What are ACEs? The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) Study was once called “the most important public health study you’ve never heard of.” But by now, you may have heard of it, seen a movie about it, or seen an ACE questionnaire in your intake paperwork at your...
Two newish books are the first to be devoted to transgender intimate partner violence. Unfortunately, unless you are a researcher, they are probably not the books you’ve been waiting for. “Absurdly, she would just yell ‘knees!’ at me to end any conversation she did...
We tell a story about domestic violence in our culture. Each time we tell it, we give it more life, build with it a reality, until we cannot imagine a version of intimate partner violence outside of it. The story goes like this: a heterosexual cisgender woman is in a...
I never thought I’d write an article of praise for reality TV on a blog by and for trans and nonbinary survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. In many ways, growing up with unequal access to TV taught me not to need it as a coping skill, and now many...
There will be various points in many trans and nonbinary survivors’ healing journeys when we become curious about exploring something new as a part of our reclaimed sexualities. This can be a daunting part of the healing process, so it’s no wonder why incredible...
There are as many ways of being trans and nonbinary as there are people who take on those identities. Each are splendid, resilient, and worthy of validation and welcome here at FORGE in our work with trans/genderqueer survivors and the people who support us. That...
