Even though I know no body is perfect — unblemished — it’s very difficult for me to come to terms with acquiring a new scar. The moment I start to feel the physical pain, I also begin berating myself for being careless — or wishing I could go back in time to not do the thing that will leave a permanent mark. In addition to being aesthetically unpalatable to me as a recovering … [Read more...]
The Amazing, Failing Body: Being a Trans Person with Kidney Disease
From the time I was born, my body was a place of incongruity, contradiction, and confusion. As a transgender person our bodies are almost always enemies. These living vessels dictate how others perceive us, how we are treated, and what social and political structures we are given access to. In most cases, our trans bodies contradict who we feel to be internally I always … [Read more...]
