Category Archives: Media

Walt Heyer and “sex change regret” (Gender Analysis 09)

(Support Gender Analysis on Patreon!) Hi, welcome to Gender Analysis. In the popular imagination, there are few subjects as fascinating as transitioning. It’s an intensely personal decision to do something most people never even contemplate, undergoing such a seemingly radical … Continue reading

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Trans Passing Tips for Cis People (Gender Analysis 05)

(Support Gender Analysis on Patreon!) Did you know that parents tend to see newborn boys as larger and newborn girls as smaller, even when they’re the same size? Welcome to Gender Analysis.

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Spawn More Trans: Transgender Awareness and Activation (Live at Social Justice Calgary)

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Posted in Awareness building, History, Media, Personal, Sociological research, Statistics and demographics, Transphobia and prejudice | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Some Advice on “Passing” (Gender Analysis 04)

(Support Gender Analysis on Patreon!) Hi, welcome to Gender Analysis. The term “passing” is typically used to describe whether or not a trans person is perceived as noticeably trans. For a trans woman, to “pass” is to be seen as … Continue reading

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Transition as Gender Freedom (Gender Analysis 03)

Suppose I were to show you some pictures from when I transitioned, and asked you to arrange them from start to finish, in the order you think they were taken in.   But that would be a trick question – … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, History, Media, Psychology and psychiatry, Sexuality, Transgender medicine, Transphobia and prejudice | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments