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When I Feel Depressed

A memoir of becoming; written as it happened. When I Feel Depressed September 26, 2018 From Transmanifesto (never originally published) #DARKHOURS Present-day intro A note before you read: this one goes into the dark. And it also comes out the…

How to Pee in Texas (as a Transman)

A memoir of becoming; written as it happened. How to Pee in Texas… September 25, 2018 From Transmanifesto (never originally published) #LIFE Of all the things I could write about, here we are: in the toilet. I drafted this in…

God Loves Diversity

A memoir of becoming; written as it happened. AARON  EMBREY CREATIVE HUMAN VIEW ALL POSTS God Loves Diversity My relationship with God has always been complicated. Mostly, because of the people who were standing between me and God (i.e. The…

Celebrating (My) Female-bodied Masculinity

I’m sharing a new series from my archives to celebrate my past and expand my story that I’m sharing here on Transmanifesto. This is an old post (with a new edit) from my first personal blog, THE BUTCHELOR c. 2008-2010~ISH…

A Letter From My 14 Year Old Self

I found this handwritten note folded into a tight square, with skills of a 14 year old girl teetering on the brink of teenage angst and intense, closeted confusion. Looking back now, I feel so much heartache for this young…

Nine Years on HRT

A memoir of becoming; written as it happened. 2019 May 22, 2019 Transition, Change From the Archives 9 Years on HRT Contemplating Change There’s no way I could’ve known just how many changes I’d face in those early years. When…

Negotiating with Fear

Stages of Transformation: Pt. 2 The Feedback I found a tipping point in all the discomfort. I realized, I could either keep the pain (and maybe eventually become the pain).  Or I could do something else or take new action…