I wrote about how to write Trans Characters in a prior post here. A common follow-up question involves pronouns, such as a guide on how to use them, who uses which pronouns, and how to pronounce the gender-neutral ones. In this guide, I will have links to other trans individuals to provide a more nuanced… Continue reading Pronoun Etiquette Guide
Tag: gender identity
Clarification of Entangled Truths
In my last entry, I discussed my spiritual and/or political journey. I avoid discussion of religion a lot on this blog, mostly because I want to focus more on my writing, art, and science. However, I wanted to offer this clarification as a way to frame the context of the Entangled Truths post. After this,… Continue reading Clarification of Entangled Truths
Entangled Truths: A Journey
Entangled Truths A Journey of Hard and Important Lessons Content Note: Discussion of faith, spiritual abuse, abuse mentions, sexual assault mentions, death threats. EDIT as of 7/18/2021: I talked through the trauma of this story with my therapist, and he pointed out that the “therapy” my family drove me too in 2004-2006 was actually conversion… Continue reading Entangled Truths: A Journey
Personal Narratives
We all have our own personal story, which is how we explain to others our past and who we are. In the writings of Paul Ricoeur’s Time and narrative, volume 3 (University of Chicago Press, 1990), “narrative theory is a theory of personal identity rooted in the stories we tell about ourselves.” Think for a… Continue reading Personal Narratives
The Bullets We’ve Taken
When I was a child, I used to walk along the cracks in the pavement at recess. Carefully walking as if on a tightrope. Each step I took a vivid reminder of the fine line I walked at home and at school, where one false move and I might garner attention. Whether it was good… Continue reading The Bullets We’ve Taken
Reshaping Reality 