Posts Tagged “genderqueer”
We are taught from our earliest experience that gender is a simple concept. Boy or girl, blue or pink, Tonka or Barbie; the line is clearly marked. You are either one or the other, and to transgress the boundary of gender is to transgress against the very fabric of our society. To step over or [...]
Whenever I get frustrated with people not seeing me as I want to be seen, I try and take a minute and reflect on the fact that I am right now living in a time and place where I have the freedom to dress how I want, hold whatever job I desire, live, love, and [...]
About a week ago, I voiced the fact that I was no happier with my face/body/self when I looked in the mirror now than I was before I started taking testosterone in January 2009. I was, in fact, kind of sad and disappointed. I felt like I had gone from a cute dyke to an [...]
It’s summertime, and I’m wandering around the house without a shirt, and part of me can’t wait till some far-flung day when I’ll have the funds to trade tissue for scars and the ability to walk so in public, if I choose. This afternoon, I found myself looking in the mirror, noting, with some pleasure, [...]
