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Tarvok recommends…

I think this advice might be able to help people. It’s about being in-between two worlds, and maybe what you can do to be happy there, rather than always trying to be one thing or the other because other people wish you’d just “pick a side.”

It’s helped me immensely, so I thought I’d Pay It Forward.

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“I am fortunate to have a loving and supportive family and this picture was taken over the holidays, during family time. I like this photo because my Dad took it, it features my brand new (LGBT) lambda tattoo and genderblending style.”

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You can call me… “Landon.”

I identify as… genderqueer/gender fluid & asexual.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I strongly prefer male pronouns actually, but female pronouns don’t bother me too much.

I’m attracted to… intelligent, funny, cute people!

When people talk about me, I want them to… talk about me just as they would anybody else.

I want people to understand… that I’m not any less human because I dress “differently” than what they want me to. And that I still have feelings no matter what I look like. I’m still human, I still feel.

About “Landon”
I go by Landon, but my birth name is Deena. I love nature, animals, and art. I can get offended easily when people say that I’m genderqueer, or look like a male, in a rude tone or like it’s a bad thing. I’m the same as I always have been on the inside, I’m just expressing myself more and becoming comfortable with myself. I have lost some friends in the process of coming out to who I really am, and who I really want to be. If they can’t stick around for that, and support me, how true are they? I fully support being yourself! Equal marriage rights, tattoos and piercings in the workplace, loving who you’d like, etc. I like being somebody to cheer people up, even if I’m feeling lousy. Enough of babbling for now – connect with me on Twitter & Instagram @ p0intmeh0me!

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Danielle asks…

When you write about a trans person, you use the pronoun they use for themselves. Seems like a simple rule.

However, what about if you’re writing about them before their transition, when they were still going by their birth name, and gender assigned at birth? Do you use the pronouns they used then, or do you use the ones they use now?

Please post your response in the comments below.

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Tim Trace Peterson recommends…

As far as we know, this is the first-ever anthology of poetry by trans and genderqueer writers! “Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics”, edited by TC Tolbert and me (Nightboat Books, 2013) gathers together a diverse range of 55 poets with varying aesthetics and backgrounds. In addition to generous samples of poetry by each trans writer, the book also includes “poetics statements”—reflections by each poet that provide context for their work covering a range of issues from identification and embodiment to language and activism.

You can order the book at Small Press Distribution.

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Someone wrote…

I knew I wasn’t a man when I dreamed of being a woman.
I learned I wasn’t a woman when I dreamed of being a man.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

You can call me… norstdresses

I identify as… a 47-year-old single man who likes to live with the feminine part of me.

As far as third-person pronouns go, … I don’t care.

I’m attracted to… men who openly show the feminine part. I like to wear dresses and skirts almost every day and combine typical masculine garments with dresses.

When people talk about me, I want them to… be interested by whatever I am wearing.

I want people to understand… that dresses are neutral garments, and I wear dresses at any time for the comfort and the styling options.

About norstdresses
47 year-old man who enjoys the freedom of wearing dresses all the time. I am a happy, curious, creative and dynamic person who likes to discover new experiences. I am working in the field of development cooperation worldwide.

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Someone wrote…

My dear fear,

you have always been there, I could see you in the brink of my eye, you came in to fill a hole in me, a very big hole, until I thought you were me.

But I got to know the real me recently, I found the missing piece, me, myself, and I cut you out, I needed the space for the real me. I cut you out and sent you where you belong. Into a corner, on a chair. Where you have to be quiet and still and you are not allowed to move towards me unless I ask you to. To make sure that you won`t come and grab me again, I cut of your arm that used to grab me. I leave you there, in the shadow where you belong, I leave the room. I filled the space inside me with the real me, a new me, the biggest part of me.

And this part, this real me is strong enough to never let you back in. I Keep the knife I cut your arm off with me, in case you try again to oppress me.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

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Lorainekv recommends…

Creative friends, here’s a new way to showcase your work! qu.ee/r Magazine launched on January 15, 2014 and submissions are open year round. Neat! Check out the following press release to learn more about this great new literary platform.

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qu.ee/r Magazine, an electronic publication designed to showcase queer artists without requiring queerness of content, releases their first issue today. Featuring authors including Laura Krughoff, Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez, Sarah Maria Medina, Jonathan Mack and many more, this inaugural issue is 71 pages of both new and established authors and art-makers.

The Call to Adventure also features artists Hannah Brush, Krista Coppedge and an interview with Stefana McClure, whose work is currently on exhibit in the MoMA.

The queer community has already expressed a great interest in The Call to Adventure and the groundswell of support promises wonderful things to come:

“qu.ee/r is proof that queer writers have complicated, beautiful, and haunting stories to tell—and that even when they include queerness, identity is far from the whole story. The work in this issue is worth it for any reader, regardless of sexual orientation, and I can’t wait for Issue 2.” — Rachel Kincaid, senior editor for Autostraddle.com.

qu.ee/r Magazine was founded by Alison Osworth and Sarah Hansen, the fiction and the poetry editor respectively. The Call to Adventure is available for free online at www.qu.ee/r and also on Kindle or PDF for $4.99. For more information, feel free to contact Alison at ali@qu.ee.

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“Here we are, settling in for the night. I think I look more like a translady than a trans boy here, and thats a nice touch. Gender is all about art anyways.”

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Someone wrote…

I`m seeing my new therapist tomorrow, and this therapy is all about me being trans and how to come out to my family. I know what I want and what I need, but there are still doubts.

I am so nervous, I am shaking at the thought of tomorrow. I don`t know if I will be able to say the things I want to say and I am so very afraid that she tells me that these feelings I have are just a lie. I don`t know what else it could be, if it is not trans.

I need these hormones and this transition so badly. What if my therapist says no? I hate having to prove who I am and being dependent on one therapists opinion…..

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?

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