Society

Posts about how identity and gender fit into society

The Inalienable Right Our Governments Fear

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Humans require identity, not empty promises

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Philosophy

Creative Lies We Tell Ourselves

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There's a reason "analytical" begins with the four letters it does

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal

The Process of Gender vs. the Result of Gender Identity

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Pain can help you grow - and at times, more than just growing angry

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Psychology

Scientific Facts as Social Constructs

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What we believe is real depends in part upon our sense of safety in society

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Philosophy

Transgender and Not in Touch with My Feelings

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I Still Belong to the Episcopal “No Touch” Massage Club

Saoirse George
Personal

Society Must Operate as an Immune System

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I hope my community grows exponentially - like a virus

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Society

I Am Not Anti-Science

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How science is used against the LGBTQ community

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Science
Bicycle rests against brick stairs. The stairs are playfully painted two shades of magenta and yellow. The brick is wet wit

I'm a Gender Autonomist

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The term 'gender activist' is used to point at trans people living with dignity and solidarity, capable of saying 'no thank you' and daring to shrug at and disagree with someone who doesn't like them just because they're trans. 'Activist' is used as an insult for someone who believes in autonomy.

Tucker Lieberman
Tucker Lieberman
Philosophy

The Sting of Being Clocked

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or, Being late to the gender dysphoria party

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal

Today I Am No Longer Disfigured

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No angry pigs were harmed in the writing of this article

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal

Social Expectations Leave Us Disfigured

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What Rod Serling teaches about gender dysphoria

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Society

Identity in a Grain of Sand

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My resolution was broken before I even made it

Amethysta Herrick
Amethysta Herrick
Personal