Being Dana — New home

Being Dana — Finding my place? I used to have a place in this world where I was told I’d be comfortable, where I would “fit” in. I tried to live in this space but I never did truly fit. I broke free and in doing so I felt the…

When I’m gone will I be just another tally mark? Bits in a database used to catalog another trans fatality? Will my name, age, and a sentence or two summing up my life be printed on an index card to be read? …

If you can’t tell from the title, this entire article needs a huge, flashing content warning. Content Warning: Discussion of suicide and how it formed a coping/survival mechanism in my life. My first and only brush with suicide came when I was twelve years old. I was nine or ten when I resigned my hopes of developing breasts and my penis changing so I could…

The speech I gave for NW PA Pride Alliance Virtual Pride Fest in June of 2021. Good afternoon everyone. I would like to apologize in advance if my thoughts today seem jumbled. I have been fighting a great deal of anxiety and depression for quite a while now. My struggles…

Opening and closing remarks given at TransFamily of NWPA’s Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) Virtual vigil Nov. 20, 2020 OPENING REMARKS: Good Evening Everyone, Thank you for attending this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil. We will be recording this call. We request that you keep microphones muted and video…

First of all, I need to define what these two terms mean to me. Being an advocate means that you are able and willing to speak for a group or community to promote an idea or further the knowledge and understanding of the group. Being an activist means you take actions to…

Part 1/3 A Basic Understanding of Transgender People This is the first article in a series comprised of: Part 1 A Basic Understanding of Transgender People Part 2 Questioning Trans Feminine Sports Participation Part 3 Benefits of Trans Feminine Sports Inclusion This series will hopefully inform you of things you may not know about transgender people and the…

“Good Grief!” for many who are old enough this statement brings to mind the Peanuts character Charlie Brown. It was used mostly as his catch phrase to show disdain with a situation he was in. Sometimes it this was due to something minor that happened or to something someone said…

I have just turned 54. Here are some of my thoughts. My birthday this year has hit me in ways I did not expect. I have grey hair but I’ve had that for a few years now. I have body aches, also present for some time. Wrinkles? Yes, I have…