A reader writes: “I am trying to think ahead on an awkward situation. I have the use of an STP (stand-to-pee device) down and have been using the men’s room for quite a while now. “I have yet been in a situation where I have had to hit the head with my father or brothers, [...]
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Ask Matt: Peeing with Pop
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged bodies, family, gender roles, masculinity, privacy, restrooms, trans men on December 5, 2011 | 19 Comments »
Ask Matt: Partners and Personal Questions
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged activism, bodies, privacy, relationships, sex, trans men on October 10, 2011 | 33 Comments »
A reader writes: “I met my boyfriend last year during Vagina Monologue auditions and was curious about the obvious man in the room interloping our feminist space. After we were introduced, our friendship grew, as did my love for him and my understanding of what it means to transition. “My boyfriend is open about his [...]
Ask Matt: Teaching Teachers About Trans Issues
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged discrimination, education, privacy, trans education, transition, transphobia on October 3, 2011 | 15 Comments »
A reader writes: “I will be talking and teaching teachers about being transgender and working with them to create a safer school climate and a respectful school climate. This particular school is getting its first trans boarding student. Several teachers have asked about the other students, as in, ‘They should be told that the new [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Redirecting the Conversation
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged being out, coming out, community, family, privacy, transition on June 6, 2011 | 4 Comments »
A reader writes: “As someone who is beginning my physical transition from female to male, I’ve experienced a long buildup in terms of coming out to friends and family, figuring out where my support will come from, explaining my process and answering questions. “Although my transition is important to me and a huge part of [...]
Creepy Things About the Internet
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged being out, being trans, Internet, privacy on April 15, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The Internet has been an incredible boon to trans people, offering support, information, and friendship that was not always available in the past, especially to those in small towns or isolated areas. It has allowed trans people to know that they are not alone and has provided hundreds of ways to connect with others. It [...]
Being a Non-Private Person
Posted in Observations, tagged being out, being trans, privacy on February 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Is privacy a thing of the past? The Internet has certainly made it seem so. Everything you post, from your Facebook status to a blog to a tweet, will probably be up and available for eternity, long after anyone — including you — knows or cares. But how much information do people really want to [...]
The Persecution of Mayor Eric Brewer
Posted in Commentary, News, tagged crossdressing, Eric Brewer, gender expression, politics, privacy on October 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At first, I wasn’t going to write about this unfortunate situation, because the circumstances surrounding it are just so tawdry and despicable, but it makes me so angry that I am going to say a “few” words. Apparently, there are photographs circulating that are allegedly of Eric Brewer, the mayor of East Cleveland, in a [...]
Speaking of Surgery: To Tell or Not to Tell
Posted in Commentary, Information, News, tagged being out, bodies, privacy, surgery, transition, transsexual on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I read an article the other day featuring Dr. Marci Bowers, an internationally recognized surgeon in Trinidad, Colorado, who works with transsexual people. This is probably one of the few things FOXNews has put out there that actually reflects their slogan — fair and balanced. But one thing Dr. Bowers is quoted as saying caught [...]
Dan Savage: Transsexual People and Our Past
Posted in Commentary, tagged bodies, coming out, Dan Savage, privacy, transition, transsexual on August 17, 2009 | 17 Comments »
I may not always agree with Dan Savage, but I love his advice column. And I was interested in his very to-the-point response to a recent letter. The question was: Do “post-op” trans people have an obligation to tell their lovers “that they were once the other sex”? Savage’s answer was: Yes. I’ve never particularly [...]
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In the Press: When is it Okay to ID a Person as Trans?
Posted in Commentary, tagged being trans, headlines, privacy, transgender, transsexual on July 16, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I swear, trans people are doing so many things today that we are constantly in the headlines – literally. “Transgender woman robs a bank,” “Transgender man robs a bank” (usually the same story), “Transgenders protest new law” (those “transgenders” – always out of control), “Transsexual people go to grocery store, shop for food” (anything counts [...]
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