[Image: Singer-songwriter Be Steadwell performs at a black queer and trans event in Oakland, December 2016.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Ally is a Verb“, is about the need for straight cisgender allies to center queer and trans people.
Transgender issues, including nonbinary
[Image: Singer-songwriter Be Steadwell performs at a black queer and trans event in Oakland, December 2016.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Ally is a Verb“, is about the need for straight cisgender allies to center queer and trans people.
[Image: Self-portraits of Pax after one month vs five years on testosterone.]
Today’s post on Medium, “T+5“, summarizes the changes I’ve experienced in five years of testosterone therapy.
[Image: Black trans activists Joshua Allen and CeCe McDonald speak in front of a screen reading “black excellence tour”.]
Today’s post on Medium, “My Gender Is Not Binary, and Neither Are My Politics“, concerns progressives, vote-shaming, and binary thinking.
[Image: Members of the Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area attend the 2011 San Francisco Pride Parade.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Want to Support Queer and Trans People? Fix Your Churches“, is a response to the latest attack on the rights and dignity of trans people.
[Image: Shawn Demmons and Jenna Rapues speak at the San Francisco Trans Day of Visibility celebration, March 2018.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Transmasculine musings in the #MeToo era“, is about how transgender and cisgender targets of sexual abuse and harassment can acknowledge and support each other.
[Image: Screenshot from Pax’s Wikipedia user page, featuring various “Fun Facts” about them and a headshot.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Ten years a Wikipedian“, discusses the experiences and frustrations I’ve had as an editor of that encyclopedia, particularly since my gender transition. This story is for Medium members only, but non-members get three free stories a month, and my Patreon supporters get access to exclusive links to bypass the paywall.
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[Pax races across the finish line of the 2013 San Francisco Marathon. Photo by Ziggy.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Back of the pack“, is about my twenty years of (on and off) competing in road races. This story is for Medium members only, but non-members get three free stories a month, and my Patreon supporters get access to exclusive links to bypass the paywall.
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[Pax rocking a jacket and colorful tie in September 2013, the month after they came out as transgender. Photo by Ziggy.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Five years in transition“, marks five years since I first announced my gender transition. This story is for Medium members only, but non-members get three free stories a month, and my Patreon supporters get access to exclusive links to bypass the paywall.
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[Image: A performer from AsiaSF poses on the stage of the 2015 San Francisco Trans March.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Pose: Thoughts on gender, race, and identity“, explores memories and feelings I had about those issues after watching the TV series “Pose”. This story is for Medium members only, but non-members get three free stories a month, and my Patreon supporters get access to exclusive links to bypass the paywall.
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[Image: Self-portrait of Pax inspecting a vial of testosterone on the day before their first injection, January 2014.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Boy juice“, is about my history of menstruation, testosterone therapy, and dealing with the U.S. medical establishment. This story is for Medium members only, but non-members get three free stories a month, and my Patreon supporters get access to exclusive links to bypass the paywall.
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