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Ask Matt: My Feminine Side is Screaming to Get Out

A reader writes: “I have questions, but have never had the strength or will to voice them and ask. I am, of course, a genetically born male, and most of the time I’m fine…

Culture, identity, and representationTransgender identity and history
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Ask Matt: Educating the Children, Educating the Parents

I have joined a couple of family-related questions into one column in a continuing effort to catch up with my backlog. As always, reader thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated. Here you go: A…

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth
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Ask Matt: Why Do Trans People Make Me Uncomfortable?

A reader writes: “I am a straight male and consider myself fairly liberal. One of my best friends is openly gay and I have never felt uncomfortable around him. Yet the thought of being…

Culture, identity, and representationScience, evidence, and expertise
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Ask Matt: The Politics of Dating a Trans Woman

A reader writes: I’ve always considered myself to be very well educated on the different letters in our acronym. However, all it took was one date with a trans woman to realize that I…

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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Five Attributes of Trans Allies

Last week in my Transgender Studies class, and also at a Diversity Day presentation that I made on the Auraria Campus, we talked about allies. In my opinion, allies are an important component of…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Ask Matt: On Looking Male

Today we have a couple of letter related to “male” appearance and expression. I now turn it over to the writers. A reader writes: “I was looking back on an old post where you…

Culture, identity, and representationTransgender identity and history