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One of Those Days


sheena_bandy wrote…

It’s one of those days where I feel like I shouldn’t have my femme body but I also want to wear a fancy dress #genderfluid #resultsmayvary

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 23rd, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Something New


Reposted from Girls in the Men’s Room.

“Tried something new”

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Posted by on March 21st, 2016 at 10:00 am

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Yourself


Someone wrote…

Sometimes the most dangerous thing in the world is being yourself.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 21st, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Woods


Reposted from notsobadboi_official, on Instagram.

“Keep walking!!
#andro #androgynous #androgyne”

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Posted by on March 20th, 2016 at 10:00 am

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office neutrois


Submitted by alyx, the model and photographer.

“myself in office, [sans coffee]
really enjoying today’s look.”

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Posted by on March 19th, 2016 at 10:00 am

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History


Someone wrote…

Gender is always shifting, even if it isn’t noticed throughout history by everyone. Trends, attraction, personality. What was considered feminine ten years ago is a sign of masculinity now. Who we can love, and who we can be; that has become something we are allowed to strive for now.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 19th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Queer Life in the USA


Reposted from Molly Landreth’s Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America.

CRUZ, AKA JALESA 2007
COLUMBUS, OH

CRUZ 2007: First of all, not sure if I would call myself queer, but definitely trans. Trans, to me means being different. And that is something I am trying to understand. What I see when I look at this picture is a girl—maybe even a woman that needs to be set free. I keep seeing this familiar face, staring back at me and not knowing what it means. It is like a dream that you can’t wake up from and I am not sure I want to.”

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Posted by on March 18th, 2016 at 10:00 am

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Trans Hack


Reposted from SF Cronicle.

“Kenya Boudreaux met a guy on a dating site. She liked his photo, his personality. She agreed to meet him in person. That’s when things got weird.

He wanted to wander down alleys. He pressured Boudreaux, 19, to drink.

“It made me feel very unsafe,” said Boudreaux, a black transgender woman and student at San Francisco State University.

Last year, 23 trans women and gender nonconforming people were murdered. Most of them were black or Latino.

“There’s already this life expectancy of we probably won’t make it past 35 years old,” she said recently. “That’s very harrowing for me, so I feel like if I do end up murdered, I want that person found and charged.”

So Boudreaux, a mechanical engineering and computer science student, got to work making an app to help with just that.

Last week, Boudreaux and more than a dozen others participated in a hackathon to build “solutions to social problems unique to transgender people of color.” It was organized by TransH4ck, an Oakland organization that acts as a hub and a home for transgender and gender nonconforming folks and allies in the tech industry. The organization encourages the creation of open-source technology for this population.”

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Posted by on March 18th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Unicyclist


Reposted from Girls in the Men’s Room.

“Unicyclist, Aspiring androgynous model, Rodeoh Model, promoter
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Posted by on March 17th, 2016 at 10:00 am

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Find Out Myself


Someone wrote…

I don’t know what sexual orientation I am. I feel like I’m straight then I’m bi and then I’m lesbian. It depends what mood I am…I feel like I’m attractive straight, bi and lesbian. I’m confused..also then I’m sometimes not attractive with anybody.

But It’s okay…I want to find out myself what sexual orientation I am.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 17th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Queer the Streets


Reposted from Queer the Streets.

Half of all transgender people have been assaulted by a romantic partner. (translation of the text).

Violence against transgender people is a serious issue, and needs to be dealt with. Statistics like this speak to the normalization of fear that is a large part of too many trans people’s lives.

This paste is in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Its another paste as part of the ArtFabric project, which connects street artists with under privileged communities. The model is Chelsea Poe. Who was recently honored by the Trans100 for her work in transgender activism and improving the conditions for trans sex workers. ”

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Posted by on March 16th, 2016 at 10:00 am

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Question: questioning gender


Sarah asks…

I’m new to this whole thing.. The other day I started to question my gender.

There’s been times when I thought I wish I could grow a beard. Especially when I was younger. That’s all I wanted was to pee standing up, grow a beard, and be able to shave my face like my dad.

I went out in full boy’s clothes binder and all the other day. I didn’t feel better or worse. I do plan on doing it again next time I leave the house just to keep on getting a feel for it.

I’m just trying to figure out where I belong. I remembered how happy I was when I first came out as pansexual, and I want to find that sense of fulfillment again and figure out where I stand gender wise. Part of me loves being feminine and wearing dresses, but I’ve always felt comfortable in guy’s clothes as well. I don’t know if that’s just because they tend to hide more of my insecurities, or if there’s more to it. I’ve never liked being called by my name either. Like my name is something you’d call me only if I did something bad.

I would really appreciate it if someone could help me find where I belong..


Posted by on March 16th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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New Home


Submitted by Lian, the model and photographer.

” I’m standing in my new home and have for the first time had my friends help me masculinise my appearance. This is one of the first times I don’t feel like I’m standing alone in the dark and it feels amazing!
(they/them/their)”

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Posted by on March 15th, 2016 at 10:00 am

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Bedtime Stories


@marxalot wrote…

My body is a bedtime story I tell myself: a little different each night, and parts of it not finished yet.
#genderqueer

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 15th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Keep People Questioning


Someone wrote…

I like to dress very androgynously, and like to keep people questioning if I’m male or female. I would feel very flattered if someone mistook me for a male, and I would feel understanding if someone mistook me for female, but anyone who straight up said “You are a man” or “You are a woman”, would make me feel uncomfortable.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 13th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Cover Up


Someone wrote…

I hear transphobic comments from my co-worker’s and management weekly. HR doesn’t have sensitivity training, so I feel like I have no recourse.

My boss doesn’t understand that the things he says and does could be offensive. And I feel like corporate management is trying cover it up; I suggested some changes (that were also suggested last year by another Trans* employee) and they were dismissed out of hand, I then received a pay cut.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 9th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Demigender


Someone wrote…

Today I found the word demigender, and for the first time in years I feel visible.

I never felt comfortable being called a girl. A lot of typical girly things make me uncomfortable, and cutting off my hair was the most liberating experience in my life. But I have never been able to reject the girl label either, because there are parts of me that are undeniably girl.

So demigender. There it is. Its perfect.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 7th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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All These Things


Someone wrote…

Gender……
Scary. Complicated. Stupid. Important. Painful.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 5th, 2016 at 08:00 am

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To Strive For


Someone wrote…

Gender is always shifting, even if it isn’t noticed throughout history by everyone. Trends, attraction, personality.
What was considered feminine ten years ago is a sign of masculinity now. Who we can love, and who we can be; that has become something we are allowed to strive for now.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 3rd, 2016 at 08:00 am

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Living in a Cage, or Living in Pain


Someone wrote…

Should I?

Who should I tell? Should I tell anyone?

If I tell them, I’ll be able to live the way I want. I won’t have to hide anymore. I could just be who I am and open up this bonds I’m trapped in. I will be free to express myself, to be me. But telling them would just mean I would have more room to move, there is no guarantee everyone will understand. Some people will hate me for who I am. I will either be seen as something people should cherish, or should throw away. Not someone, something. The cage will just get bigger, it would not go away.

If I don’t tell them, I could just carry out my life in a cage. I’ll be able to live a life, but the cage would always be there. It would follow me around, becoming chains. Becoming tighter with each passing second until the pain becomes unbearable. I will be seen as normal, but I would be the one hurting myself. I would resent myself for not escaping when I had the key.

Tell me, which is better? Living in cage, or living in pain.

Tell me, should I?

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on March 1st, 2016 at 08:00 am

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