Westernized society and culture have experienced a dramatic shift surrounding awareness and visibility of gender diverse identities over this past decade. Along with visibility, we are seeing advancement of gender care services for children, adolescents and adults at major hospital networks across the nation. Longitudinal research is continually showing the positive mental and physical health…
I’ve written the following blog to help people currently struggling with suicidal thoughts. I hope it also helps provide perspective for family and friends who are concerned for their loved ones. Think of your life. Stop thinking about others. Think of your own. Especially now, in this day and age of global interconnections with ongoing…
How I Work Through Anxiety and Eating Recovery: Day 35 of Self-Containment Part 4 of the “Finding the Meaning of Life” Series With each day of self-containment and social distancing that passes by, I am sure others are feeling the same way I am . . . uncertainty about what the heck the future…
Part 3 of the “Finding Meaning in Life After A Global Pandemic and Economic Downturn“ Series What Happened Last Week Last week – week three of my own self-containment after a global pandemic – was the roughest week I have gone through in a very long time. For those of you who know me, or…
I am now on day 20 of practicing self-containment and social distancing. I will admit, I am going a little stir crazy because although I am an introvert, I love my yearly speaking seasons. I realize that being in front of people and sharing my story, on how I have built confidence in myself and…
Finding Life and Meaning After A Global Pandemic and Economic Downturn in America Part 1 An economic recession is hard enough, we as Americans can still remember what 2008 felt like and how long that took many of us to get back on our feet, with sadly some not being able to fully make it…
In this new tome, Sallans is both steadfast and explorative, processing what activism and visibility mean today, from the shock of social media challengers to the changing priorities of gender diverse youth.
After reaching nine years on testosterone, and nine years into my transition, I’m sitting here, a trans man, trying to remember the moments that led up to my very first injection. Sometimes I take my past for granted and avoid self-reflection, but an anniversary is always a good time to think about how things have…
Every tick of the clock that is sitting next to you is a reminder of time moving forward. With each second that passes you are getting closer to the day you felt would never come; the day you meet with a medical provider to begin hormone therapy. Prior to this appointment you may feel nervous,…
Over the past two months two incidents have happened that I believe will start to shift TV shows away from the typical questions and expected narratives of transgender people. The first happened when Laverne Cox and Carmen Carrera were interviewed on Katie Couric, and when Carmen was asked about surgery, Laverne interjected the importance of…