PinnedAstra*Transgender Eugenics, State-Mandated Murder, and Genocide?Vaush, a reasonably prominent left-tuber, recently covered the David Pakman’s Show’s take on his assertion that current policies and…Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023
Astra*Uncoiling: Performing Transgender Autobiography“For transsexuality is always narrative work, a transformation of the body that requires the remolding of the life into a particular…May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
Astra*inAn Injustice!About MandyFalling through the transgender cracks in the NetherlandsApr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
Astra*Western Media & Pride Won’t Save Us: A Response to The Economist, The Intelligence Podcast“In many countries Pride is a time when people of all sexualities and genders are celebrated…” but not in China! “In the past,” the…Jun 29, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Astra*Face Off, Musings on Facial-Feminisation SurgeryMy mother keeps making anodyne comments about the societal pressures faced by women: “society puts so many unfair expectations on women to…Jun 23, 20228Jun 23, 20228
Astra*Face-off with GiggleThe App that Requires Automatic Gender Recognition Software to AccessDec 1, 20213Dec 1, 20213
Astra*The Transgender Tumbling Point: Trans Visibility and the Edge of the CliffMy trans story goes way back. I just turned 36, which makes me feel very old. Not in the sense that 36 is actually old (it is!!!), but in…Apr 1, 20214Apr 1, 20214
Astra*(Neo)Vaginal DialogueIt’s been five months since I had the surgery. It went well. I read recently that between 80–90 percent of female-identified…Sep 18, 20201Sep 18, 20201
Astra*Ask Me Anything, Just Not About That: Thoughts on the Eve of SRS“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely…Apr 29, 20202Apr 29, 20202
