Tag: Theme: Transgenderism
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Looking For 🍑🍆💦: A Beginner’s Guide to Grindr for Trans Men

Repost from Medium, originally published November 2022, which is why I look so young and fresh-faced in the pictures, unlike today. Evidently I missed this one in my original porting over. Approaching Grindr (and cruising culture) as a trans man. As a trans man I’ve been using Grindr for years, and especially in the past year…
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I Am Bad Representation

And I could not care less. Yesterday, I went to my GP and got my testosterone injection administered. It’s an intramuscular injection generally administered to my backside, where the fattier, softer flesh makes the intramuscular penetration of the needle less painful, and also gives it space to settle in the flesh and slowly be assimilated into…
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I’m in the mood for a queer movie…

Some queer movie recs to enjoy this weekend. Got no plans for the weekend? Want to just chill? In the mood to stay inside with the windows open, the sun streaming in, and a fun queer movie on whilst you bedazzle your jeans and stud your sunglasses in preparation for Pride? Here are some recs to…
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The Joy of Trans Creation

On the liberty of making unapologetically transgender art. Originally published in Prism & Pen. For me as a child, there was no real transgender representation around me. Transfeminine characters were exciting when I saw them, even though they were frequently the butt of jokes, highly sexualised, or the targets of violence from the narratives they…
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As a Trans Man, Why Do Doctors Always Want to Get Me Pregnant?

I’m so tired of fielding questions about my “lost” fertility Photo by Pixabay via Pexels. I can’t tell you how often I am asked this question by any medical professional. I mention that I’m on testosterone, have been on T for years. This script goes forward even with my endocrinologists. DOCTOR, with a pinched look on…
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Questions You Wish You Could Ask A Gay Transgender Man

A tongue-in-cheek take on cisgender people’s frequently asked questions. the pride progress flag by daniel quasar Are you a man or a woman? I’m a man. But it’s confusing. How do I know if you’re really a man or a woman? Great question. So when I said, “I’m a man,” that can generally be interpreted to…