All Entries Tagged With: "ftm"
Thinking Out Loud: If We’re Going to Wear Men’s clothes, Let’s Do it Right
By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT– I have a problem with lesbians in ties. I don’t have a problem with lesbians with short hair (I’ve got short hair), big clunky boots (those too), tattoos (yep), excess facial hair (no comment) or even drag kings (I’m not cocky enough). I’m not talking about FTM transsexuals either – [...]
Doctor’s Office: What to Expect When You Are Transgender
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– Everyone needs to go to the doctor for their physical well-being. We need to have whatever’s in our bodies checked out, and, if there are problems, deal with them. Here are some glimpses into the transgender patient’s experience at the doctor’s office. About 10 years ago, I remember some girls [...]
Fried-Oppenheim Case: When transphobia arrives, we’re all on trial
By: Tynan Power*/TRT Columnist– In February, my community was gripped by the unfolding trial of David Fried-Oppenheim, founder of a popular local performing arts center. Fried-Oppenheim, a cisgender man, was charged with multiple counts of child rape, stemming from a sexual relationship that began when the victim, now 20, was only 14. The jury convicted [...]
Stretching those tired gender boxes and defining “men” and “women”
By: Tynan Power/TRT Columnist* Before I transitioned, I struggled mightily with what it “meant” to change genders. Although I had felt that I was male from before I had words to express it, I also had come to understand — and articulate — the ways that society constructs ideas of gender. Those little boxes created [...]
