An Incomplete History of Trans Immortality
I wanted a different history, which would have ensured a different future
Jun 29 - Zeyn Joukhadar
Both/And
essays
In My Worst Nightmares My Father Transitions
She apologizes for all the vitriol she flung at me, crying thick tears through false eyelashes
Jun 22 - Kaia Ball
Both/And
I Can See My Future Through the Haze of My Grief
I didn’t recognize myself as a person who had outlived their sister
Jun 15 - 12:41
Both/And
Long Live the New Flesh
My affinity for body horror helped me realize I could be reborn as my true self
Jun 8 - H.P. Cilgin
Both/And
I Chose Life and a Second Adolescence
I bore the weight of being a Chinese boy remarkably well considering that I was actually a girl
Jun 1 - Summer Tao
Both/And
I’m a Nonbinary Chinese American Who Co-Parents With My Trans Partner
I worry about the impact trans-competent healthcare bans will have on our teens
May 25 - Ching-In Chen
Both/And
Masculinity Is the Soft and Vulnerable Thing Inside Me
If anything was poisoning me, it was the mantle of womanhood that was forced upon me
May 18 - Jonah Wu
Both/And
I’m a Transgender Scientist and I See Myself in “Frankenstein”
My unmarked body allows the world to see me as both doctor and monster
May 11 - Fayth Tan
Both/And
As a Black Trans Man, I Refuse to Be Pathologized
Forced disclosure in medical settings makes trans people vulnerable to inadequate medical care
May 4 - Stacy Nathaniel Jackson
Both/And
I Am a Man, but I Am Not
The durian doesn’t feel shame and neither will I
Apr 27 - M Jesuthasan
Both/And
I Found Black Trans Liberation in the Faith of My Ancestors
Ancient African religious practice showed me I was ready to stand in my truth
Apr 20 - Leo D. Martinez
Both/And
I’ve Been Conditioned to Slay if I Want to Live
As trans women of color, my sisters and I constantly side-step the gap between glamor and death
Apr 13 - DENNY
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