There will always be men who say you’re not a real man because you love other men. There will always be gay men who say you’re not a real gay man because you were born with a uterus. There will always be trans men who say you’re not real trans man because you decided not to have surgery. There will always be people who don’t like that you don’t fit into the little boxes they’ve built around words. You know what? They can all go to hell.
(via fuckyeahmenfolk)
When Parents Reject Their Transgender Child
In my last post, I highlighted an amazing dad who supports his transgender teen daughter. Sadly, parental support is not common. Few parents have heard about transgender issues, and some react so strongly to their child’s gender nonconformity that they force their child to leave home.
I’ve wanted to know more about what life is like for these rejected children, and so I finally cracked open my copy of Cris Beam’s Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers. It’s an eye-opening peek at an experience quite different from my own.
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Hello guys, as you may have read we over here at Art of Transliness are giving away (FAAB)ULOUS t-shirts, one a week, for an entire month! To win the t-shirt just follow the directions!
WEEK 3 CONEST SUBMISSION PROMPT:
*The third week is geared toward trans* guys and SOFFAs
Make a YOUTUBE video, art piece, photo, comic, article, or poem about the people who have supported you through your gender journey OR about how you have supported your child, parent, partner, or friend (or make one response together).
This is fairly open-ended and can be interpreted in multiple ways-we just want to recognize the wonderful SOFFAs (significant others, friends, and family) that are out there and showcase the fact that loving and supportive relationships are possible for trans* guys!
In the video, written submission, or before the photo/comic/art piece say a bit about yourself, where you’re from, what you’re up to in your life, and then dive into the prompt.
To submit, post a link to the Video (not your channel), text, photo, art, etc in our submission box and we will post it asap.
Remember, the response with the most notes wins.
Deadline for accumulation of notes is 11:59pm, central time zone, June 22nd.
Good luck! Please pass this around and don’t hesitate to submit!
**As a side note, if a SOFFA wins this competition, they may choose different shirt if they are not interested in a “FAABulous” t-shirt (we will try to develop a shirt geared toward allies and SOFFAs before the end of the week).
(via lutrova)
Anonymous asked: why have you stolen the idea of trans* help?
First, “stolen” is a really ridiculously strong word. I was unaware of the existence of a site called “trans* help,” for one, and secondly, your not providing a link also made it difficult to even find it on Tumblr.
Third, I haven’t so much as reblogged one thing from Trans* Help, simply due to the fact that I was unaware of its existence up until about 2 minutes ago. That’s hardly stealing.
Not to get overly technical on you, but ideas (as you yourself put it) aren’t even subject to copyright protection under US law. The expression of them is. Have I copied Trans* Help’s layout? Taken their answers and verbatim posted them here? Is Trans* Help’s blog geared exclusively toward individuals who are questioning their gender identity?
Just by skimming the first page of that blog, the answer is no.
Furthermore, I did pose a question to the trans* community and my trans* followers to ask if a blog like this existed out there. No one once pointed me to the blog you referenced. I also don’t see how it’s a bad thing to have multiple resources for those in the trans* community. In fact, I’d love to link to other blogs that handle issues unique to this topic. I think I just might actually do that once I get this blog more up and running.
Also, the purpose of anonymous questions (at least on this blog) is to let trans* questioning individuals inquire about the trans* experience to help them come to their own conclusions as to whether or not they actually are trans*, not to let people accuse me of copyright infringement behind a veil of anonymity. It’s a lot more difficult to take you seriously as an anon than it would’ve been if you’d just posted under your actual account name.
-Nic
New blog to help raise money for the less fortunate FtMs so they can get binders/packers. Spread the word!
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http://www.transhealth.ucsf.edu/protocols
Good to pass on to trans-friendly physicians, as well as read for ourselves.
Said many times over the past five years by gay cis men. Made me feel vulnerable, invisible, and defeated. (via microaggressions)
I just… this logic blows my mind. And this sucks a lot.
(via handgrenade2)
Dear gay cis men everywhere: why aren’t you straight girls? If your answer has anything to do with penises, congratulations! You’re an ass!
(via butthunter)
(Source: microaggressions)
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
Being human. Not male. Not female. Just human.
