In this week’s edition of the Ask a Gender Therapist Video Q&A Series I address… Am I Transgender Because of Childhood Events? Trying to figure out whether or not you are transgender is already hard enough. Experiencing difficult events in your childhood can make it even more confusing. Here are...
by Zander Keig, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM, BCD (Originally posted on the Tao of Transition blog) Much of what I know about gender originates from inherited assumptions and borrowed notions. In an effort to discover my authentic gender, I have decided to abandon these notions and assumptions. This has...
Yes, yes, I know, what’s the point of dwelling on something without an answer? Well, nothing… except for the fact that we all do it, we all obsess on “what ifs,” on what would have happened if only I…what could happen if I…fill in the...
You may or may not know this, but I love being interviewed by podcasts! I never knew that to be true until I was a guest on Transition Transmission in May of 2013. Since then I have made a total of three appearances on the podcast,...
I did a really interesting podcast interview back in March of 2014 with Debonee Morgan, host of the INTERSEXIONS podcast and licensed psychotherapist in Atlanta. I thought you'd enjoy giving it a listen! We explored film, television and journalism to understand how transgender people are portrayed, as well...
Well, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that this past Friday a transgender teen named Scarlett Lenh was awarded the title of Homecoming Princess at her high school right here in my town of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The story...
In this week’s edition of the Ask a Gender Therapist Video Q&A Series I address… Coming Out to Family & Friends as Transgender Coming out to family and friends as transgender can be one of the most difficult steps in this journey. I've got a step-by-step process you can follow...
Guest Post by Charissa Grace (creator of the Charissa's Grace Notes blog) [qbutton size="" style="" text="Click to download this article as a PDF" icon_pack="font_awesome" fa_icon="fa-file-pdf-o" fe_icon="" icon_color="" link="https://darahoffmanfox.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8WaysToHelp.pdf" target="_blank" color="" hover_color="" border_color="#2598a5" hover_border_color="" background_color="#2598a5" hover_background_color="" font_style="" font_weight="" text_align="" margin=""] Transition: the process of period or change from one...
This week I was honored to be interviewed by the awesome folks at The BiCast: Podcasting for the Bisexual Community. During this episode I addressed Trans Mental Health Concerns, and much much more. Click here to listen to the episode I begin by sharing how it...
Guest Post by Danielle Badler What's a bigger deal, Facial Feminization Surgery or Gender Reassignment Surgery? Good question, isn’t it. The answer for me is very simple. FFS. Without a doubt. This is your face to the world. Something you live with, every day. An expression of how...