Sonja’s Substack
Sonja Black"Explainer" articles about gender, gender identity, and trans experience for both trans and cis readers.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 32 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Top 10 Myths About Trans People
There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings out there about trans people. A lot more than 10, I’m sure, but these are the big ones. Many of these have been covered in great depth elsewhere. This would be a book, not an article, if I were...
What to Do When Someone Comes Out to You
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Unless you live as a hermit on a mountaintop, at some point in your life someone you know is going to come out to you as trans, or gay, or bisexual, or something else in the ever-broadening queer rainbow. When tha...
Every Closet has its Price
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This article is a bit different from my usual in that it is a personal reflection on how I feel about passing, being a visibly trans person, and living stealth. It is neither advice nor a directive. These...
What is a Woman?
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At this point in the history of the 24-hour news cycle, “what is a woman” has become practically a cliché: a four word gotcha-question embodiment of right-wing and transphobic attitudes towards trans people and...
The Magic Pill that Makes You Cis
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One need not spend much time on trans Reddit before encountering some version of the following question, usually phrase as something like:
- “If there was a magic pill that made feel comfortable as your birth-assign...
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Hi! I'm Sonja. I am a trans woman writing about the intersection of transgender identity and life through a lens informed by personal experience, to help trans people process their own journeys and help cisgender allies understand as well.
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