Check out where I’ve been and what comes next (spoiler alert: I’m open to new communications clients!) Woah oh oh, woke up today feeling the way I always do! Busy and stressed! If you’re wondering why it’s been a while since my last newsletter, and why I’m quoting musical theatre smash hit Good Morning Baltimore […]
Summer 2024 New Updates: Narrative Power & What It Takes to Win Read More »
It has been quite a hectic couple of months over here at Trans & Caffeinated! Since I last wrote, I’ve taken on two new clients, submitted and been accepted to present workshops at Creating Change and SXSW on behalf of Transgender Law Center, and more. It’s been a wild yet exciting ride! Here are some
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Plus NGLCC Certification, new course offerings, and more! Happy August! It’s been a wild few months of work and travel here at Trans & Caffeinated. Here are a few updates you may have missed: SXSW Community Voting Round – Vote Before August 20! As part of their commitment to communities, SXSW heavily weighs the community
8 years ago today, gay marriage became the law of the land. While this was undoubtedly a joyous moment for so many American families, did you know that when Big Gay™ (AKA all the well-funded LGBQ organizations) decided to focus on passing same-sex marriage, they did so at the expense of issues trans groups had
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A Free Webinar, Merchandise, & More As some of you might have noticed, I’ve been a bit quiet recently. Behind the scenes, there’s been a lot of exciting changes happening at Trans & Caffeinated and I’m excited to communicate these to you all—especially those of you who’ve been on this journey with me for a
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“Trans is Creation” sweatshirts, t-shirts, and more now available in our shop. Preorders run thru June 15. Get yours today! For people of all genders, discovering who we are is an act of creation. When we begin to divorce our expectations of ourselves from cisnormative demands, that’s where the real magic happens. Trans folks often
Preorder now! Trans & Caffeinated Exciting 1st Merch Launch. Read More »
Where to listen | SpotifyiTunesAnchorGoogle PodcastsOvercastPocket CastsRadio PublicRss Feed Payment | Venmo: @bloggerbrit Social | Twitter: @bloggerbrit Instagram: @bloggerbrit Links | Buy Brit’s novel: All We’ve Ever DoneBrit’s blog: The Non-Binary BaristaThe Twelfth Annual Sprudgie Award NominationsUmeko Moyotoshi’s “A Better Table” interview with Alice WongUmeko MoyotoshiAlice Wong Transcription | Brit Alexandria (they/them) on writing a novel,
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Here is a full transcription of my new special edition podcast episode, “I Went to NYU Langone and All I Got was this Brand New Pu$$y.”This episode is now available on:SpotifyApple PodcastsAnchorGoogle PodcastsOvercastPocket CastsRadio PublicRss Feed Transcripts of previous episodes are available here Transcription Arielle: My vagina. My vagina. My vagina. I just like saying
M-A Reida on being present, saying “I love you,” and saying it often is now available, wherever you get your podcasts, including Anchor. Find past episode transcripts here. SOCIAL | IG/Twitter: @meghanannette PAYMENT | Ca$happ: $MeghanAnnette Venmo: @mrsgoodwin LINKS | Likewise CoffeeCanary Coffee BarUS Coffee ChampionshipsWorld Barista ChampionshipsCoffee and Good SpiritsGlitter Cat bootcampsGlitter Cat DiGiTiTiONCup Taster’s
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This post chronicles every thought I’ve shared about bottom surgery on Instagram, beginning 2 years prior to surgery with my consultation all the way to today.
This is Morgan Dean on drinking water, touching plants, and dancing in the rain
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Episode now available, wherever you get your podcasts! PAYMENT |Venmo: @charli-mandel SOCIAL |IG: @gnarli_xcx LINKS | Documentary: Fixed up – A Terrible IdeaCycling Tips Article: Everesting on a Fixie with a Hormone Headwind Transcription Arielle: It’s hard to know which one Charli Mandel learned first: how to walk, or how to ride a bike. You know,
Charli Mandel (she/they) on the World’s VERY FIRST Fixed Gear Brakeless Everesting Read More »
Chris Mcauley (he/they) on wacky animals, the new Double Bubble, and Getchu Some Gear is now available on: SpotifyApple PodcastsAnchorGoogle PodcastsBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadio PublicRSS Feed SOCIAL IG: @Getchu some gear Twitter: @Getchu some gear PAYMENT Venmo: @bleeeeeez Transcription Arielle: Bok bok. Who’s there? Chris Mcauley. Chris Mcauley who? Did you know that Chris Mcauley has chickens? It’s
You can listen to Mx. Lex Pe’er Horwitz (they/them) on dismantling the road maps of gender transition, now available on: AnchoriTunes (Apple Podcasts) SpotifyRSS FeedIt will also be available on Google Play, Breaker, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and Radio Public before EOD today (12/13/21). Will update post information when available. SOCIAL IG: @lex_horwitzTwitter: @lex_horwitzTikTok: @lex_horwitzFacebook: Mx.
You can listen to Felix Tran on cancel culture, being horny, and softvelvetboy on:AnchoriTunes (Apple Podcasts)SpotifyOvercastPocket CastsRadio PublicRSS Feed SOCIAL@softvelvetboy@coffeeatlarge@fuelcoffeeseattle @union_coffee_ LINKSsoftvelvetboyLiving Artists Collective Transcription (trans cription…) Arielle: Have you heard of Felix Tran? …no? Well, that’s surprising! Felix is a Seattle-based, Vietnamese-American, transgender artist voted most likely to have huge bursts of energy at 1:00
Relevant information, tips, and tricks that I’ve learned by navigating medical transition as a trans feminine non-binary person. Some of this information is also relevant to trans masculine and/or other non-binary experiences (in many of the examples I list, trans masculine folks experience a near inverse of what I describe), while some is far too specific to be applicable.
On Trans Feminine Healthcare: 5+ Super Relevant Tidbits the Doc Failed to Mention Read More »
Transcription of Trans and Caffeinated, Episode 12: Cheyenne Xochítl Love (she/her) on rejecting your bullshit “inclusive paradigm”
Transcription of Trans and Caffeinated, Episode 11: Bex León (they/them, fae/femme) on being the monster that’s under your bed
Em Rabelais is the white, disabled, queer, trans feminine, and non-binary ethicist, nurse, scholar, white feminism dismantler, and potential kept themmebian you never knew you needed. Until now.
This post is a candid, raw, and vulnerable account of my doubts and fears surrounding bottom surgery. Potential triggers include gaslighting, genital mention, bottom surgery/vaginoplasty, cissexism, and dismissal of trans identity.
Transcription for Trans and Caffeinated, Episode 9: Faith (she/her) on freedom, self-discovery, and Wish Me Luck Tattoo
Last summer, a close friend introduced me to the clothing-optional, veritable queer and trans safe haven that is Jacob Riis Park.
By failing to unlearn the gender binary, our peers preclude our ability to imagine any identity or form of expression outside of this restrictive conception of existence.
Episodes will primarily be centered around some aspect of trans existence, or around telling a specific TGNC person’s story.
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I am a non-binary, pansexual human, and I love Jesus. It took me a long time to come to the notion that it is okay to feel both so in love with God, but not comfortable in one binary gender or the other.
Spotlight on Petal: On Loving God and Being Non-Binary Read More »
The Trump administration has reversed an Obama-era ACA guidance that extended healthcare nondiscrimination protections to transgender and LGBQ+ individuals.
As you consider your place in supporting the current protests against police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement, please remember that the first Pride was a riot.
The TransFormations Marketplace highlights the work of trans and gender non-conforming artists, celebrating their incredible ability to transform our culture.
I will never be a cisgender woman, and that’s okay. My womanhood is no less valid than any cisgender woman’s just because I’m trans. My lack of a uterus or vagina, my facial hair growth, my Y chromosome – none of these make me any less woman. Some women have penises, and frankly, it’s time that people get over it.
Some Women Have Penises. Get Over It. Read More »
Your Co-Morbidity Is My Normative Reality: Transgender in the Early Era of SARS-COV-2
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“That is the dream; that through our continued visibility, through our adamant refusal to be erased, ignored, swept aside or forgotten, society will be forced to reckon with their feelings about TGNC folx.”
6 Inspiring TGNC Folx Share How Visibility Paves the Way to a Transer Future Read More »
Attention! Calling all powerful, inspiring, badass TGNC artists!
I am beyond stoked to announce my plan to launch the TransFormations Marketplace (TFM) right here on Trans and Caffeinated!
Calling All Powerful Trans and Gender Non-conforming Artists! Read More »
Go to bat with insurance companies and demand trans-inclusive healthcare. Make clear to these companies that you will no longer pay into their plans if they decline to offer comprehensive coverage for gender-affirming care. Once you’ve developed a fully accessible, comprehensive benefits package for transgender employees, distribute this information company-wide.
Believe us, support us, and help us grow. That is what the trans community needs from you. Our community is asking for your help. The question is — are you listening?
Fostering a Trans-Inclusive Therapeutic Environment: A Client Perspective Read More »
Hi everybody!! I am VERY excited to announce that THIS Thursday, 2/27 at 5PM, I am going LIVE on Instagram! I am scheduled to speak at the Gender Education and Demystification Symposium (GEMS) in SLC, Utah to address what mental health providers can do to better support transgender clients. I’ll be talking about my childhood,
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Increased understanding and acceptance of marginalized folx may begin with the work of activists, but it most certainly ends with the work of allies — in order for transgender acceptance to advance, allies must listen to and learn about the transgender commmunity.
When You Say that We’re “Asking for Too Much Too Fast” Read More »
Thank you thank you THANK YOU!
Welcome BACK to Trans & Caffeinated! Read More »
I could not be where I am today — personally, professionally, any of it — without the endless support and guidance of my incredible community.
The Nurturing, Inspiring Power of a Trans Community Read More »
“People will become educated if they want to be educated. People will become better allies if they want to become better allies. People openly making discriminatory comments or asking me invasive questions are not asking to be educated, nor have they earned my labor.”
Being Trans Does Not Mean I Have To Perform Emotional Labor For Free Read More »
“And why aren’t we doing more to protect our trans siblings while they’re alive in hopes that there comes a November 20th when there are no names left to read?”
This Trans Day of Remembrance, Take Action to Honor Those We Have Lost Read More »
“I’ve had people ask me how I “dealt with it,” but I can honestly say that it has never been something I’ve had to “deal with.” It was a process through which I had to support my sister – period.”
I Always Knew She Was My Sister: On Loving My Transgender Sibling Read More »
“Slowly, I began to weave advocacy for my community into my work as a barista, first through offering resources and information to those who needed these and more recently by hosting trans literacy trainings.”
Powerful Lessons I’ve Learned About Trans Advocacy and Education in the Workplace Read More »
“Many people have congratulated me on handling this so well. They say, ‘I don’t know if I could have done it.’ Emphatically, I respond, ‘Yes, you would! If you love your child and want to keep them in your life, you would. It’s that simple, though admittedly not easy.'”
Trans Identity Through a Mother’s Eyes: Learning to Celebrate my Transgender Daughter Read More »
“Though most adults will acknowledge that dating is frustrating and a bit exhausting, there is an additional level of complexity for transgender people that stems from our identity.”
Dating While Trans Feminine: The Troubling, Often Demoralizing Reality Read More »
“I dream of a world in which ‘passing’ is a dead concept and people everywhere are simply allowed to be and to live and feel amazing and beautiful and wonderful just the way that they are. Unfortunately, achieving that on a global scale is a long fight away. But on a much smaller scale, each of us has some amount of power in empowering and validating all of our trans siblings.”
Trans Existence and this Crazy Little Thing Called “Passing” Read More »
“Years of powerful, inspiring, authentic queer people rising up against an oppressive cishetero patriarchy and coming out in spite of overwhelming hatred has brought us here. Let’s do them justice and fight for a better future for the queer folks of tomorrow by continuing to tell our stories.”
The Number 1 Most Powerful Tool In Our Transgender Arsenal Read More »
“When other people witness us facing these aggressions in a single fleeting instance, they may interpret our reactions as overreactions. But micro-aggressions rarely occur as isolated incidents. Instead, they occur as frequent and ongoing frustrations and triggers that wear us down over time as we battle to live our everyday lives.”
“You Don’t Look Transgender!” and Other Micro-Aggressions to Avoid Read More »
“Yet, in a powerful testament to the strength and resilience of our community, we still exist. We persist. And in supportive environments, we thrive.”
Trans Identity and a Lifelong Struggle with Mental Illness Read More »
“Transgender people have to fight like hell, every single day, simply for the right to exist and to be who we are. And if this doesn’t make transgender people just about the most badass people in the world, I don’t know what does.”
10 Things I Love about Being Transgender Read More »
The validity of a transgender person’s identity is rooted solely in their telling you that they are transgender.
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