of people who choose not to support you in being who you are.

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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Pain as Self-Care: Why Transgender is Not a Fetish

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“I thought I’d gone to the limits. I hadn’t. The Cenobites gave me an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible.” — Frank the Monster, “Hellraiser”

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
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