Have you heard of attracTion? It’s a new, trans masc sauna night based in the North West of England, and a welcome, sexy addition to the growing number of UK club nights and spaces catering to a trans masc audience (see T-Boys Club to Testohunkie). But attracTion is unique in its desire to cater to gay, bi or queer trans mascs looking to enjoy that staple of gay men’s culture – cruising in a sauna.
A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar: A Journey of Self (and Sexual) Discovery by Harry Nicholas is available to buy now. Elia Cugini writes;
“As I led the first ever all trans masc football team in Europe onto that pitch to thunderous applause, all my worries melted away. It didn’t matter what the score was; it didn’t matter if I left the field covered in mud and smelling like the Year 9 boys PE changing room. We made history here.”
The day after I had top surgery, a friend asked me ‘when’s your next operation?’ As I struggled to lift my arms after having had…
I do not care to weigh in on the discourse surrounding single-sex schools in general, but I am telling you that in my experience at an all-girlls school I was not protected from sexism, gender conformity, or transness (even before this became the boogeyman in the UK). Teaching LGBTQIA+ topics is an absolute must in helping equip students to understand and protect themselves from the experiences such as mine.
About 16 years ago I sat down at a table in my flat. It was evening and I was alone. I picked up a pen…
As we get this project started, I’m going through some old writing that I let fall from my head at the start of my transition,…