Choosing Trans Disabled Dignity in the Face of Prayer
I was born with cerebral palsy, a lifelong but not progressive disability that has very visible markers in how I’m able to move and use my body. There has been no shortage in the number of people who have offered to “pray for me,” since long before I had any...Starting Over and Meditating Amidst Triggers: A Pandemic Trans Survivor Interview
This blog post is part of a series of posts on trans survivors’ experiences of the pandemic. Ruby (she/they) is an agender survivor with a penchant for dissociation and playing music. They used to be a writer, and work with homeless adults in the U.S. Please describe...What’s Parental Love Got to Do with It? The Skills We Missed Out On
When we’re born, we’ve got a daunting amount of growing and learning to do. Inevitably, we’ll miss some steps along the way. One step many of us miss is learning emotional regulation. The thing about this lesson is, we don’t learn it cognitively. Our bodies have to...Finding Resilience through Mutual Aid: A Pandemic Interview with Aurora
This blog post is part of a series of posts on trans survivors’ experiences of the pandemic. Aurora (they/them) is a trans femme, genderqueer survivor punk living in the PNW, struggling towards collective liberation and creating joyous beauty. Please describe...Embodiment and Its Discontents
“Be present in your body.” It’s the opening to every yoga class and every mindfulness exercise. But for trans people and survivors of sexual or intimate partner violence, it can be a monumental ask and sometimes an impossible one. Sometimes I...
Thank you @SanderJennings. #TransDayOfVisibility throughout the month of March (and beyond).
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