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Title: FTM To Femme
Post by: Natasha on October 21, 2008, 05:28:07 PM
Post by: Natasha on October 21, 2008, 05:28:07 PM
FTM To Femme
StoneWallNews.net (http://www.stonewallnews.net/pages/full_story?article--b-transnation-b-FTM-To-Femme-B-%20=&page_label=news&id=317741--b-transnation-b-FTM-To-Femme-B-&widget=push&instance=lead_story_left_column&open=&)
10/20/2008
"I have the word 'Paradox' tattooed onto my chest," reveals author and performer Sassafras Lowrey, who uses the gender-neutral pronouns ze and hir. The tattoo hints at the femme's complicated gender identity: "I came out as trans when I was 18 and lived as an FTM—including several years of being on testosterone."
"I knew that I wasn't a girl," Lowrey explains now. "And that I wanted to play
with gender. [But], I honestly thought the only option...involved adopting
masculinity. I came out into a community that was incredibly femme-phobic.
Femmes ...were considered to be less queer. I'd lost everything—family, home,
friends, community—to live an authentic life. Being culturally recognizable was
very important to me."
StoneWallNews.net (http://www.stonewallnews.net/pages/full_story?article--b-transnation-b-FTM-To-Femme-B-%20=&page_label=news&id=317741--b-transnation-b-FTM-To-Femme-B-&widget=push&instance=lead_story_left_column&open=&)
10/20/2008
"I have the word 'Paradox' tattooed onto my chest," reveals author and performer Sassafras Lowrey, who uses the gender-neutral pronouns ze and hir. The tattoo hints at the femme's complicated gender identity: "I came out as trans when I was 18 and lived as an FTM—including several years of being on testosterone."
"I knew that I wasn't a girl," Lowrey explains now. "And that I wanted to play
with gender. [But], I honestly thought the only option...involved adopting
masculinity. I came out into a community that was incredibly femme-phobic.
Femmes ...were considered to be less queer. I'd lost everything—family, home,
friends, community—to live an authentic life. Being culturally recognizable was
very important to me."