Ask a Transwoman: Am I Trans?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Dear Lorelei, I’ve known since I was nine years old that I didn’t want breasts. I went through puberty very young….
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Ask a Transwoman: A Moment of Choice: Knowing When It’s Time to Transition
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— One of the most frequent questions I, or any trans person, gets asked is, “When did you know you were a…
Ask a Transwoman: A Transwoman’s Review of “Transparent”
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I’ve just finished watching the new Amazon Originals pilot “Transparent” for the second time. The first time I watched, I was…
Ask a Transwoman: What Should I Call All of Us? Using Language in Flux
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This month I thought it would be a good idea to talk about words. I thought I’d give you a little…
Ask a Transwoman: Allies’ Value & How to be Helpful in the Fight for Trans* Rights
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Lorelei, What can I do if I want to work for trans* issues/rights? I’ve been thinking about trans* concerns today, especially…
Ask a Transwoman: On Grandmothers, Granddaughters & Being Trans: A Tribute to my Nana
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— To some extent it’s always been the aim of my writing, as well as my activism, to personalize transgender people, to…
Ask a Transwoman: Etiquette & Power of Names – Handling the Uncomfortable
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– Hi Lorelei, I had this happen to me in Boston last week. I had a woman who I hadn’t seen in…
Ask A Transwoman: A rose by any other name … is whatever she says it is!
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– If you were talking to someone and in the conversation they referenced your old birth/boy name (several times), what would you…
Ask a Transwoman: The search for understanding, Part I of II
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist- I have (a question) that I am asked all the time by straight and gay people. “I have read and heard…
Ask a Boston Transwoman: Moving Forward from the Bombing, Becoming Stronger
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– As I’m writing this column, I am sitting in the midst of a news storm. I have some things to say,…
Ask A Trans Woman: The Hidden Complexities Of Being Trans And Closeted On Halloween
Transgender People & Halloween, There’s Just More To It By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— If you’re reading this column, there’s a better than even chance you…
Ask A Trans Woman: Where Have I Been?
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— If you’re a regular reader of this column, you may have noticed that it has been absent for a couple of…
Ask A Trans Woman: We Are Under Attack & This Is How We Win
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— (Note: This was the final reading copy of the speech I gave at the 2019 Boston Dyke March.) Sisters and siblings,…
Ask A Trans Woman: Importance Of Face-To-Face Interactions
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— I recently received this question from an old friend of mine. Community. It’s incredibly important. But then, I doubt I need…
Ask A Trans Woman: Thoughts From A Gender-Affirming Vacation In Florida
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This column isn’t about anything, necessarily or rather, I’m not trying to make a particular point. Anyway, part of this whole…
Ask A Trans Woman: I am Trans And I’m Actually Really Happy About It
Being Trans is synonymous with happiness to me, most of the time By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— For the last few months, with everything going on…
Ask A Trans Woman: The Next Step—We The People, Re-United As One
By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— It’s one of the quirks of working for a monthly paper that often I need to step outside the constantly churning,…
Ask A Trans Woman: Thinking About Identity – Who I Am & Who I Am To You
The Self, My Identity And What It Means To The Recipients By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Identity. Who are we? Who do we tell people we…
Ask A Trans Woman: Answering Questions From Around The World
The columnist “Ask a Trans Woman” piece and some personal Q’s from an Indian reader By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— One of the more interesting parts…
Ask a Trans Woman: Celebrating My Transition and Remembering Where It Started
What surrounded me as I was in the midst of celebrating my transition By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— As I sit here writing this column, it…
Ask a Trans Woman: This Pride Season, What Are You Marching For?
Remembering the roots of Pride By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— Pride season is officially here. As I write this, I’m fresh off of marching in the…
Ask A Trans Woman: Questions I Want & Don’t Want To Be Asked
These are not all bad, but as a trans woman I don’t appreciate them By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist– “What’s one question you wish people would…
Ask a Trans Woman: The Risks and Rewards of Coming Out as Trans
Coming Out means different things for different folks, and circumstances change constantly By: Lorelei Erisis*/TRT Columnist— This morning with a column looming and a brain…