Submitted by Luke, the model and photographer.

Someone wrote…

I don’t crossdress because I think it’s sexy. I crossdress because it feels wrong when I don’t . It’s like I have to.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

Untitled, originally uploaded by Mateus Henriques.

Chase performs.

Untitled, originally uploaded by kargaltsev.

Someone wrote…

I want to pass less. Sometimes passing makes me sad. I love the idea of having my gender constantly called into question.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

Submitted by Maria, the model and photographer.

A reader recommends…

A very interesting movie about an intersexed 15 year old.

From Netflix.com:

“Inés Efron plays Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, in this compelling tale. Though she’s living as a girl, Alex and her family begin to wonder whether she’s emotionally a boy when another teenager’s sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.”

» Recommend something. «

Submitted by Shane, the model and photographer.

“I took this picture in front of some of my art because I feel that my art is just as much a part of my identity as my gender. I don’t identify as male or female but as an artist.”

You can call me… Jonas! (exclamation point optional)

I identify as… A happy, heterosexual transman.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I prefer male, but I try not to get offended when people use female ones.

I’m attracted to… women willing to have lengthy discussions with me about Harry Potter and music. And kind smiles, they make my insides all warm and fuzzy.

When people talk about me, I want them to…

I want people to understand… how much happier and more comfortable I am with myself now. I also want people to understand that I’m not abandoning my past, it just feels amazing have a present and future to really be excited about and look forward to.

About Jonas
Jonas was born and raised in Southern California. Upon moving to Virginia for college, he saw his first snowfall and has almost conquered his fear of thunderstorms. He spends most of his free time playing music and making lists of things he’ll never remember to do.

» Define yourself. «

Pride 2009, originally uploaded by Daniel_C_C.

DC Youth Pride Day, originally uploaded by thedccenter.

androgyny, originally uploaded by allison.roberts.

Submitted by Joseph, the model and photographer.

dance dance dance, originally uploaded by simétrica porfía ?.

Zach rewrites Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me.”

Submitted by Hector Kaige, the model and photographer.

You can call me… by my name, Kendall.

I identify as… pansexual, queer, cisgendered girl.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … as girlish as they go.

I’m attracted to… female masculinity, male masculinity, transmen, butch lesbians, dykes, androgyny, intersexuals, my husband.

When people talk about me, I want them to… speak softly and sweetly in case they have to swallow their words.

I want people to understand… that things are fluid and shift. That just because I’m feeling like a super femme girl today, that doesn’t mean that wearing the same thing tomorrow I won’t feel like I’m in drag. That just because I married a man doesn’t mean I’m a heterosexual woman perpetuating binary stereotypes.

About Kendall
I love wearing heels even though I’m 6’2. I feel like wearing makeup and dresses is putting on my gender every day. Sometimes I like that I can pass as a hetero girl and other times I hate that people can’t see that it’s not that simple. I love when people see that I’m a little queer.

» Define yourself. «

DSC_0083, originally uploaded by .Frecks..

one, originally uploaded by ososment.