Ask Matt: What Are the Most Common Trans-Related Questions You Get?
A reader writes: I’m FTM, still in the closet, and I was wondering: What are the most common questions you get? I would like to know because I want to be able to think about…
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Ask Matt: Educating the Children, Educating the Parents
I have joined a couple of family-related questions into one column in a continuing effort to catch up with my backlog. As always, reader thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated. Here you go: A reader…
Ask Matt: Why Do Trans People Make Me Uncomfortable?
A reader writes: “I am a straight male and consider myself fairly liberal. One of my best friends is openly gay and I have never felt uncomfortable around him. Yet the thought of being around…
Ask Matt: My Feminine Side is Screaming to Get Out
A reader writes: “I have questions, but have never had the strength or will to voice them and ask. I am, of course, a genetically born male, and most of the time I’m fine with…
Ask Matt: Do Trans Men Die Young?
Welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tranifesto, with more Ask Matt questions. I’m hoping to catch up on my backlog of questions, and, as always, I’m hoping that readers will supply their wisdom in…
Ask Matt: Names, Labels, and Identities
We have two reader questions in one post today, and in order to catch up with my backlog of Ask Matt questions, I will be posting a Thursday edition this week as well, so be…
Ask Matt: Some Tips for Presenting on Trans Issues
A reader writes: “I’m thinking about speaking to a Gender Studies class at the college I attend because of some ignorant comments from ignorant classmates when I took the class last semester (such as ‘I…
Ask Matt: Should I Come Out or Stay In?
A reader writes: “I came out as a transman to myself in 2009, to my (cismale) partner, friends, family, and work from 2010-11, started testosterone in 2011, all in the same town, so to know…
‘Don’t Call Us, and We Won’t Call You’ – Law Enforcement and the Trans Community
A couple of years ago, I attended a community forum in Denver that was set up so that trans people could meet with local police and discuss our community’s concerns. The police representatives present were…