Category Archives: My Story

My Story: Gender Identity

From the start I knew that I was more like a boy than a girl. I preferred hanging out with boys; girls were bizarre to me, incomprehensible. I was raised to believe that girls could do anything boys could do, … Continue reading

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My Story: My Body

I’ve always been fat. Trigger Warning: Eating disorders, body image, racism When I was small, I was proud of how big I was. I was the first kid in my class to top the fabled 100lb mark, and I was well … Continue reading

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My Story: The beginning of the Dark Times

I remember the exact beginning of the dark times. Warning: bad parenting, dark tone You have to understand, I grew up knowing my mother never loved me. How could she? She didn’t respect me. She didn’t even know me, not … Continue reading

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My hair

As I write this, it is lunch. Twelve oh two to be precise. Before I left the house this morning I put gel in my hair as usual, taking care in the bathroom mirror to ensure not a hair was … Continue reading

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My Story: Church

When I talk about my past, I like to have a tidy little story with a meaning to tell. But there isn’t a meaning to everything in life. Sometimes it’s just messy and complicated and pointless. However, I did think … Continue reading

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