Celebrating the Trans Rights Read-A-Thon
The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual event from March 21-31, ending on Trans Day of Visibility. It is both a call to action to read and support trans books as well as a decentralized fundraiser for trans organizations. At FORGE, we were inspired to talk about...
Reflections on Eating Disorders and Trauma
Transcript: Hello, everyone. This is Ryan Sallans, and this vlog that I'm providing is "Reflections on Eating Disorders and Trauma." I hope that this can assist those that are currently struggling, or those that have family or friends that are struggling with...
Not everything is strength training
Keep pushing. Just push through. Fake it til you make it. No pain, no gain. Phew. There are a lot of messages I’ve gotten throughout my life that have tried to tell me that the only way to learn, to grow, and quite frankly to exist, is to always be striving, trying...
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Video Games and Trans Survival
Quiet moments with food sizzling on the stove. Reading a book to learn carpentry. Tailoring clothes. This is how I spend most of my time while playing Project Zomboid, a post-apocalyptic survival game, whenever I’m not frantically fighting off the mob. Unless I’m...
Image-Based Abuse and Trans Communities
What is image-based abuse? A recent study from the American Sunlight Project found that about 1 in 6 congresswomen have been the victims of sexually explicit “deepfakes.” Deepfakes are AI-generated images that appear real, and are often difficult to differentiate...
A short guide to feeling your feelings by someone who is not always good at feeling their feelings
At least once a day I tell someone that rumor has it feeling your feelings is good for you. I’ve read probably hundreds of books that assert that fact. I’ve experienced it myself. And yet, actually feeling my feelings is hard. Often it sucks. Sometimes it’s absolutely...