Archive for September 2012


Role model


Reposted from genderqueer and EMMA.

“Because his son likes to wear skirts Nils Pickert started with it as well. After all, the little one needs a role model. And he thinks long skirts with elastic bands suit him quite well anyways. A story about two misfits in the Province of southern Germany.”

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Posted by on September 19th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Profile: Tito


You can call me… Angelito, Tito, Angel.

I identify as… a gender queer FTM, Pansexual.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I normally go by him or they.

I’m attracted to… girls, boys, gender queer folks, bois, gurls, people. Artistic people, people who love nature and vegetarian eaters. Shorter folks.

When people talk about me, I want them to… realize we define our own gender, and there is no right or wrong way of being yourself. That I may be only 5 feet tall, but I stand for so much more.

I want people to understand… that my past is rough, but my future is bright. That my best friend is one of the coolest people I’ve ever met. That I wasn’t always comfortable being FTM, but now I  couldn’t be more blessed with this strange and unique body. That I have nothing to hide, and I want people to learn from my mistakes so they don’t have to experience the pain I’ve once had. I want people to understand that one day my partner will say “I adore my boyfriend, yes he is female-bodied, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

About Angelito, Tito, Angel
I’m a young gender queer FTM and super chill with my life. I comfortably attend a high end college for my BFA, and I am only one of two transgender people on campus. I have no shame in that. I speak Spanish (a tad bit more than little), and it’s also my first language. I’m 100% Colombian with a side of Irish (thanks mommy!). I’m happily adopted with two wonder sisters and a strangely twin brother! Thats all! :)

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Posted by on September 19th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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If I had a beard


Why do girls panic if they find a hair on their chin. Facial hair isn't bad...hmm, I wonder what I would do If I had a beard...I'd use it as a scarf (Snowman: “I want a beard.” Man: “I forgot my scarf. I shouldn't of shaved.”)...I'd use it to avoid people I didn't want to see...(“Is that Jaxx?” and “Where?” and “She was right there! Hmmm, nevermind.”)....COMIC STRIP FORMAT: I'd make a jumper...[poses with shirt knit out of beard]...and I'D WHIP my beard back 'n forth (“Whip it real good!”)...SIGHS. I'm missing out on so much fun.
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Posted by on September 18th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Live and fight and love


Someone wrote…

“Born in the wrong body” is not my narrative. I was born in MY body, and every day I fight to love it. I was born in this beautiful trans, fat, ethnic, scarred, flawed body, and every change I make to it and every step I take in it are mine. They are not wrong. I am not wrong. I live and fight and love in this world in MY body.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on September 18th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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Fluidity Comes Naturally


Submitted by Andy Karol, the photographer.

“Fluidity in gender identity and presentation was demonstrated in the literal sense in this photograph. Their posture and head position was a very conscious decision on my, the photographer’s, part, as they are showing themselves as observers of their own identity.”

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Posted by on September 17th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Window in the morning


Submitted by Taegan, the model and photographer.

“Looking out the window of my room, I imagined what my life would be like if I were recognized for the gender I am, and if my body could only match how I feel. So much of any gender transition is the work of re-imagining yourself, your identity, seeing the you that only you can be, and then giving that to the people around you. I want to be generous with myself in that way, but it’s still hard to get my head around exactly what that would look like.”

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Posted by on September 16th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Packing


Someone wrote…

I’ve learned that the only time I feel at ease presenting as stereotypical “femme” is if I’m also packing.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on September 16th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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I hate this


Submitted by chris. Reposted from iFunny.

“I never know what to do in this situation!”

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Posted by on September 15th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Androgyne


Submitted by Io, the model and photographer.

“Dabbling in the world of beauty and commercial modeling, I’m often classed as ultra feminine. But those who know me know how androgynous I am in terms of my personality, behavior, and identity. This image is an outtake from a photo shoot I had been wanting to do forever which showcases that side of myself which is so often hidden in plain sight.”

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Posted by on September 14th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Letters


Syd wrote…

Yesterday I crossed out every S and let HE stand by itself. It felt good, but it wasn’t the cure. Today I bent the H into a Z. Nothing much happened. Stuck a few letters in front of it: CIZ. Sure, okay, maybe. …Or maybe not. Scribbled TRANS down the side of the paper.

Crumpled it up. Changed my mind, smoothed it over. Opened the window and let all the ink run together in the rain.

The paper wasn’t strong enough to hold. It fell apart in my hands.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on September 14th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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San Isidro Labrador


Submitted by San Isidro Labrador, the photographer. Part of a series.

“This is a picture of a Mexican agriculture festival in which the males dress as women. Every male: little boys, young men, really old men… Then they dance to ask for a fertile year.”

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Posted by on September 13th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Reconstruction, 2011


Submitted by Michal Michelle Siml, the model and photographer.

“One from my self portrait artworks. On the right side photo I am reconstructing my  left side photo. The left side photo was shot 20 years ago. The right side photo I shot 1 year ago.”

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Posted by on September 12th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Social Expectations


Someone wrote…

I’m starting to realize that there is a difference between feeling safe with my current gender presentation and feeling comfortable with it. Adhering to social expectations that come with my sex may give me a sense of protection and safety, but that doesn’t mean that it feels like an authentic representation of myself.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on September 12th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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fallcities


Reposted from F*** Yeah Androgyny! Originally submitted by fallcities.

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Posted by on September 11th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Nat Titman



Nat Titman, author of the blog Practical Androgyny, speaks at the Worldpride Asexual Conference. (Watch Part 2 here)


Posted by on September 11th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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Chrissy, Sparkle 2012


Submitted by Chrissy J, the model. Photography by Sally Payne.

“My street identity is transfemale, but my friends know me as gendervariant, or gV. I can’t grow a ‘proper’ head of hair due to baldness. So, I shave the little I have, right off. It confuses and scares people. Eeek! A bald woman! Some people have showed me sympathy because they think I’ve been ill. I thank them but say no, I chose to do this. Hair just isn’t important to me.”

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Posted by on September 10th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Half the time


Someone wrote…

I only live as a gay man out of convenience. I only feel like a gay man half the time; the rest of the time I’m a straight woman. Words cannot describe my pain at the thought of being trapped as one or the other the rest of my life, even though I long for the certainty that comes with a commitment.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on September 10th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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Jack and Alison


Submitted by Alison, the model (on the right). Photography by Kayla Hoglander.

“A bio-King and his Queen, following her unbirthday and his coming out party.”

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Posted by on September 9th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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Profile: Jed


You can call me… Jed.

I identify as… radical (,) feminist (,) queer (,) omnisexual (,) transgender (,) faggot (,) vegan (,) Quaker (,)

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I prefer they/them/theirs, ze/hir, Jed, and maybe he/him/his. I like it when people’s use of pronouns reflects some form of acknowledgment of my gender identity and expression; I strongly dislike it when people use “she/her/hers” for me.

I’m attracted to… people who want to fight oppression with me. people who dress in a way that says “fuck you” and “I’m beautiful” to the world simultaneously. people who read a lot of books and want to talk about them with me. people who are kind. gender, sexuality, and sexual orientations are all forms of narratives to me that could never capture the variety and diversity of the people to whom I’m attracted, so I can’t list my attractions in relation to those categories.

When people talk about me, I want them to… know that I love them, and I’m trying to figure out what I can do with my life to make the world a better place for all of us, the freaks, the queers, the marginalized.

I want people to understand… I want people to understand that I concur with Antony Hegarty that transgender is a condition of the spirit, and not just a bodily descriptor.
I want people to understand that my gender is as much about prison abolition and dancing as anything else.
I want people to understand that I’ve always experienced my gender and sexuality mutually inflecting each other, and I’m tired of being told by cisgender people that gender and sexuality are totally unrelated. I’m tired of people saying that being trans is equivalent to being in the wrong body. I am in the right body, and I love my body.

About Jed.
Jed lives in Oregon. Jed writes poetry, wears cardigans, and really, really wants to dismantle the prison-industrial complex through a series of actions founded on a basis of trans liberation, compassion, and love. Jed hopes you have a wonderful day.

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Posted by on September 9th, 2012 at 08:00 am

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This is what it’s like to own your life


Submitted by Reneta Scian, the model and photographer.

“Two and a half years of being a woman and 2 years of hormones can make all the difference in the world.”

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Posted by on September 8th, 2012 at 10:00 am

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