Posts tagged Transgender
Deciding to wear a skirt onstage in September was a personal landmark. It was the first time I had ever worn a skirt in public—and I would be doing so in front of a couple of thousand people. The skirt was a gift from a friend—it was black and leather, and it fit me great. I was worried about playing in it, unsure if it would affect the way I moved. Our set that night wasn’t our best, but it didn’t matter. I was breaking new ground. Accomplishing small goals when transitioning has a cumulative effect. The confidence you gain from reaching one carries you to the next. Face your fears, I say, but choose the right skirt to do it in.
New Documentary Focuses On The Perils Of Being A Transgender Teen
Allie is 17 and from Stuttgart, Arkansas. She’s a regular teenager in many ways — worried about what other kids in school think of her and excited about college. But she’s also transgender, and that’s made her life more difficult and challenging than most of us could imagine. “I realized I was meant to be a girl when I was a three years old,” she explains, but had to keep her identity hidden to avoid bullying and abuse.
Should Taxpayers Be Funding Sex Reassignment Surgery For Transgender People In Prison?
“Agender”: Neither Man Nor Woman, But Definitely Fabulous | The Frisky
Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace On Transitioning While Married
There are going to be a lot of things about me and my life that don’t line up. The fact that I identify as female, that my name is Laura, that I want you to call me ‘she’ or ‘her,’ but it’s all right for my daughter to call me ‘Daddy’ – that might not line up for some people, but that’s all right.
Against Me!’s Tom Gabel Comes Out As Transgender - The Frisky
