Ftm

The FTM (female-to-male) community cannot gloss over the fact that we who are genderqueer and identify as men, dress as men, bind, pack, etc. are not "less-than" because we don't take testosterone. We are not less than any man because of our choice not to have surgery.

As I was coming out as trans*, every corner of cyberspace I turned to said I had to feel like a "boy stuck in a girl's body." Every documentary and TV show taught me that I had to harbor an intense hatred for my body being wrong. This is the normative transgender narrative, and I don't fit it.

I went to a workshop where the question was posed, "What is something you do to queer your life?" I said, "I wear a handlebar mustache." The audience laughed, but I was serious. The mustache is no coincidence. My facial hair is based on anti-assimilation theory.

You're a savvy queer who's been eyeing a hot trans guy. Here are seven tips to help you up your seduction game and keep you from inadvertently offending (or just turning off) your date.

Last week I saw a link to a website that listed "10 Handsome Men (Who Were Born Female)." The longer I thought about the list, the more troubled I became, because this list favors specific types of trans men: famous, white, masculine, passing trans guys.

As a "transitioned" transsexual man, using public restrooms is easy for me, as long as there is a stall involved. I can't stress that enough. This man needs a stall. Because he sits to pee. Because he still has a vagina.