Archive - The Menstruant

January 2023

I Do Not Wish to Become a Better Me

Feeling unprepared is not a problem to be solved.

Jan 7, 2023

November 2022

Don't Get Invited Into Narratives That Don't Serve You

As a pregnant trans man, I'm learning to find the stories that serve me, and to let go of the rest.

Nov 19, 2022

"Everything extraneous has burned away": An Interview about Love Alone--A Solo Play for World AIDS Day

A conversation with the director and actor from Love Alone, a new staging of Paul Monette's 1988 poetry collection grieving the loss of his partner…

Nov 18, 2022

Trans Ancestor Frank Woodhull and the Stories That Come From Necessity

How do I make sure to separate the stories that I tell from necessity—for advocacy reasons, for example—from those that feel most personal, most true…

Nov 13, 2022

October 2022

What Does It Mean to Be Believed?

Ever since I became a pregnant man, I have ceased to be believed about certain basic facts.

Oct 22, 2022

September 2022

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