I stopped writing last week. — I was too tired. I tried to stop doing a lot of other things this week, but those things just wouldn’t let me. They kept at me… …and they are exhausting me. I feel as exhausted as everyone with domestic politics, international politics, social polarization, Donald Trump, MAGA, Brandon, the…

I remember when I hit puberty my sex drive felt like a being hit with a baseball bat. Things around me suddenly became sexualized. It was… — I remember when I hit puberty my sex drive felt like a being hit with a baseball bat. Things around me suddenly became sexualized. It was the golden age of Playboy, Penthouse, and a multitude of smutty “men’s” magazines that helped train young men to objectify women.

I made a complaint 30 years ago. I was ignored and I was a man. — In the last five years I have become incredibly sensitive and aware of woman’s rights and the power of the patriarchy. I was both a member and a victim of it. Five years ago, I became a member of one of the most marginalized of minorities. I discovered I was…

Real life multiple choice. — This is a multiple choice test. Go ahead and take it. Choose all the answers that make sense to you Who would you trust your child with? A. A doctor? B. A priest?

The Island in this Turgid Pool of Polarizing Politics — In response to James Finn’s Prism & Pen writing prompt about standing up for LGBTQ rights against a wave of legislative attacks on the state and local level, I believe that we need to step back from reinforcing the extreme polarization that has divided the country to date. …

I am not really transgender, my sperm count is just too low. — Tucker Carlson has found the cure for gender dysphoria. He can make a cisgender male out of a transgender one by increasing their testosterone. (Wait a minute I tried that and it didn’t work…) He even went further by suggesting that if I tan my testicles I will naturally increase…

The profound impact of human touch — I find myself surrounded by a depth of emotions that had been so muted by a lifetime of gender denial. Joy, pain, tears, and smiles are all felt a new level of multi-dimensionality. It has been a long path of discovery. It all started with a simple call. I had…

“We will not let hate win.” — “We will not let hate win.” I just read a powerful article by Anna B. here on Medium: How to act like you’re angry and concerned. What acting techniques can be learned by Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro?medium.com Please read it but at the very least listen to the YouTube that Anna posted of Michigan Senator Mallory McMorrow’s response to a hateful, lying attack that accused her of being a…

The dual nature — Ever since my discovery that I was a transgender female, I have become aware of the dual nature of mirrors. There are the private mirrors. The ones we look at when we are alone. They either make you really feel very good or really bad. …