2010

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Poem: Mirror

By tonyftm on September 25, 2010

I look into the mirror, but what do I see?
Do I see the beautiful young girl everyone wants me to be?
Or do I see the handsome young man, I know that I am?
Look past this beautiful mask and see the fragile, easily broken shell that I’ve become to be.
I’m scared of everything, but most of [...]

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Coming Out To Your Family

By tonyftm on September 11, 2010

I’ve decided to come out to my family tomorrow. I’m scared, but at the same time I can’t keep this secret to myself anymore. I want them to love me for me, and even though i’ve joked with the idea and they told me they couldn’t imagine me as a boy, I think they’ll except [...]

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How I have felt in my body: A brief history

By Fluidity on August 3, 2010

I come from a place of not feeling comfortable in a female body.
The time that I remember feeling uncomfortable in my own body, I think, started around puberty, when I was developing. I developed later than most other girls, but when I finally did, I tried to deny the changes that were occurring in my body [...]

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GenderQueer in the Midwest: Mini-Documentary

By MidwestGenderQueer on January 14, 2010

Mini-documentary about Midwest trans activist, JAC Stringer: by Hunter Stuart at Stuart Productions

The Midwest is crawling with queers. Not because of any strong presence but in the more literal sense. Queers are crawling because we do not have the space to stand up. We do not have the resources that would enable us to live full, [...]

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Drag History Month: No boys allowed? Or is it no girls?

By MidwestGenderQueer on January 7, 2010

Apparently January is the 2nd annual National Drag History Month. A month-long event that “salutes the richness of drag culture and pays tribute to the courageous queens & kings who have fought for equality while inspiring, educating & entertaining us all.” Sounds cool right? But when you click the link you may feel the same [...]

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