I remember when I was in grade 11, I wrote a poem about being sexually abused as a child and raped by multiple people once I became sexually active just over a year before. My grade 11 English teacher was fantastic. He is one of the people I attribute to saving my life because he… Read More
How To Support People on National Coming Out Day and Every Day
Six years ago today, I publicly came out as trans in a pretty big way. I did it on Wired. Up until then, I had attempted to come out multiple times. Each time was unsuccessful, resulting in either being pushed back into hiding because people refused to accept it or the loss of relationships. That changed… Read More
How Jagmeet Singh’s Proactive LGBTQI2S+ Platform Will Have Huge Impact #ndpldr
Today, Jagmeet Singh released his LGBTQI2S+ platform. There is a lot to unpack. You can tell by the initiatives in the platform that, when he’s told people he immediately went to Randall Garrison to help and is speaking with people from multiple intersections of the community, it is exactly what was done. The LGBTQI2S+ platform… Read More
With #LoveAndCourage Is More Than a Slogan, It’s A Way of Living
This has been a difficult week, hasn’t it? It’s a struggle to not succumb to the horror of the events in Charlottesville, see how politicians are reacting, and think, “It’s never going to get better. Every one is all talk and no action.” It’s difficult to believe that there is anything that we, as individuals,… Read More
Coded Language in the #ndpldr Debate and Why I’m Supporting Jagmeet Singh
Last night was the sixth debate in the NDP leadership race and wow, do we ever have a lot to unpack. It’s been nearly a full 24 hours since the debate took place, and I’m still sick to my stomach. For a race often criticised for candidates who violently agree with each other, last night… Read More
The Violent History of ‘Tomboy’ and Assigned Female-Bodied Trans People
Warning: If you were assigned female-bodied and are anywhere on the trans spectrum, this post could be triggering to you for everything from trans-antagonism to all forms of overt violence. In this post, I’m going to use “assigned female-bodied trans people” to talk about the experiences of people born with a vagina who fall anywhere on… Read More
Let’s Talk: Health Care, Reproductive Health Care, and Assigned Female Bodied Trans People
We need to have an honest talk about health care and what happens when you are born with a vagina. This issue can no longer be ignored. Trans people who had female on their original birth — this included non-binary — certificates can no longer be erased because it is literally killing them. Read More
On Surviving Trauma and How Things That Make Me Happy Kept/Keep Me Alive in a Unique Way
This post is going to be rather personal. It may be triggering to other trauma survivors. It’s also going to be a stream of consciousness, truly brain vomit post because, ever since the release of Pokémon Go, I’ve been triggered, like a lot. And for me to work through this, I just need to vomit. Today, on Twitter,… Read More
After 1.5 Years of Really Hard Work, I’m On a Trauma Therapy Maintenance Cycle – Some Reflections
It was difficult, to say the least. And now that I’m finally in a place where I don’t have to see my trauma therapist every two weeks, the future is both scary and exciting. Read More
Surviving To The Big Four-Oh
On January 9, I will be 40. For some people, they view their 40th birthday with some sort of displeasure. I’ve always looked forward to my 40th. For me, it’s a milestone that I cannot wait to celebrate because it means I survived the worst of the worst. Read More
