Ask Matt: Men’s Restroom Etiquette and Masculine Voices
Below, we have two relatively unrelated questions about guy things, but I put them together because they’re short, and I was also hoping for reader ideas and suggestions. Here we go: A reader writes:...
View ArticleAsk Matt: It’s Okay to Be ‘Questioning’
A reader writes: “So I’m FAAB (female assigned at birth), I was a tomboy for some but not all of my childhood, and now that I’m in high school, I came out as genderqueer to my family and some friends a...
View ArticleAsk Matt: ‘I Can’t Transition Right Now’ Problems
Below we have three letters with a common theme: a desire to medically transition, the inability to do so, and the problems that can create. Each is a little different, so I’m hoping that readers will...
View ArticleAsk Matt: My Genderqueer Child Wants to Use Testosterone
A reader writes: “I have a question about how to support my teen daughter. She is 19 and decided this past year that she identifies as genderqueer, which she describes as ‘being neither male nor...
View ArticleAsk Matt: Do My Spouse’s Feelings About Hormones Matter?
A reader writes: “I was inspired to write by a question you posted recently from a parent asking about their genderqueer teenager. I felt like that teenager could have been me if I was born a couple of...
View ArticleAsk Matt: How Can I Believe That My Child Is Trans?
A reader writes: “I am a parent of a teenager who just last year, at the age of 17, shocked me with the announcement that she was transgender and would be starting the transition from FTM as soon as...
View ArticleAsk Matt: Inappropriate Family Responses to Coming Out
A reader writes: I’ve never felt like I fit in until I started to dress as a male at University a few year ago. Before I left University, I threw away my small collection of male clothes because I was...
View ArticleAsk Matt: Small-Town Transition Blues
A reader writes: “I’m a 16-year-old trans guy, and I came out to my mom two months ago, and my dad one month ago. They haven’t rejected me (I knew they wouldn’t), but they’re not on board with thinking...
View ArticleAsk Matt: Changing My Friends’ Perception of My Gender
A reader writes: “I recently started college, and I quickly came to the realization that I am transgender. I have been transitioning every way but physically (mentally, socially, etc.), and the process...
View ArticleAsk Matt: Binding Blues and Peeing Problems
A reader writes: “I’m in high school (Junior), but am very open about my gender identity (cross dress, bind, etc). At this point there isn’t a whole lot I can do about hormonal treatment or surgery. So...
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