If you think anybody in the context of this essay about a months-old and forgotten twitter hashtag wished physical harm of any kind upon JK Rowling, your poor reading comprehension skills are either highly concerning for an adult human -- or -- more likely, you aren't here in good faith…

Later this year I will become 35 years old. I came out as trans during pride season several years ago when I was about 27, and before that, I came out as generically queer when I was about 17. It seems that in just a few more years after I…

I recently had a commenter on one of my JK Rowling-related essays ask me: “[…] didn’t you fans ever notice no queer characters? None. In — what? — seven books? And people are ambushed by her being transphobic? I’d have been astonished if she weren’t.” There’s kind of a lot…

When I first encountered these terms, Assigned sex" applied more to intersex people, while "assigned gender" applied more to transgender people. Recently I've seen intersex individuals use the term "Coercively assigned _gender/sex_ at birth" to alleviate any confusion between the terms, given that there is a pretty big difference between…

Drag was, in fact, created by trans women of color and continues to be an art form that features tons of trans and nonbinary performers. By virtue of there simply being more cis people in existence, more of them do drag, but they often learn of their craft from trans…

Last weekend, Proud Boys charged into a San Francisco library to criticize, harass, and intimidate participants in a drag queen story hour — including children, parents, and performers. Taunts of “it’s sexual!” as well as “tr*nny” and “pedophile” were shouted as the men stormed the building, causing attendants to fear…

How the Dunning Kruger Effect applies to TERF ideology — The internet is, objectively, one of the greatest resources of the modern digital age. Conversely, our culture’s practically unlimited access to knowledge has some counter-intuitive drawbacks. Information runs wild in digital spaces like Twitter, Reddit, and other such online forums, with seemingly factual claims made often without any accountability. American…

Something I likely don’t have to tell you is that being trans on the internet is wild. We are constantly attacked at random, with debates about our existence sparking up wherever we are mentioned. I’ve seen transphobic discourse pop up in meme groups, in comments sections, in live video feeds…

Strongly held concerns over trans-affirming healthcare cannot eclipse the necessity of care — Much of the false concern over trans kids (and trans healthcare in general) is founded on ignorance, outrage, and moral panic. Meanwhile, the process for any gender-affirming care is often fiercely gatekept. In many parts of the US, for instance, we have to prove our transness, receive letters from providers…