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transition

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Felt Space

  • Lee Anderson
  • September 23, 2021
If I were to stare into a mirror, I’m not sure I would see anything back.
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On Baby Fever

  • Krys Malcolm Belc
  • September 13, 2021
I want to ask Anna for a map of desirability. Where was I before, where was I pregnant, where am I now?
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Callum Angus

  • Elanor Broker
  • April 8, 2021
“When I first came out as trans, I learned a lot from trans youth; they taught me so much.”
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We Do Not Belong Everywhere

  • Max Delsohn
  • May 11, 2020
It is an unimaginable gift until you’ve done it, shaving off a self.
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Voices on Addiction: A Body Full of Ghosts

  • Emme Lund
  • April 23, 2020
I’ve known since I was a child that the world is ending. I felt it in my bones.
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For the Love of Dogs: Jennifer Finney Boylan’s Good Boy

  • Tucker Coombe
  • April 8, 2020
In this sense, [the dogs] are a perfect foil for the conflicted young author.
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ENOUGH: Transition Couldn’t Protect Me

  • The Rumpus
  • October 29, 2019
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Chimeras

  • Elanor Broker
  • October 14, 2019
There’s never a clean origin story for the shadow.
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  • Deesha Philyaw
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A Spirit Born into a Human Body: Talking with Akwaeke Emezi

  • Deesha Philyaw
  • February 21, 2018
Akwaeke Emezi discusses her debut novel, Freshwater, her public and private identities, and deciding when to translate culture for readers.
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The Rehearsal

  • Brandon Hicks
  • February 19, 2017
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