Very often, I find that as Black people, we are not allowed to outwardly express our anger and pain. It is an implosive reaction. We keep it to ourselves.
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Since coming out as trans, I find myself suddenly scared of traversing the sorts of barriers I was crossing solo at 14, 15, 16 years old.
Shame can be a powerful emotion as a queer person. Recently, shame has centred around my high libido.
Once I started taking testosterone, I made an album that documented the way my voice changed.
My family only really knows the old me, holding onto a dead man’s name – and I use the word “dead” as a trans woman. But I have been able to heal and grow as a woman.
If not for medical gaslighting, maybe Jewel would still be around but unwell, managing her condition just as I manage mine with medication, rest and surgery.
For this month’s Queer Fashion Files, we chat to superstar musician and DJ Fresh Hex.
“Nature depends on transness – we see it in mycology, fungi, plant life, fish and hyenas.” Zoe Terakes chats to Alex Creece.
It’s Phone-a-Dyke, Archer’s queer advice column. Today’s reader: Is there an age where you can officially call sex too wearingly difficult?
We’re planning an upcoming NEURODIVERGENCE issue, and we need your support!
This is an alternative to sissification or forced feminisation: the sub is feminised as part of the session, but not mocked for it.
