One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. No biological, psychological, or economic fate determines the figure that the human female presents in society. We are wives, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, and partners. I interviewed over 700 transgender women who radiate with wisdom, beauty, intelligence and love. The blog is about transgender women who proved to me that there is hope for me and it is better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you are not.

There is a sentence that follows sex workers into almost every conversation about their work, uninvited: that they were forced into it, or…

One of the great joys of my life is corresponding with trans sex workers like Rayna James, who has demonstrated extraordinary resilience in…

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Activist and media trailblazer Diamond Stylz is empowering Black trans communities through storytelling, advocacy, and her award-winning podcast, Marsha’s Plate.

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Poems on Gender, Orientation, and the Long Work of Becoming This volume of The Woman Left Behind dives into the raw, intimate terrain of gender and identity — not as theory, but as lived experience. These poems trace the shifting edges of selfhood, the moments when identity cracks open, and the courage it takes to name who you are in a world determined to name you first.