South Carolina has implemented a book ban on books not “age or developmentally appropriate” that is intended to target books that challenge right-wing extremist thought. I.E. books about race, gender, sexuality, reproductive health, abuse, rape, and similar themes.
Today, Nebraska’s governor signed a “Women’s Bill of Rights” executive order, making it the second state to do so (Oklahoma beat them to it). What do you think belongs in a Women’s Bill of Rights? If you guessed transphobia, and nothing else, you would get along with the governor. Let’s look at this order and imagine what an real Women’s Bill of Rights might look like.
You did what your majority party is known for: you took a complicated problem and simplified it to fit your ideology. As a post-op trans woman, I don’t usually question my gender, and it hasn’t come up in my home state or any of my travels when I’ve used the bathroom — I have long used the appropriate bathroom. But now, thanks to Florida’s hard work, Florida has determined I should pee and shower — vulva, breasts, and all —as a man.
Here’s the letter I’d send you.
A while ago, I mentioned to another trans person, in passing, that I did not medically transition for sexual reasons. As someone who was transitioning in large part to have sex in ways that matched her gender, she was kind of shocked: why would another woman go through all of this, if it wasn’t about sex?
Continue reading “What Do You Mean It Isn’t About Sex?”I‘m preparing to travel for business. As a trans woman, it’s not just flight delays and lost luggage I’ll be thinking about.
Let’s walk through the process of a hypothetical business trip, from the perspective of a US-based business woman (of trans experience) who needs to fly to a meeting. I’ll be your tour guide today, and I’ll point out some of the ways that being a trans woman can add stress to the process. I ask that you play along with me, by putting yourself in the position of a trans woman for this trip.
Continue reading “Occasional Travel Required”
Gendered Thoughts 