Society
Posts about how identity and gender fit into society
![joyful person with long brown hair tied back, wearing a blue tank top, tossing hands into the air, stretching by the side of](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/07/happiness.jpg)
Choosing What You Won't Regret
Ask 'Will I regret not taking this step?' and feel confident you're making the best choice for yourself.
![](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/07/PurplepawIsBorn.png)
The Last Self-Help Advice I Ever Needed
What would you pay to have a life with all your dreams unfulfilled?
![black-and-white portrait photo of person looking to the side](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/06/person.jpg)
People have been mad about 'cisgender' since at least 2007
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.
![abstract art that looks like a wood etching. yellow lines on a dark orange background](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/06/exiteration.jpg)
Trans Exiteration
I hear an -iteration with an ex- on it. I'm bad at moving forward. I'm a hanger-on to the past.
![](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/06/PurplepawSluething.png)
Finding My Femininity Only to Lose It
Humans must balance the masculine and feminine - or suffer the consequences
![](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/05/PurplepawsAmericanDream.png)
A Transgender Retrospective
A quarter-century of poor choices and exceptional support
![](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/05/RudyAndTheDonald.png)
The Nonexistent Link between Autism and Gender Dysphoria
Two observations can be true and yet unrelated
![Book cover: black-and-white photo of an athlete in mid-jump. The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Mo](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/05/other_olympians.jpeg)
The Indispensable History of 'Sex Testing' in Sports
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.
![](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/05/danie-franco-Zi8-E3qJ_RM-unsplash.jpg)
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?
![Closeup of yellow leaf with green stem. The leaf seems to bend and glow.](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/05/leaf.jpg)
Trans Volta
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'.
![](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/05/RemotePurplepaw.png)
Success in a Creative World
The benefit of a creative life must not entail the detriment of an adoring audience
![](/content/images/size/w1384/2024/04/AmiAndTheBallOfGender.png)
A Sense of Beauty in Gender Identity and Sexuality
Completing my circuitous walk around a theory of identity