Recruiters / hiring managers: When you meet someone for the first time, would you demand to see their papers before you will even speak to them? Of course not. That would be rude. And weird. You would just ask them what their name is. So why do your job applications ask candidates to make the distinction between legal and preferred names? From a transgender…
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A Trans Woman’s Thoughts on Being a Former Freemason
Ten years ago, I joined a fraternal organization known as Freemasonry. One of its primary missions, outside of public charity, is to provide an environment where men are meant to support each other on a path of personal and spiritual growth. There is a focus on providing a ritual framework that guides its members through life’s changes & challenges. There’s an abundance of symbolism,…
MTF vs AMAB – How I perceive my gender identity
Admittedly, there was a time in my life that I literally tried to study how to be a good man. I even wrote a paper in college about what I thought defined a good man. I took the stance that I couldn’t relate to manhood because I had my own definition of what being a man meant. I felt entirely separated from the way…