Archive for August 2011


Stranded Between Genders


Lady K wrote…

I feel stranded between genders. Biologically female, behaviorally much less so. I get respect from neither butch nor femme.

What’s your experience?


And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on August 20th, 2011 at 08:00 am

your voice | 5 comments »

puzzled


Image of person behind fabric, brown in color.

Submitted by Liz, the model and photographer.


Posted by on August 19th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 1 comment »

Profile: Kaden


Dark-skinned person smiling, wearing glasses, a cap tilted at an angle, and a plaid shirt.

You can call me… Kaden

I identify as… a non gender, genderqueer, FtM Transgender. I’m a very very confusing person.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … They, or He.

I’m attracted to… basically everyone. From super Feminine men to super masculine women and everyone in between. Someone who is non conforming to gender. I love MTF and FTM :)

When people talk about me, I want them to… be themselves and genuine.

I want people to understand… that gender is really important to me and is okay with my flip-flopping cause I do that a lot. Being themselves is the best thing anyone can do.

About Kaden
I’m a very confusing person. Identify as FtM, genderqueer, and non gender. I’m a college freshmen studying psychology hoping to become and LGBT therapist. I’m very passionate about music. I play tenor sax and bass clarinet. Art is another passion of mine. I’m a amateur at photography and love creating gender expression breaking the boundaries of gender.

» Define yourself. «


Posted by on August 19th, 2011 at 08:00 am

profiles | 1 comment »

Pink Can Be Butch Too


Butch light-skinned person with short hair, tattoos, and facial piercings, wearing a pink bandanna around her neck, a sundress, large wire-frame glasses, and a black cap at an angle.

Originally posted at MTF Butches.


Posted by on August 18th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 6 comments »

Gender Euphoria!


Someone wrote…

I’m not gender dysphoric, I’m gender euphoric!

What’s your experience?


And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on August 18th, 2011 at 08:00 am

your voice | 3 comments »

Humor in black and white


Image of person making a face

Submitted by Finch, the model and photographer.


Posted by on August 17th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 1 comment »

Profile: Mari


Dark-skinned person wearing a pink t-shirt and denim shorts, flexing their bicep.

 

You can call me… Mari.

I identify as… neutrois asexual.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I prefer they/them/their but female are tolerable.

I’m attracted to… intelligence, humor, and witty males.

When people talk about me, I want them to… see me for who I really am.

I want people to understand… that everyone doesn’t fit neatly into the main categories.

About Mari
a musician, writer, overall person, tumblr is abothersomeexistence.

» Define yourself. «


Posted by on August 17th, 2011 at 08:00 am

profiles | 2 comments »

Kitty


Person with curly bobbed hair and pale skin, with elegantly done makeup, standing shirtless against a wall papered with a floral design, holding a striped cat.

Model is Zac Pennington. Originally posted at Life is thundering blissful towards death.


Posted by on August 16th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 3 comments »

If Anyone Bothered to Ask…


Someone wrote…

The world looks at me and sees a cisgendered heterosexual, but in reality, I’m neither. If anyone bothered to ask, they’d know.

What’s your experience?


And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on August 16th, 2011 at 08:00 am

your voice | 4 comments »

Mixed Up.


Image of Person Licking Lips in Colors

Submitted by Ricci De Luca, the model.


Posted by on August 15th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 6 comments »

Profile: Rina


A person wearing a hoodie and smiling at the camera.

You can call me… Rina, Keena, Carina… even ‘hey you!’ if you’d like.

I identify as… a nerdy girl who is often mistaken for a young boy and quite enjoys being called ‘young man’.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I normally get female ones from people who actually realize that yes, those are boobs sticking out from my chest.

I’m attracted to… People who are easy-going, and things generally on the feminine side of the gender spectrum. But if you’re a nerdy boy, I will probably find you quite handsome.

When people talk about me, I want them to… be their own goofy selves.

I want people to understand… that it’s okay to be mistaken for the other gender, and not to be embarrassed if you call me a young man. Just because my parents like to correct you doesn’t mean that I’m offended.

About Rina
I’m fourteen years old and starting tenth grade. I’m saving up to go to art school when the time comes… in the meantime, I’ll just stick to playing Pokemon.

» Define yourself. «


Posted by on August 15th, 2011 at 08:00 am

profiles | 3 comments »

just me


Image of Man laying on or against flowers

Submitted by AngeloRodz, the model. Photography by Javier Scalley.


Posted by on August 14th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 6 comments »

Thoughts from an Open Mind:


Someone wrote…

Just because I am a heterosexual male who self-identifies as a man, doesn’t mean that everyone else has to do the same.

What’s your experience?


And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on August 14th, 2011 at 08:00 am

your voice | 10 comments »

Arch


Close up of a person's face, only half-visible. They have very short dark hair, shaped eyebrows, and full lips.

By Steven Otero, also the model. Originally posted on Genderqueer.

 


Posted by on August 13th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 3 comments »

Profile: Happy


Person with facial piercings and a pompadour, the sides of their head shaved, wearing a necklace and a tank top.

You can call me… Happy

I identify as… an XX – whilst accepting every possible real or imaginary masculine aspect of my personality and appearance. Phew.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I am a firm believer in ‘they’ singular and am dying to meet someone who I can ask “what pronoun do you prefer me use?”

I’m attracted to… aesthically: my man-friend; FTM transgender or transexuals; hairy men with beards; skinny androgynous boys; men who have in the past experimented with both sexes but prefer females…
intellectually: my man-friend (fortunately!); lovers of poetry and classic literature; a beautiful gravelly voice; artists, pro-feminists, pro-masculinists…

When people talk about me, I want them to… say nice things and mean it.

I want people to understand… that one can have punk hair without having to scare old ladies, be vegan without being weird, be feminine without having to be girly, be masculine without being violent, be feminist without hating men.

Oh, and that a smile is the most beautiful thing… except when taking arty photos of course :P

About Happy
I study at University in the UK (yes, I am British and I would spell ‘realize’ with an ‘s’).
I am also a veg*an feminist with a hippy side who wakes up with either a 1950s banana-quiff or a 1978 punk-mohawk.

» Define yourself. «


Posted by on August 13th, 2011 at 08:00 am

profiles | 6 comments »

Laments of a Queen


Image of a person against a brick wall with hand on half of face

Submitted by Chartreuse, the model.

“Just a picture of me posing in drag. Still perfecting the art, but I’m slowly getting there.

Although I’ve only recently started, I’ve already received hateful things said about me because I do what I do, but that’s always going to be how it is, and all I can do is just keep being me.”


Posted by on August 12th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 10 comments »

Memories & The Past


Someone wrote…

Memories of being a different gender are wonderful, as long as I don’t have to deal with the past.

What’s your experience?


And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on August 12th, 2011 at 08:00 am

your voice | 2 comments »

Jibin’ King


Image of Person in green sunglasses and tie.

Submitted by Sebastian, the model. Photography by Janine Fagan.


Posted by on August 11th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 3 comments »

Head Kickin’


Image of person outside kicking self in the head.

Submitted by Shaun, the model.


Posted by on August 10th, 2011 at 10:00 am

faces | 2 comments »

I Don’t Know….


Someone wrote…

I don’t know if I’m male. I don’t know if I’m genderqueer. (I don’t know if I might be both). I don’t know how I identify. I don’t know if how I feel is normal. I don’t much care.

I just know that when an electronic form tells me to ‘choose a gender’, I get the overwhelming urge to tell it to fuck off.

What’s your experience?


And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on August 10th, 2011 at 08:00 am

your voice | 11 comments »

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