How Mental Illness Becomes Identity: Tumblr, a Callout Post, Part 2

by Helena Helena is a 21-year-old woman who identified first as nonbinary, and later as a transgender man, from 2013 through 2018. In 2016, she began medical transition by taking testosterone, and detransitioned two years later. During her teen years, … Continue reading

Gender Health Query: New LGBT organization will address the “child/teen medical transition movement”

Gender Health Query (GHQ) is a new organization started by Justine Deterling (@thehomoarchy on Twitter). Its focus will be research and political action from the perspective of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-identified people who question the current LGBT zeitgeist around … Continue reading

From the ashes: Butch lesbian & her family rebuild life after transition

Carol F. is a 39-year old woman (adult human female) from a conservative area in California. She was raised in a religious environment. From ages 35 to 38, she identified as a transgender male and lived her life being perceived … Continue reading

Vermont set to join handful of states in removing SRS minimum age for Medicaid recipients

The government of the state of Vermont is currently accepting public comments on a proposal to remove all age limits on sex reassignment surgery (SRS) for Medicaid recipients. The full, four-page proposed rule is available on the Vermont Human Services … Continue reading

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Does 4thWaveNow promote conversion therapy? We oppose any form of therapy that seeks to change a child’s sexual orientation. And we oppose any form of therapy that pushes a child to conform to sex role stereotypes. However, we are deeply … Continue reading

Genderflux: How one young woman fell down the rapid-onset rabbit hole

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GuessImAfab is a 22-year-old re-identified female who identified first as nonbinary, and then a transgender man, from the ages of 18-21. She lives in the United States. GuessImAfab was on testosterone for a year and a half and spent a … Continue reading

A grand conspiracy to tell the truth: An interview with 4thWaveNow founder & her daughter Chiara of the Pique Resilience Project

Interview by Grace Williams In this interview with Chiara Caignon, one of the co-founders of the Pique Resilience Project (PRP), and her mother, Denise Caignon (aka “Marie Verite”), the founder of 4thWaveNow, the two women tell the story of Chiara’s … Continue reading