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·2 days agoTrans Journey Days 265: Solid aftercare plan, because I realized, like, just…I have Fridays off (or claim to), and after my fortnightly therapy session on Fridays, I watch Critical Role. I guess that could be…Transgender1 min readPhoto by EVREN AYDIN on UnsplashTrans Journey Days 265: Solid aftercare plan, because I realized, like, just…----3
Published in T-Day and Beyond·2 days agoTrans Journey Days 264: I found my aftercare and now I’m drunk…Coffee tequila is 100% definitely my happy lol juice. And thank goodness for Grammarly as I write this.Transgender1 min readPhoto by thom masat on UnsplashTrans Journey Days 264: I found my aftercare and now I’m drunk…----5
Published in T-Day and Beyond·4 days agoTrans Journey Days 262/263: Not existing right now. I’m in post-editing sub-drop…That post-stage, after writing a book (or in this case, editing 12k in two days), feels very much like sub-drop.Transgender1 min readPhoto by Iluha Zavaley on UnsplashTrans Journey Days 262/263: Not existing right now. I’m in post-editing sub-drop…----3
Published in T-Day and Beyond·6 days agoAre Muscles Stealing my Braining or was it the 12k Words?Reflecting on my transition journey this week — WEEK 37 CHECK-IN: Trans Life Past: Ok, uni is done for a few weeks. Now is the time to create some better habits while I have the time. And it’s time to pull out the big guns! Did I create better habits and did I pull out the big guns? Well, I feel…Transgender4 min read
Published in T-Day and Beyond·6 days agoTrans Journey Days 260/261: I exist and I did a thing! OMG…I finished the edit of TAKING THE FIELD!Transgender1 min readCover designs by BookSmith Designs, copyright owned by authorTrans Journey Days 260/261: I exist and I did a thing! OMG…----5
Published in T-Day and Beyond·Jun 17Trans Journey Days 259: Mo’ muscle, mo’ muscle! But also, ow!Calling on my trans masc peeps on T? Do you feel like you have random bruises — like, tender spots? I feel like I’ve been kicked in the…Transgender1 min readPhoto by Marwan Ahmed on UnsplashTrans Journey Days 259: Mo’ muscle, mo’ muscle! But also, ow!----3
Published in Queerly Trans·Jun 17Pride Month Calls for Proud Fiction#13 The Quintessentials — Queerly Trans: Because trans does not equal straight!Transgender4 min read