Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Becoming Prom King: How My Classmates Showed Their Support for My Transition Oliver Jones 7
Gender-Creative Parenting and Me Halo Jedha Dawn 18
The First Signs Hormones Were Working for Me Laura Kate Dale 33
My Mr's Mr: Ensuring I Got a Gender-Affirming Wedding Miles Nelson 40
Escaping the Monochrome Closet at Pride Jane Aerith Magnet 53
Loving My Deep Voice as Performance Rather Than Default Laura Kate Dale 60
The Euphoria That Lies in Revolt: Loving Myself While Living in Brazil Júlia F. Cândida 67
The Gender of Language: Finding a Pronoun for My Identity Teddy Sweet 82
Mentally Rewriting Life Before Surgery Laura Kate Dale 92
Reflections: A Bridesmaid on Beauty and Letting Go Mia Violet 99
Life at the Trans-Intersex Intersection Mari Wrobi 111
Gender Affirmation Through Girly Sleepovers Laura Kate Dale 123
Clippers and Clarity: Cutting My Own Hair for the First Time Parker Armando Deckard 131
The Tipping Point: Getting Correctly Gendered Without Making an Effort Laura Kate Dale 142
Punks Against Gender Conformity: Being Agender in the Punk Scene Koda Strider 149
Playing Roller Derby on an All-Girls Team Laura Kate Dale 160
Fashion, Gender and Not Knowing You're Non-Binary in Nigeria Olu Niyi-Awosusi 168
The Myth of the Yak: Learning to Love My Body Hair Yas Lime 176
Growing to Appreciate Myself in Photographs Laura Kate Dale 184
The Gates to Jannah: Balancing Transitioning and My Faith Jaden Hameed 191
Exploring Gendered Presentation in Online Gaming Worlds Laura Kate Dale 203
Adrenaline Fix: Turning Masculine Pursuits Into Feminine Identity Samara-Jade Sendek 211
The Empowering Magic of Affirming ID Laura Kate Dale 222
Epidermis: Tattoos and Transmasculine Selfhood Emmett Nahil 230
Feeling Safe and Welcome, and Seen by My Teen Idols Laura Kate Dale 242
Transition in Lockdown: Shaving and Growth William Keohane 250
Drunken Compliments and Body Positivity in the Club Laura Kate Dale 260
The Radical Vulnerability of Trans Sex Katherine Cross 267
Being Daddy: Sex, Gender, Kink and Everything In Between Mxtress Luna 278
Acknowledgements 287
Supporters 288