Published in Prism & Pen·PinnedTERF Wars and Trans ErasureAdapted from an academic paper on the radical feminism erasure of the transgender community in Australia — Disclaimer: The following article is adapted from a paper written by the author submitted to Swinburne University for subject SOC10004 in part towards the award of a Bachelor’s Degree in Media and Communications. I re-injected my personality here because, yeah, I have opinions! CW: Academic representation of TERFy ideologies.LGBTQ11 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedAbout Me — KP-the-WriterPodcaster, writer, and queer, oh my — Don’t miss any of my articles or the other great articles on Medium. Get UNLIMITED ACCESS for $5/month! This is an affiliate link and if you use it, you help feed an author so that they can keep writing! Thank you! ❤ ❤ ❤ My Medium Catalog Who is this…About Me7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedTrans Ask: My Newly Out Trans Friend is UnbearableWhy are they making being trans their whole identity? — Disclaimer: I completely stole the idea for this article and even the title from my friend and fellow author, Kristy Westaway, with her permission and because it was too good to not. The strangest thing happened at the start of this year: seemingly out of nowhere (but boy, do we…LGBTQ7 min read
Published in T-Day and Beyond·18 hours agoNo, Nope, and Nup! Boundaries Abound and it’s About TimeReflecting on my transition journey this week — WEEK 33 CHECK-IN: Trans Life Past: I’m struggling to make works and I think it’s becaase therapy this week was so profound and deep hitting that I’m discombobulated (I love that word) and don’t really know how my week is going to pan out. I’m sick of setting goals I don’t achieve. I…Transgender4 min read
Published in T-Day and Beyond·22 hours agoTrans Journey Day 232: It fills me with so much joy every…I resisted Dungeons and Dragons because I felt it was the last step before complete geeky nerdism. I’m glad my friends made me take that…Transgender1 min readPhoto by Gian-Luca Riner on UnsplashTrans Journey Day 232: It fills me with so much joy every…----1
Published in T-Day and Beyond·1 day agoTrans Journey Day 231: I had a dream that bottom growth kicked…It’s not the first time I’ve dreamt I had a dick, not even close. In fact, in most of those dreams, it wasn’t like it was weird, it was…Transgender1 min readPhoto by Annie Spratt on UnsplashTrans Journey Day 231: I had a dream that bottom growth kicked…----1
Published in T-Day and Beyond·2 days agoTrans Journey Day 230: “You’re a glass half full kind of PERSON,”…Don’t get me wrong, I love ass. I am an ass enby. I’ve always been an ass person. Wait, I’m getting sidetracked, because ass…Transgender1 min readPhoto by Jeremy Bezanger on UnsplashTrans Journey Day 230: “You’re a glass half full kind of PERSON,”…----2
Published in T-Day and Beyond·3 days agoTrans Journey Day 229: Logan Silkwood got me thinking, because he does…What could I have been doing now, if my egg cracked earlier? Or, if I wasn’t aggressively gendered into the expectation of how I should…Transgender1 min readPhoto by Daniel Wiadro on UnsplashTrans Journey Day 229: Logan Silkwood got me thinking, because he does…----4
Published in T-Day and Beyond·4 days agoTrans Journey Day 228: I passed 10k steps and my Fitbit didn’t…Yep, I walked…. hang on, let me check with Strava.Transgender1 min readPhoto by Arturo Castaneyra on UnsplashTrans Journey Day 228: I passed 10k steps and my Fitbit didn’t…----4
Published in Queerly Trans·5 days agoQuintessential Call for Queerly Trans Representation#11 The Quintessentials — Queerly Trans: Because trans does not equal straight!Transgender4 min read