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Nov
20
Happy International Men's Day: do I have to feel guilty now?

Happy International Men's Day: do I have to feel guilty now?

I don't get to just sit back and tell myself that my transness absolves me from working to dismantle the cisheteropatriarchy, but I also don't have to feel guilty about being a man.
7 min read
Nov
04
I finally recognise myself when I look in the mirror

I finally recognise myself when I look in the mirror

I used to wrap my arms around myself as though I was trying to physically hold myself together. Now I put my hands in my pockets and hold my head high.
5 min read
Oct
21
'I, Joan' is a celebration of trans love and trans power

'I, Joan' is a celebration of trans love and trans power

The audacity of loving yourself without cis people’s permission can get you killed, but there is so much power in loving yourself.
7 min read
Oct
07
Dear Quinn: why is the term ‘identifies as’ a problem?

Dear Quinn: why is the term ‘identifies as’ a problem?

I do not ‘identify as’ a man; I am a man. Those two little words, as innocent as they may seem, can sometimes feel like an attack on my masculinity.
5 min read
Aug
12
A person with short hair wearing an oversized purple hoodie opens the door to an all gender bathroom.

The men’s bathroom is gross, but I still want to use it

I am the transphobes' worst nightmare: a man in the women's bathroom.
5 min read
May
31
Cis men can wear skirts, but I can't

Cis men can wear skirts, but I can't

Is it weak, for me to let people take away the ‘fuck your gender roles’ power of being a guy in a skirt? I used to feel so powerful.
6 min read