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"Let's move to the moon!"

R: This is going to sound weird, but... I'm so used to thinking of you as a lesbian that when I think of myself as male, and then I realize you're willing to sleep with me, I feel like I must be a...

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"And the person inside says nobody's home"

Ugh, got hit with a massive wave of insecurity today. I keep picturing the three of us out in the world with FutureKid, and everyone assuming that J and X are "Dad" and "Mom" and I'm a friend or...

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"I'm your biggest fan, it's true"

Last night I dreamed that it was some sort of trans pride day and I was carrying a big rainbow flag around. A cis woman mistook me for a cis guy and made some snarky look-how-hip-I-am comment about cis...

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"You can be a new man"

Someone just wrote to me asking for advice on getting started building a dapper wardrobe, and of course I have LOTS of advice. I figured I'd share it here too.Style inspiration: I love looking at...

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"Now you see me, now you don't"

I first posted this on Twitter, where lots of people have shared very kind replies. I'm posting it here too, in part so I can find that thread when I need a boost but in part because I am having a...

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"We go walking through the old world with a brand new plan"

I have been tweeting only a bit, and posting here not at all. I have some draft posts saved as text files, which is very unusual for me, but I've been too wiped out to finish any thoughts that are...

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"She stares at the ceiling and tries not to think"

Hi. It's been a while.J's job rather unexpectedly ended at the beginning of October, and he's been pounding the pavement looking for a new one (and getting lots of interviews because he's awesome). I...

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"A mixed bag"

Today Kit had their first real playdate! ( It went great! )=====Yesterday was one of those days where you have to say "Everyone is fine" before talking about how the day went. ( But don't worry,...

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"Embrace the power of 'and'"

This is a very long overdue post about gender and me.Here are the things I'm pretty sure about:* I'm part of the asterisk in "trans*". Transcendent, perhaps. Sometimes transmasculine. Certainly...

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"Home away from home"

( Selichot )( Rosh Hashanah )It's genuinely disorienting to encounter all these spaces where I don't have to educate anyone or fight to be seen for who I am. Other people have already done that work,...

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"Let's move to the moon!"

R: This is going to sound weird, but... I'm so used to thinking of you as a lesbian that when I think of myself as male, and then I realize you're willing to sleep with me, I feel like I must be a...

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Image may be NSFW.
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"Embrace the power of 'and'"

This is a very long overdue post about gender and me.Here are the things I'm pretty sure about:* I'm part of the asterisk in "trans*". Transcendent, perhaps. Sometimes transmasculine. Certainly...

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Clik here to view.

"And the person inside says nobody's home"

Ugh, got hit with a massive wave of insecurity today. I keep picturing the three of us out in the world with FutureKid, and everyone assuming that J and X are "Dad" and "Mom" and I'm a friend or...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

"I'm your biggest fan, it's true"

Last night I dreamed that it was some sort of trans pride day and I was carrying a big rainbow flag around. A cis woman mistook me for a cis guy and made some snarky look-how-hip-I-am comment about cis...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

"You can be a new man"

Someone just wrote to me asking for advice on getting started building a dapper wardrobe, and of course I have LOTS of advice. I figured I'd share it here too.Style inspiration: I love looking at...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

"Now you see me, now you don't"

I first posted this on Twitter, where lots of people have shared very kind replies. I'm posting it here too, in part so I can find that thread when I need a boost but in part because I am having a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

"We go walking through the old world with a brand new plan"

I have been tweeting only a bit, and posting here not at all. I have some draft posts saved as text files, which is very unusual for me, but I've been too wiped out to finish any thoughts that are...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

"She stares at the ceiling and tries not to think"

Hi. It's been a while.J's job rather unexpectedly ended at the beginning of October, and he's been pounding the pavement looking for a new one (and getting lots of interviews because he's awesome). I...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

"A mixed bag"

Today Kit had their first real playdate! ( It went great! )=====Yesterday was one of those days where you have to say "Everyone is fine" before talking about how the day went. ( But don't worry,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

"Home away from home"

( Selichot )( Rosh Hashanah )It's genuinely disorienting to encounter all these spaces where I don't have to educate anyone or fight to be seen for who I am. Other people have already done that work,...

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