Archive for category: Gender Roles

GI Joe and Trans Identity

Melissa Ingle June 8, 2020 Gender Roles 2

In 1964, Hasbro introduced the now-classic line of poseable action figures known as G.I. Joe, the name a play on the generic term for soldiers in the US military. G.I. Joe was the brainchild of Manhattan licensing agent Stan Weston, who presented them to Hasbro executive Donald L...

Why Do We Do What We Do?

April King April 29, 2020 Gender Roles 7

I have noticed that when I write I tend to be contemplative, as in always wondering why. It could be any topic that has my interest, and it’s no different with my dressing. I’m wondering the why exactly for not feeling fulfilled when presenting in my birth gender only...

The Token Woman

Vanessa Law September 19, 2011 Gender Roles 5

While I’ve been recovering from facial feminization surgery I’ve had far too much free time. As much as I enjoy writing, for many weeks I couldn’t muster the cognitive energy to write much of anything interesting. When I did have energy I often used it to intera...