Category Archives: Genderqueer

30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 10

Discuss your relationship with the term transgender. My relationship with the term transgender started as a new word that might include ‘me’. I prefer the term ‘trans*’ and see it as an umbrella term for the sex and/or gender diverse community, … Continue reading

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Connecting

I’ve been feeling a little disconnected in different ways over the past month. Some of it has to do with work, friendships, the trans* community and relationships. At the time that I wrote this however I was going through a … Continue reading

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30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 8

What have you done or plan to do to socially transition? Pronouns, name, coming out, etc. My pronouns and name haven’t change much as I’ve not ‘come out’ per se but rather informed those close and important to me what … Continue reading

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30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 7

What are your favorite physical features of yourself? Before and while taking T: eyes, collar bones, arms, tattoos, smile and hair Since taking T: facial hair and voice change   Adapted from the 30 day Trans challenge and the 30 … Continue reading

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Period cramps and noticing

Tomorrow I am getting another shot, I am going on a fortnightly basis and am still on half a dose. The last visit I felt quite crampy after my shot, maybe a couple of hours afterwards, like I had period … Continue reading

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30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 6

When did you realize you were Genderqueer? I knew I didn’t identify with the term ‘trans*’ a few years ago, maybe 4-5 years, but I wasn’t aware of the term ‘genderqueer’ until a little later, maybe 2-3 years ago. Funnily … Continue reading

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30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 5

Dysphoria and how you manage it. First of all I feel like I have to define what dysphoria is: “Dysphoria (from Greek: δύσφορος (dysphoros), from δυσ-, difficult, and φέρειν, to bear) is a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a … Continue reading

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30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 4

Name some queer heroes, influences, or crushes Oh my where do I start…? Antony Hegarty, Ivan E. Coyote, Ian Harv ie, Del La Grace Volcano, Rocco D’Amore, S. Bear Bergman, Ani DiFranco, Bitch and Animal, Lyndell Montgomery,  Lee Harrington, Sam Orchard, … Continue reading

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30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 3

What’s your favorite ways of upsetting gender roles / genderbending / genderfucking? I’ve been on ‘T’ for quasi six-months and have enough facial hair to either pass as a pre-pubescent boi or a bearded woman. I am never quite sure … Continue reading

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30 Day Genderqueer Challenge Day 2

How did you grow up with your gender? As a child I think I was aware I was a girl but was very much a tomboy who felt they were also a little boy (or neither). I liked playing with … Continue reading

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