Monthly Archives: July 2018

What we know: Changes in sexual arousal during transition

During the years I’ve spent in circles of trans people online and on trans support boards, one of the most consistently reported experiences I’ve seen is a noticeable change, particularly among trans women, in the form that their sexual arousal … Continue reading

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The presence of trans people in restrooms and changing facilities is not a privacy violation

2015 saw one of the most bizarre and outrageous episodes in organized right-wing transphobia targeted at transgender students: the accusation, repeated across publications worldwide, that a 16-year-old trans girl in high school had been “harassing” other girls in the restrooms. … Continue reading

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Thinking more clearly on HRT? You’re not imagining it

One commonly reported experience on trans support forums like Reddit’s AskTransgender is difficulty with focusing and concentration, with symptoms that are often described as a kind of cognitive fog or “brain fog”. Notably, many trans people have reported that these … Continue reading

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