Donald Trump didn’t just learn how to perform masculinity through other straight men modeling the rigid masculine gender norms, he learned from a gay man who relied entirely on the performance of dominant masculinity to trick himself and others into believing he wasn’t deviant.
I am a Coach. I am Transgender
The debate over transgender athletes being allowed to participate on the team of their choice is heating up. This article tells my story as a trans athlete and coach alongside some historical perspective of gender intertwined with sports from nearly a century ago.
Bathroom Justice
Using public bathrooms can be one of the most anxiety producing experiences for transgender and nonbinary people. Even though my gender expression and presentation easily puts me into the “cisgender male” category I haven’t been able to completely shake the past trauma I would experience when using public bathrooms. This story is about an experience using a public bathroom that maybe, just maybe gave me a small sense of justice!
Men Crave Affection With Each other
Male socialization has created a barrier for many cisgender men in American society to show vulnerability and affection with each other. In this story I write about my observations of this from the perspective of someone who has experienced female socialization. The moral of the story is that we are are all being harmed by the rigid “rules” of the gender binary.
