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A reader writes: “I’m a trans man who has been on T coming up on two years. I don’t have a sex drive. I got a slight taste of it for two weeks in the beginning, then it went away for a few months, then returned for two weeks again – but then went away [...]

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A reader writes: “My son is eighteen turning nineteen, and he just started using testosterone. He wants to look like his dad. I don’t approve of it because I’m scared that it may harm him, but his dad said he will be fine. Should I be concerned or am I just being a worried mom?” [...]

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A reader writes: “A few weeks ago I was at a trans advocacy meeting, and the guy who was currently moderating mentioned that he’d not really had trans identity on his radar until three years ago. That short amount of time struck me for some reason. “I’ve been out for eight years, and aware that [...]

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A reader writes: “I’m an author who wishes to include a trans person in her fictional writings. I fear I know little to nothing about trans people as a whole, however. “And while I believe trans people should be treated as people, I also don’t want to write a woman as cis and then claim [...]

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A reader writes: “I’m twenty-seven, but only a couple of years ago realized that I have to do something about my gender dysphoria, otherwise I’ll get too depressed and only feel more and more like I’m a guest in this body of mine. The problem is that I’m a perfectionist – too much a perfectionist. [...]

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A reader writes: “What do you think the pros and cons are on removal of ovaries and uterus? I had issues with cysts on my ovaries prior to T two years ago. Last Friday, it felt like I had a cyst rupture. So off to the doc for a PAP and an ultrasound to have [...]

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A reader writes: “I’m a cis heterosexual woman (although I have enjoyed bisexual affairs in the past, just not recently). I met a young man at work who I really like. For his privacy here, I’ll call him Clint. In February there was a company-wide meeting with Clint and HR announcing that he was going [...]

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A reader writes: “I have been transitioning for six months, and am one month on hormones, so I have not had many physical changes yet. I am out to my husband, and he has been wonderful and supportive. I am out to my professors at my college, and to most of my friends. “I am [...]

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A reader writes: “How do you ask someone out? As a trans person, is there any special advice you would give another trans person who is in love with someone (in this case, a close friend) and wants to try to confess his/her/hir feelings? “Is there anything that is different for a transperson, compared to [...]

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A reader writes: “A comment on your most recent blog post about the transphobic bisexual woman got me (re)thinking about a timeless issue. “What does it mean (for a trans man) to act womanly or female-behaving? How does one know if they are effeminate or womanly? Is it the processing of emotions that female-assigned people [...]

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