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Cops Don’t Belong at Pride, “Unseemly” Queer People Do

Marsha P. Johnson and the failures of queer respectability

15 min readMay 20, 2021

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Cis People — Stop Trying To Understand Transness

Being Trans is a Fundamentally Unrelatable Experience to Cis People — That’s What Makes Them Cis

9 min readMay 13, 2021

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Dr. James Barry, Miracle Man

With the unfolding of the horrific abortion ban in Texas, there has been immense discussion around reproductive rights and bodily autonomy…

6 min readDec 27, 2021

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Dr. James Barry, Miracle Man

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The Not-So-Curious Case of Thomas(ine) Hall

The tragedy of Thomasine Hall is primarily this — we know so, so little about them. In fact, the entirety of our knowledge of them comes…

6 min readDec 27, 2021

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An Injustice!

Dismantling the Cult of the Penis; What it Means for Transfeminism and Rape Culture

This article comes with a trigger warning for the following: rape, sexual assault, discussion of genitalia, transphobia, transmisogyny…

4 min readDec 15, 2021

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On The Value of Queer Allyship

The queer community at large overlooks the value of allyship within the community. Not allocishet allyship, but queer allyship.

4 min readJul 10, 2021

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Gender From The Trenches

Trans Men Shouldn’t Be An Afterthought in Trans Spaces

Negativity around masculine traits legitimized my worst fears.

5 min readJul 7, 2021

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Consent in Medicine Matters

It’s been a few weeks since I have posted an article to Medium. This is because on June 3rd, I got top surgery. Between healing and…

8 min readJul 7, 2021

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Pride Is Not a Memorial

Queer struggles are not rooted firmly in the past

4 min readJun 8, 2021

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Pride Is Not a Memorial

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Performative Activism Isn’t Good Enough to Save Trans Lives — And We Are Running Out o

3 min readMay 31, 2021

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Alexander Petrovnia

Alexander Petrovnia

I am a disabled trans man who primarily writes about feminism, queer history, trans issues, science communication, healthy masculinity and public health.

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