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: Different Venues, Different Genders
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged coming out, gender, gender expression, restrooms, transition on September 12, 2011 | 10 Comments »
A reader writes: “I identify as a transgender man, and I want to move toward living as my true self – as a man – full time and in all situations. This movement is complicated by my choice not to have surgery or hormones – because of risk and expense, because I was on psychiatric [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Blind and Trans
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged being trans, community, gender expectations, gender expression, LGBT, masculinity, restrooms on June 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am a blind trans guy and want to know about the things I need to know that I can’t just observe men doing. I heard that there’s a time to hug someone and a time not to, and that these things are different for men. Can you explain this? “Also, how [...]
Ask Matt Monday: To Smile or Not To Smile
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged femininity, gender expectations, gender expression, gender roles, masculinity, restrooms on May 9, 2011 | 22 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’m in the very early stages of female-to-male transition and wonder if smiling should be among the mannerisms I’m trying to change. I know that many men smile. For me smiling didn’t come naturally, however, and because of certain circumstances, I associate it with femininity and internalized transphobia. “When I was a [...]
‘Non’ is the ‘Op’-erative Word
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged bodies, identity, language, restrooms, surgery, transsexual on April 28, 2011 | 47 Comments »
I was presenting on a trans panel recently, and the facilitator asked each of us to introduce ourselves and say a little about ourselves, including whether we were pre-op, post-op, or non-op. Although I was slightly taken aback, I simply waited my turn and explained that I don’t identify myself by my operations. I have [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Comments on the Maryland McDonald’s Assault
Posted in Ask Matt, Commentary, Observations, tagged crime, discrimination, hate crimes legislation, Internet, legal, restrooms, transphobia on April 25, 2011 | 17 Comments »
A few people have asked me what I think about the brutal attack on a trans woman by two other women at a McDonald’s near Baltimore, Maryland, last week. A McDonald’s employee filmed the attack, and the video is all over the Internet. If you have not yet seen it, beware – it is quite [...]
Five Trans Tips for the Service Industry
Posted in Advice, Information, Observations, tagged etiquette, gender, gender expression, restrooms on August 26, 2010 | 17 Comments »
For people in the service industry, such as clerks, wait staff, and other service professionals, dealing with the public on a constant basis can be difficult enough. Add confusion over gender into the mix, and you’ve got a recipe for a really bad day. Not only that, but sometimes you can make or break your [...]
Straight People, Non-Trans People: Don’t Flatter Yourselves!
Posted in Commentary, News, tagged bodies, DADT, legal, politics, restrooms, sexual orientation on July 15, 2010 | 12 Comments »
The bathroom issue for trans people is a constant battle. People in every tiny municipality or obscure workplace are duking it out just to decide if trans people should have the same right to use the facilities as everyone else does. What are we going to be doing in there? What are we going to [...]
LGBT Groups and Citizens to Demand Action on ENDA
Posted in Information, News, tagged activism, bodies, discrimination, employment, ENDA, gender expression, legal, politics, restrooms on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Various LGBT groups and private citizens will hold a press conference today at noon ET in Washington, D.C., to demand that Congress take action on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), according to a press release issued by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). Other groups represented will be the National Gay and Lesbian Task [...]
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Prison Without Education Serves No One
Posted in Commentary, tagged crime, legal, restrooms, transphobia on September 15, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Teonna Monae Brown was just sentenced to five years in prison for the brutal beating of Chrissy Lee Polis, a trans woman, at a McDonald’s restaurant in Rosedale, Maryland. The sentence was actually ten years, with five years suspended, plus three years probation after the sentence is served. Some trans activists think the sentence is [...]
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