This past weekend, I attended the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. During the National's set on Friday night, as Matt Berninger sang "Bloodbuzz, Ohio," I remembered that I was carrying my childhood Kit Kittredge doll in my backpack, and that she, Kit, was an Ohio native. I unzipped my bag, pulled out Kit, and propped … Continue reading When the Way You Love Things is ‘Too Much;’ or, Why I Hoisted Kit Kittredge Aloft on My Shoulders While the National Ripped Through “Bloodbuzz, Ohio” at the Pitchfork Music Festival
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The Five Chasers You Meet on Grindr
Warning: This piece contains references to transphobia and quotes transphobic comments. I have no compunctions around making the claim that I am trans first and foremost because I want to have gay sex with men. I was raised to see the entertainment value of embellishment; besides, someone out there is going to accuse me of it … Continue reading The Five Chasers You Meet on Grindr
Don Draper Was A Trans Man: A Niche Interview with Jon Hamm
In the first season, it's Pete Campbell, rifling through a shoebox on Don's desk, who discovers the childhood photos, the birth certificate, the wrong name. In the third season, it's Betty, turning a key in a lock, sitting vigil at the kitchen table with a cigarette and a glass of wine and a stack of … Continue reading Don Draper Was A Trans Man: A Niche Interview with Jon Hamm