Society

Posts about how identity and gender fit into society

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Choosing What You Won't Regret

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Ask 'Will I regret not taking this step?' and feel confident you're making the best choice for yourself.

Tucker Lieberman
Tucker Lieberman
Psychology

The Last Self-Help Advice I Ever Needed

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What would you pay to have a life with all your dreams unfulfilled?

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal
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People have been mad about 'cisgender' since at least 2007

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If someone wants a world where no one is marked as cis, they must simultaneously fight for a world where no one is marked as trans.

Tucker Lieberman
Tucker Lieberman
Philosophy
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Trans Exiteration

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I hear an -iteration with an ex- on it. I'm bad at moving forward. I'm a hanger-on to the past.

Tucker Lieberman
Tucker Lieberman
Psychology

Finding My Femininity Only to Lose It

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Humans must balance the masculine and feminine - or suffer the consequences

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal

A Transgender Retrospective

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A quarter-century of poor choices and exceptional support

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal

The Nonexistent Link between Autism and Gender Dysphoria

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Two observations can be true and yet unrelated

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Psychology
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The Indispensable History of 'Sex Testing' in Sports

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Waters keeps the book focused on the 1930s, with the history told in such a way that it's crystal clear how it's relevant today. The moral panic over trans people in sports continues not to be about sports.

Tucker Lieberman
Tucker Lieberman
Psychology

I'm Sorry Mother… Transgender Regret

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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?

Saoirse George
Personal
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Trans Volta

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I didn't choose the word 'trans' to describe my unique life path, nor would I have chosen it, but these days, this word happens to be the umbrella that works in the rain. A word you can use alongside 'trans' is 'volta'.

Tucker Lieberman
Tucker Lieberman
Society

Success in a Creative World

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The benefit of a creative life must not entail the detriment of an adoring audience

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal

A Sense of Beauty in Gender Identity and Sexuality

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Completing my circuitous walk around a theory of identity

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Philosophy