This is not about “women’s rights”. This is a witch-hunt. This is yet another move by the patriarchy to use women & trans people, and their bodies, as political tools in battles that have no scientific nor humanitarian basis: – Article in The Guardian: “House Republicans pass bill to ban trans women and girls fromContinue reading “Witch Hunt”
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Yet another reason to boycott Amazon & some other big corporations
Personally, I have been boycotting Amazon and some other big corporations for several years now. But in case anyone needed one more reason to do so, this article in LGBTQ Nation provides just that: “ Amazon has joined the slew of companies rolling back its DEI efforts in apparent celebration of Donald Trump’s “anti-woke” agenda.Continue reading “Yet another reason to boycott Amazon & some other big corporations”
2025: My Three New Year’s Resolutions
A couple weeks ago, I stated my #1 New Year’s Resolution for 2025: I’m going to allow myself to be a man — to think of myself, to feel myself, to grow into myself, to express myself as my own version of nonbinary man. So far, I have kept faithful and already been implementing thisContinue reading “2025: My Three New Year’s Resolutions”
Centennial of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the U.S.
In these dark moments, more than ever we need to remember and celebrate the accomplishments and never forget the past, so here’s an excerpt from an article in LGBTQ Nation: “ The centennial celebration of the Society for Human Rights is also the centennial of the official movement for LGBTQ+ equality in the United States. Continue reading “Centennial of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the U.S.”
A new kind of “boys night out”
Last night I went to the movie theatre (for the first time since COVID!) with one of my fellow baritone singers from the gay men’s chorus and his partner (both cis-men) and a cis-woman friend of theirs. After initial introductions and small talk, we went to get drinks & food for the show and whileContinue reading “A new kind of “boys night out””
About a foot in length
[Trigger warnings: surgical/anatomical details.] A little over three weeks ago, I had a surgical procedure to cut out & remove the Fallopian tubes from my lower abdomen (salpingectomy). Each Fallopian tube is on average between 10 – 14 cm (3.9 – 5.5 in) in length, with an external diameter of ~1 cm (~0.39 in). That’s almost half a footContinue reading “About a foot in length”
“Miss you, bro.”
“How are things going for you? Miss you, bro.” Text message that one of my cis-het male climbing buddies sent me yesterday. It is messages like this one — messages and calls and visits from friends; walks&talks, lunch or coffee/tea, and movie nights with friends; all the gestures of affection and care, all the qualityContinue reading ““Miss you, bro.””
“From Eden”
Playing in my mind this morning: “ BabeThere’s something tragic about youSomething so magic about youDon’t you agree? BabeThere’s something lonesome about youSomething so wholesome about youGet closer to me No tired sighs, no rolling eyes, no ironyNo ‘who cares’, no vacant stares, no time for me Honey, you’re familiar like my mirror years agoIdealismContinue reading ““From Eden””
Befriending my (new) body (again)
[Trigger warnings: dysphoria; scars & scar tissue.] I’m feeling tender. But more aligned with myself. The dysphoria is finally easing its grip on my mind. The surgical glue has fully come off from the three incisions on my lower abdomen: one right under my belly-button and one on each side, just above my hip bones.Continue reading “Befriending my (new) body (again)”
Protecting my boy as he steps into his own manhood
One of my closest nonbinary friends says gender is a social construct. So much of our identities in general depend on the social messaging that we get from the day we’re born. I was definitely given lots of toxic messaging as I was growing into myself — not simply for not being allowed to liveContinue reading “Protecting my boy as he steps into his own manhood”
The Little Prince and the Fox 