Tag Archives: transgender

Guest Post: Trans Perspective on DSM-V Changes Regarding Gender Dysphoria

I’m not the only queer in my family and I’m not the only trans person either.  This is a piece written by a family member, Jesse, on the recent change to the DSM-V regarding gender dysphoria.  It’s no longer classified … Continue reading

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TDOR: Transgender Day of Remembrance

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and I invite everyone to take a moment to remember and honor the trans* and gender non-conforming people who have died due to violence and intolerance.  I include gender non-conforming because transphobia isn’t limited … Continue reading

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Suburban Butch Dad Report: Travelling While Trans, Family Edition

It’s the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday (US edition) and my family will be travelling next week.  It will mark the first time I’ve flown since February, which is weird considering how friendly the skies and I have become during … Continue reading

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On Preferred Pronouns, My Answer has Changed

Our custom at Pizza Klatch is to start our lunch time support with check ins.  Checking in involves saying your first name, your preferred gender pronouns and sharing a high and a low from the previous week. When it was … Continue reading

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This Week’s Shout Outs

 This is the first of what I hope is a series of posts calling attention to blogs, organizations, events and opportunities including or specifically for butch, trans*, genderqueer, gender non-conforming and transmasculine identified people. 1. Trans / Post Exhibition:  Calling trans*, … Continue reading

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Reviewing: Roving Pack by Sassafras Lowrey

Roving Pack, by Sassafras Lowrey ‘Roving Pack’  is set in an underground world of homeless queer teens.  The stories follow the daily life of Click, a straight-edge transgender kid searching for community, identity, and connection amidst chaos. As the stories unfold, … Continue reading

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Trans News promotional, Packer Giveaway Contest!!

Something new in Trans News?  Why yes…. Trans News is a transsexual and transgender news source with a twist: all of our crowdsourced content is 100% trans positive news. To help publicize Transguys is hosting a packer giveaway contest on their … Continue reading

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Something We Don’t Talk About Much: Scuzzy Cock

There’s something I don’t see talked about much, probably because other people have better sense than I do.  The topic of discussion is grungy old cocks. Sometimes the cure to grungy cock syndrome is to drop it in a pot … Continue reading

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Genderqueer week(s) in review

A collection of gender related happenings in recent days and weeks. gender at work At the office, along with making magic happen with 1s and 0s, I’ve been involved in an agonizing process called:  get the next contract.  There have … Continue reading

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Climbing out of the Sink Hole of Self-Doubt

I had one of those days yesterday. One of those days when I question myself and my identity.  I fell prey to an old envy, the envy I sometimes feel when I find out a butch or genderqueer friend has … Continue reading

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