Today is the hearing of HB 454 in Ohio, a blanket ban on gender affirming care for trans youth under age 18. …

If there’s one thing I learned from it, it’s that we should be gentle with ourselves and each other as we navigate this hellscape together. — Content notes: discussion of conversion therapy/practices, murder/transphobic hate crimes, suicide, parental transphobia, and insensitivity regarding detransition. Some links include misgendering of trans youth or references to incest and childhood sexual abuse.

Generally it’s transphobia. Sometimes it’s fear. — Note: I’m defining retransitioning here as someone who stopped transitioning, whether medically, socially or legally, and then later resumed. Content warnings: references to domestic violence, homophobic assault, addiction, and thoughts of suicide. This post would not be possible without the love of my husband, whose pronouns are she/her and with…

Content notes: ableism, transphobia, racism Author notes: updated 12/23/2021 I have a complicated relationship with my body. It’s this short, weird little thing that doesn’t quite seem to work right. The joints clatter and pop in and out. Sometimes it can walk fine. Other times there’s a bit of a…

These international networks will destroy trans health care as we know it. — Content note: This post and several of its links involve several sensitive topics, including but not limited to transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and childhood sexual abuse. They’ve been added as evidence of the connections between groups. Read with caution and take care of yourself as needed. On December 1st, the landmark…