Author: Liz
Dad, Please Trust Me
I had a discussion with my therapist, trying to understand why some trans people are able to see their path clearly during childhood and transition early, while I was unable…
A Real Vacation
It’s summer, and naturally I have vacation on my mind. But where do I really want to go? What does it take to have a perfect vacation? It’s something very…
Why I Paint my Nails
In the past couple of years, I have made a lot of progress. Not only with my transition, but also regarding my mental health. I no longer doubt who I…
The Meaning of Pride
June is Pride Month, with the biggest parades usually happening over the last weekend of the month. And as Pride events become more and more polarizing, this is a good…
Cisgender Hypersensitivity Syndrome
I know, I know. I shouldn’t engage with trolls on social media. It never leads anywhere good, and it harms my emotional well‑being. But I am also an optimist. Call…
Still Me
This is a song I wrote shortly after coming out to my family, capturing the thoughts I had on my mind at the time. I hope to record it sometime…
Transitioning with 50+
Thanks to my parent’s early interventions, I grew up socialized as a boy. And while things looked okay for a while, the marks left by their interventions became visible during…
Letter to an ex-Friend
Dear [ex-Friend], It’s been a month since we last spoke, and I miss you tremendously. I miss the moments that we spent, discovering a new world together. I miss hanging…
Growing Up in the 70s
I was born in the late 60s in Hamburg, Germany. My parents were upper‑middle‑class: educated, employed, free of existential threats, and center‑left leaning. They fed me, provided a stable home,…
Hello world!
Hello world — I know you weren’t sitting around waiting for yet another website about trans struggles. Still, I hope this one manages to lift its head above the weeds.…
