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Wholesome
The strange thing about being transgender is how innocent and wholesome it feels. That’s not quite right. There’s nothing inherently strange about how innocent and wholesome it feels. But this present context makes it strange. These laws being passed, this rhetoric about my existence being an inappropriate topic for children. I struggle to see obscenity…
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A Spell for My Voice
Originally a spell meant to be part of a ritual for grieving my old voice.
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Names, titles, etc.
My name used to be Pete Vander Giessen. “Peter” means rock. It was a good name. I liked being supportive and solid. But people tended to sit on me when I didn’t want them to. (Also, “Pete” is generally considered to be a man’s name, and I turned to have been a woman all along.)…