Some Thoughts on Visibility

As I’m writing this I’m sitting on an airplane headed to Austin, Texas, where I’ll do the workshop premiere of the opera ‘Good Country’. I’ll be performing as a transgender character for the first time, and it’s also the first new work I’ve collaborated with. As yesterday was Transgender Day of Visibility, I wanted to […]

How to Resist/How to Support

If you haven’t been paying attention to the news (no judgement, I really get it), maybe you haven’t heard, but Trump’s Administration has been thinking of changing the legal definition of sex under Title IX — the federal civil rights law that bans discrimination in education on the basis of gender — that would render […]

Why is it rude to ask a trans* person what their birth name was?

If you are a cisgender person, it’s almost certainly crossed your mind: what was their name before? If you don’t know better, you’ve asked, and probably gotten a response ranging from uncomfortable to outright offended. This might have made you confused and probably also upset. You were just asking a question, how were you supposed […]

Learn, Converse, Contribute: Spreading Activism with Patreon

The past year has been a whirlwind; following my summer experiences as a member of the Glyndebourne Academy, I moved to a small German town where I’ve been doing more and more singing. When I came out as trans* and started testosterone I let go of my expectations of being a regularly working singer, but […]

I Left My Breasts in Bangkok

I’ve had an interesting experience with my top-surgery through every step, and as a help to both other trans* people, and their friends/family, I want to recount as much as I can remember. The week before surgery was a breeze, as literally my own plans consisted of getting clothes tailored, and eating food. For me, […]