In Strict Father ideology, you’ll never be happy until you first do as told — Strict Fathers vs Nurturant Parents The biggest lie I heard from progressive politics is one you probably heard, too. If only the other side knew the facts, they would understand. If only they saw our pain, they would stop. Bull****. Those are two lies, and they both mean the same thing: for some people, facts…

You’re not ready for this booby trap — Who framed Jessica Rabbit as sexual? asexuality: n. A sexual orientation where a person doesn’t experience sexual attraction towards anyone. — The Asexuality Handbook My biggest question when watching the new Chip ‘N Dale movie from Disney+ wasn’t whether it would be good. …

Surviving trans conversion therapy, escaping my family’s cult, and finally breaking free from the seduction guru I used to idolize — First I was a girl, then I was a boy, then I was me. First I was a girl It’s hard to accept just how much I’ve forgotten. How much I CHOSE to forget. How much I had to forget if I wanted to survive. But memories, like emotions, don’t exist independently. They’re as interwoven…

Is that a ****ing hobbit?! — A once-promising pianist returns for a comeback performance, only to be the target of a sniper who will kill him if he plays one wrong note (Wikipedia). Grand Piano (2013), starring Elijah Wood of Lord of the Rings fame, is in an under-the-radar thriller perfect for anyone who thought the…

Transition, like recovery, depends on the little things — Are you ready to take twelve essential steps to your transition? 12-step programs saved my life, and each night, they return me to sanity. Who knew they could also help me complete my transition? My most dangerous drug I don’t drink, and I’m an atheist, so my first sponsor had to adapt the program in a few ways. They had no idea how far I’d…

Think about this for a moment: Why would you ever choose to become someone you wouldn’t feel excited to meet? — F*** Yeah! (exclamation, informal): the subtle-but-persistent enthusiasm for the process of transition Note: this article is a playful (yet insightful!) homage to the original article F*** Yes by Mark Manson Question #1: How much of your transition is about making others see you the way you wish you saw yourself?

A year in transition — It’s been a year now since the surgery that changed my life The problem with hormone blockers is that they only do half the job. As a trans woman with a certain medical background, testosterone still flowed freely throughout my body. The blockers just prevented my body from responding to the wrong hormones. Well, from mostly responding to them. And mostly only…

I lost myself to the music, equally lost in the romance I was sharing with my wife — until she started laughing — “You look just like Elaine from Seinfeld.” If she meant I was as cool as Elaine at her coolest, I’d have said heck yeah. But she meant my dancing looked like a chicken trying to **** an aardvark. You know, just like Elaine in that episode of Seinfeld. I didn’t…

The Alien franchise is extremely queer and pro-trans — Jaws in Space. Truckers in Space. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in Space. The Gayest Damn Movies You’ll Ever See…in Space! There Are Actually TWO Trans Characters In Alien (1979) Thanks to a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it screen readout in Aliens (1986) of the people who died in Alien (1979), a lot of people are already familiar with the first trans character.