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Posts from my husband and other friends about their own gender related experiences

  • Reflections on Top Surgery, Part 3 : Post Surgery
    by Jake
    Gender affirming chest masculinization “top surgery” is one of the major defining moments for trans men. But getting from your existing chest to the one you want to have can be overwhelming from both the information overload and emotional point of view. Having had surgery 3 years ago, I wanted to share my thoughts on surgery in case it may help someone else in the same position. I’ve created a 3 part series on surgery … Continue reading Reflections on Top Surgery, Part 3 : Post Surgery
  • Reflections on Top Surgery, Part 2: Surgery
    by Jake
    Gender affirming chest masculinization “top surgery” is one of the major defining moments for trans men. But getting from your existing chest to the one you want to have can be overwhelming from both the information overload and emotional point of view. Having had surgery 3 years ago, I wanted to share my thoughts on surgery in case it may help someone else in the same position. I’ve created a 3 part series on surgery … Continue reading Reflections on Top Surgery, Part 2: Surgery
  • Reflections on Top Surgery, Part 1 : Pre-surgery
    by Jake
    Gender affirming chest masculinization “top surgery” is one of the major defining moments for trans men. But getting from your existing chest to the one you want to have can be overwhelming from both the information overload and emotional point of view. Having had surgery 3 years ago, I wanted to share my thoughts on surgery in case it may help someone else in the same position. I’ve created a 3 part series on surgery … Continue reading Reflections on Top Surgery, Part 1 : Pre-surgery
  • Childhood Influences on Parenting Experiences
    by Jake
    Note: This is the first guest post on the blog! If you listened to Season 1 of Let’s Talk Gender, you’ll have heard Jake talk about his transition. Now you get the first blog post from him. Enjoy! As trans people, we know that a person’s sex doesn’t dictate their gender and upholding societal expectations of gender would be hurtful to our child’s existence. The gender of the child is especially irrelevant in the early … Continue reading Childhood Influences on Parenting Experiences