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Elijah Nicholas

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Binder Review: Underworks vs. GC2B

I've been using a binder regularly for four-ish years now, so I've experienced some different binders in all this time. My first binder was a tank-style Underworks binder from InABind (RIP), which worked well while I saved money up for a new binder. Now I own a 3-year-old Underworks tri-top, a year-old GC2B half binder, and two brand new Underworks tri-tops. So I'll lay out the differences between GC2B and Underworks (plus a sports bra to show my original chest size), including comparison photos. Ultimate Chest Binder Tank - Underworks (Not Pictured) This was a pretty great first binder. I received the large in a black. Wearing this every day... whew. It compressed my stomach in a strange way, rolled up a *lot*, and the black was just too damn hot! However, I didn't feel the binder was too tight, I could breathe well. All in all, not bad for a first binder. From this experience I learned I really hate tank-style binders, just as a preference. I couldn't get a

Navigating the Vulva

Disclaimer: This article contains language, images, and discussion revolving around genitals, which may trigger dysphoria in some individuals. Please, take care of yourself and take breaks if necessary. I am a man with a vulva. Being transgender, I've had a complicated relationship with my sexual organs pretty much my whole life. It doesn't help that I grew up with poor sexual education. When I was a young teenager, I struggled finding a thorough explanation of what the hell was going on down there that wasn't laden with feminine language and cissexism. I hope to provide a starting point for any person with a vulva out there, both trans and cisgender, who needs an explanation. The Vulva When you stand and look at your naked body in the mirror, the first thing you may notice about your genital area is hair . This area is known in the medical community as mons pubis . It is the rounded mound of fatty tissue on the pubic bone typically covered in wiry pu

Coping with Unsupportive Parents

Coming out as a transgender person is hard enough, and that becomes even more difficult when you know that your own parents are transphobic and politically conservative. I've had my fair share of conflict with my parents over my being trans, especially lately as political tension rises in the U.S. I had been trying to find a time to ask my mother to stop using she/her pronouns when referring to me, as she's known for years I'm trans. Last week, I finally spit it out. She had said something about my being her daughter, and I flinched. I told her to please use he/him for me, even if only inside the house. I don't know what I expected. I guess I just wanted her to say "okay, I'll try my best". But it turned into a whole argument that still makes me feel hollow inside when I think of it. She told me she would never be able to accept me, and my being transgender. That she doesn't "agree" with transgender people and that she'd have to t

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