Archive for April 2013


Question: Should Prisons Cover Gender Reassignment Surgery?


Aurora asks…

As I’m sure many of you have heard in the news, recently a transwoman convict was granted a gender reassignment surgery. From what I understand of the situation, this is being paid for by the state because she is in prison, and someone I know on Facebook stated that she didn’t think this was right because the surgery wasn’t fixing a condition that was “life-threatening.” I disagree with this, and I cited the suicide and hate crime rates in the trans community. What are some (constructive) thoughts and opinions on this debate, and what are some ways to counter the “gender reassignment surgery isn’t fixing a life-threatening condition” argument?

Please post your response in the comments below.

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[Editor’s note: This question may be referring to this news.]


Posted by on April 7th, 2013 at 08:00 am

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sickboii


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Posted by on April 6th, 2013 at 10:00 am

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Lumberjack


Someone wrote…

I don’t know who I am. All my life I’ve been going along with the flow and acted masculine because I hadn’t really explored who I am. But in the last year or so, I’ve been exploring self-expression and sexuality, and hitting the artificial wall built by those who think in binary.

I don’t like that wall. I’m going to break it. I’m going to be me, whoever that happens to be on a given day.

Yesterday I felt like being androgynous. Today I feel feminine. Tomorrow I might be a lumberjack. I don’t know. But they’re all me.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on April 6th, 2013 at 08:00 am

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Submitted by alice, the model, photographer, and makeup artist.

“I am an artist, and I like playing with my image. It’s interesting what can be achieved with creativity and removing prejudices; I believe that gender constructions are true weights.”

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Posted by on April 5th, 2013 at 10:00 am

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Profile: Lyd


You can call me… Lyd.

I identify as… inside: Androgynous, mostly Masculine. Outside: Ranging between Femme and Ungendered (depends on the day). I have a woman’s body btw.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … they call me “She.” I’d much rather be called “He.” Or even better, something in between!!

I’m attracted to… Men, Androgynous, Trans, …

When people talk about me, I want them to… Focus on personality/character/values etc, rather than gender and gender-related issues (e.g., judge attitudes based on gendered expectations).

I want people to understand… that expectations based on gender is discrimination.

Ultimately, my ideal would be a society that doesn’t care about gender – everybody would be free to express themselves, and identifying with both genders would be normal/naturally accepted.

For me, the gender binary is the worst weapon for human segregation, because it’s deeply rooted in our (Western?) society, so that most of the time we don’t notice it. But it’s there, and it discriminates, it dehumanizes.

About Lyd
I was born and raised in a loving and kind of strict Christian family. They were expecting a boy, and a “girl” came… and the funny thing is, my personality was always more similar to my dad’s – we think kind of alike… Anyway, in their religion, the gender binary is strongly enforced. My parents have responsibilities in church, and so they had to give the example as well. I was raised to be feminine, always wear skirts/dresses, be nice etc. I learnt to dress and act in a socially conforming way. But it always felt like suffocation. I couldn’t be myself, I knew I wouldn’t be accepted, and I disagreed with oh so many things. Eventually, I got brave (and fed up, and informed) enough to start rebelling in my late teens, and slowly worked on living my life freely (from tradition and religion conformity). I’m almost thirty now, and I can say I’m finally (almost) me, living and expressing my real self. I can even say what I really think, most of the time (especially if there’s no family member around – I’m still afraid of shocking or hurting them… damn it).

I have a Tumblr account (lyd-way2freedom.tumblr.com), soon I’ll add a recent photo of myself.

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Posted by on April 5th, 2013 at 08:00 am

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Ricky


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Posted by on April 4th, 2013 at 10:00 am

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Infinite


Someone wrote…

The gender scale is infinite and yet I still cannot find myself in it.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on April 4th, 2013 at 08:00 am

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Question: Genderqueer travel


cenozoic asks…

I’m a genderqueer-transmasculine person and I’m looking to travel overseas for an extended period. What countries are embracing of gender variant people? What countries should be avoided?

Please post your response in the comments below.

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Posted by on April 3rd, 2013 at 08:00 am

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My First Day Presenting As Genderqueer!


Submitted by Emery, the model.

“It was my first day presenting as genderqueer – I’m still really new to it – and I wanted to take a picture to commemorate the moment. It’s the first time that I ever felt like everything matched up. :)”

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Posted by on April 3rd, 2013 at 08:00 am

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Katharine Hepburn


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Posted by on April 2nd, 2013 at 10:00 am

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I’m going to dance.


Someone wrote…

I bought my first dress today, going out to a dance party tomorrow. I’m okay with my genderqueer kinda-femmie-self, I’m going to be out soon, honestly I’m working on it. I’m sick of hiding my affections, my behaviors, my preferred mode of dress.
I’ve hated myself for years, the fear of being found out forced me into drugs and spiraling downward level of self-esteem, this changes now. I’m moving forward. I’m expressing who I am. I’m fighting the patriarchy that shamed me into self-destruction, and I’m going to dance!

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on April 2nd, 2013 at 08:00 am

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What are you doing in here?


Submitted by Simon/Simone, the photographer and model.

“What are you doing in the men’s bathroom? Ahh…I’m a guy. Have a fabulous day!”

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Posted by on April 1st, 2013 at 10:00 am

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My Genderation



More on this project by Fox & Lew here.


Posted by on April 1st, 2013 at 08:00 am

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