MeFi Projects

Reflections on my GRS results, the invisibility of womanhood and hidden disabilities, the ways women save each other, learning how to live with my post-operative body and preparing for my upcoming revision AKA the "second" GRS surgery.
posted by nikaspark on Sep 10, 2019 - 2 comments

A short quiz to help you figure out your gender identity. Try the alternate version if the original doesn’t give a definitive answer. [more inside]
posted by haltingproblemsolved on Jun 24, 2019 - 4 comments

I've compiled a book from my writings online here at Metafilter, Facebook and Tumblr, chronologically documenting my gender transition from January 2013 to September 2016. The book is available via Amazon.com. [more inside]
posted by Annika Cicada on Nov 9, 2016 - 4 comments

As part of a studio capstone for my master of urban planning program (and in partnership with the non-profit, Hollaback!), six others and I have developed a report entitled "Beyond the Bathroom: gender-inclusive planning for public spaces." [more inside]
posted by lunalaguna on Jul 20, 2016 - 2 comments

A place for both cis and trans women to learn from other cis and trans women about PrEP and Sexual Health! [more inside]
posted by Sophie1 on Jun 10, 2016 - 1 comment

"I’m still learning what my kind of motherhood would look like, since I live among institutions and ideologies that continue to question my existence." [more inside]
posted by elephantsvanish on Nov 8, 2015 - 1 comment

A brief illustrated essay about Pajubá, a mix of Yoruba and Portuguese that Brazilian travestis use in daily life, published in Matter (Medium). [more inside]
posted by TheGoodBlood on Jul 23, 2015 - 3 comments

A short, satirical film about trans misrepresentation in the media. (TW included on YouTube page.) All trans girl soundtrack featuring Hearken!, Jenna and the Pups, Ex. by V., Femmepire and Haley Paille. Enjoy.
posted by Toby Dammit X on Feb 2, 2015 - 1 comment

A satirical recruitment ad calling for trans women to join the military. I wrote and directed this to protest the recent prioritization of trans inclusion in the armed forces above and beyond all of our myriad concerns, something which happened on the say so of one billionaire with absolutely no dialogue with the larger trans community. Enjoy.
posted by Toby Dammit X on Jun 1, 2014 - 0 comments

I ran across what I think is a previously unpublished article I wrote in 2003 giving an overview of what was at the time the previous 15 years of zines on topics related to trans issues. It also lumps in drag with transsexual and transgender writing, which might be problematic, but it does illustrate how drag was a topic covered earlier in zines than trans topics.
posted by larrybob on Feb 6, 2014 - 0 comments

Transwoman writes screenplay! Invites others to do what they will with it! Film at some point in the future! [more inside]
posted by Toby Dammit X on Aug 14, 2013 - 0 comments

You may recognize me from my many comments in trans-related MetaFilter threads as both the partner and the parent of transgendered people. I was recently asked to contribute an essay about my five-year-old son's gender history to Friends Journal, a national Quaker magazine. Here it is!
posted by not that girl on Jul 31, 2013 - 9 comments

Miss Gender is a video podcast created by Jay Frosting and me about about my transition from male to female. I’ve been contemplating my gender identity since I was 13 or 14 and, now in my mid-30s, I’ve started to get my head around the reality that I’m transgender. [more inside]
posted by Handcoding on Sep 12, 2011 - 6 comments