Transgender
Celebrating Trans Parents Day!
When I began my gender transition eleven years ago, the doctors told me that I should freeze my eggs if I ever wanted to have biological children. I did not freeze any of my eggs because at the time, the option was not financially accessible for me. But you see, I’m someone who has always…
Read MoreYou Are Enough
As someone who has struggled with depression my entire life, feeling like enough is a challenge that has followed in its shadows for, well, forever. Even now, I can still sometimes feel it lurking in the darkness, waiting for me to believe the next lie that my depression tells me so that it can jump…
Read MoreWhat Being Non-Binary Means To Me
One of the things that I love so much about gender and identity is that even when two people share the same identity, their definitions and experiences within that identity can be very different. This means one person’s experiences should never be the go-to narrative for an entire community. This also means that if you…
Read MoreBirthing a Tiny Human is EXHAUSTING.
I’m not sure how, but it has been almost a year since this moment. A year since this level of exhaustion and moment of deep relief were present. When I think back at this moment, I remember feeling myself shifting from being both in and out of my body. That’s the thing about my natural…
Read MoreHelp: Shifting it from Shame to Responsibility
What I’ve found is, that being a parent changes absolutely everything. I knew this at some level, but experiencing in it life is far different than acknowledging it on a logical level. I know, you’re probably like, “duh, Danny.” But hear me out. You see, sometimes I get stuck, and maybe you do too? What…
Read MoreThoughts About Pride Month
I want to take a moment and spend some time talking about Pride month because I haven’t really yet, and I want to speak to why that is. I want to address some of the feelings that I’m having around Pride again this year and how they’re some of the same feelings I’ve felt over…
Read MoreVisiting the ER as a pregnant Transmasculine non-binary person.
Exactly one year ago today, I had to walk into my first Emergency Room visit, alone, as a pregnant Transmasculine non-binary person. The day before I called my doctor because for two solid weeks I couldn’t stop puking. She suggested that perhaps it was no longer COVID-related (which I had tested positive for four week…
Read MoreHow the Be Kind Campaign Started & the Journey Now
The Be Kind campaign was birthed from a desire to inspire people to create connections with others through the simple act of kindness. As someone who, like so many others, has experienced a grave amount of bullying in this lifetime, I’ve also experienced just how powerful kindness can feel. Kindness has changed and saved my…
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