By Penny Robo
For all the wrong reasons, certain someones have made the news recently and I can’t help but dread what’s going to be waiting for us around the corner because of them. Minorities and other marginalized people have known something for a very long time: when people are looking for a reason to dismiss us, one of us speaks for all of us.
We’re considered mouthpieces for our entire community, our words and actions reflective of our entire group. Wave after wave of white, conservative men committing mass shootings: whatever can we do about these lone wolves? One trans woman commits a crime in prison: all trans women should be locked up in men’s prisons. Continue reading
One question frequently asked by trans women pertains to whether they will continue to take cross-sex hormones throughout their lifetime, or whether this will be tapered off or discontinued once they reach an age at which most cis women experience menopause. For many trans women, this won’t become relevant to them for several decades, but for others, this is a more immediate question: 
