Transition & Affirmation

Get the scoop on taking exogenous estrogen—AKA HRT!

For people interested in testosterone hormone replacement therapy as part of gender-affirming care, here’s what you need to know.

Not every trans person wants hormone replacement therapy, and for those who do, there are a lot of options!

So you’ve come out. Now what? Today we’re all about logistics, because coming out, and socially transitioning, is an ever-evolving process.

So you’re ready to start talking openly about your gender, and you want to come out of the shadows and live as yourself.

Finding clothing and other things that make you feel at home in your body can feel overwhelming. We’ve got you!

So you’ve thought about sex and gender and all that good stuff and a little bird is telling you that you might be trans. But how do you know?

Experiencing a little gender confusion? We know the feeling. In Trans Summer School, we’ll give you the big scoop about trans and otherwise gender nonconforming people, and answer your questions about the wide world of gender.

There are so many things that make me glad in your question. Glad that L has at least one person that he feels safe sharing that part of himself with. Glad you reacted positively and confirmed his trust in you. But oh how I am not glad that he’s still in a situation where he doesn’t feel comfortable…

I’m going to make probably the biggest understatement of the year: gender is complicated. As obvious a statement as that is, it’s still true, and I think it’s worth repeating. I think one thing a lot of people - even many gender-savvy folks or fellow trans people - sometimes forget is that there are…