Recently I was asked a question on Tumblr about gender performance theory which stirred an intense awakening of old memories and forgotten aggressions from my early days of coming out. When I
Category: Femme
Femme identity and politics
Our Growing Trans Community, Our Community Growing UpOur Growing Trans Community, Our Community Growing Up
This weekend was a fabulously busy. It was my 2nd year at the Philly Trans Health Conference (PTHC), first time as a board member. I presented six times, volunteered, and had tons
Trans and The Rest of My LifeTrans and The Rest of My Life
I looked out over the Wisconsin lake. I’d been on the road touring almost two weeks, my batteries were running low, but in the best way. She asked me about when I
No Boys Allowed: The Fucked Over Femme Part IINo Boys Allowed: The Fucked Over Femme Part II
One of the photo blogs I follow, FuckYeahFemmes, has been having a lot of discussion about inclusion recently. Some issues were raised about the blog being un-inclusive of transfolks; all
Femme & GenderQueer Contributors WantedFemme & GenderQueer Contributors Wanted
The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference is looking to expand on creating a great community for both genderqueers/ non-binary folks and all kinds of femmes. The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference is one of
The Fucked-Over FemmeThe Fucked-Over Femme
This past weekend was Femme 2010, the biannual Femme Conference put on by the fantastic Femme Collective. The Femme “community” is like any other where it is in actuality many