Bridget Liang's Blog

[Image taken from: https://www.nme.com/news/music/janell... Description: Janelle Monae, a badass black feminist singer, actor, and fashion icon, is dressed in a pink top and fluffy pink pants that look like labia. She’s linked arms with a bunch of other black women in similar garb but a couple of them are not wearing vagina pants. They’re all … Continue reading My Two Year Post Op Tranniversary →

[artist cred: Sophie Labelle who’s paid stuff can be found here: https://www.serioustransvibes.com/ . Sorry! I couldn’t find the actual source for this comic in her Tumblr archive and didn’t want to link back to one of those anti-trans meme sites! description: a comic of a white cis man looking defensive sitting in bed with a … Continue reading “I’m not into trans” →

[image from https://depositphotos.com/12854762/st... Description: a faded, black feminine silouette standing with hands up pressing up against the screen. This silouette is against what looks like a white screen or background, like it’s some kind of barrier between the presumably woman and the viewer.] This piece is in response to a moment that occurred the other … Continue reading The Spectre of Trans Women of Colour →

  [Description: a drowsy looking mixed race transfemme aka me is looking at the camera with an arm above their head and the other on their chest. They’re wearing a blue gown and have a blue sheet covering them while laying on a hospital bed. This is a photo that was clearly taken right after … Continue reading One Year Post-Op – Was It Worth It? →

  It’s that time of year, Autism Awareness Month. Where parents and service providers raise autistic voices in developing self autonomy over their own bodies and experiences and obviously not keeping autistics silent and making money for themselves/developing their own careers. So I thought I’d interview an amazing autistic activist. Meet Whitney Hodgins, a full time university student … Continue reading Autistic Activist Interview: Whitney Hodgins →

Description:  A grey cat with golden eyes has a brown rat between their pays while they’re biting through the rat’s neck. The rat is clearly dead and the cat is sitting on grey painted wood with what looks like snow in the background. Taken from: http://asianetindia.com/natural-ways-... ] A few weeks ago, I received an email York … Continue reading Why Unions are Important in Universities →

[Description: Fireworks on a black background. There are four bursts of colour in the image. Two reddish gold fireworks in the foreground that overlap and are located close to the center. There’s another gold firework above it and a green one to the right of the gold. Taken from: http://www.hormonesmatter.com/female-... ] I started my fifth month … Continue reading Post Op Months 5-8 →

[Description: a human figure with breasts and long hair wearing a red long sleeve and navy blue pants, has grey skin, a wind up key in their back, and they’re flopping forward with their arms hanging down. Above them is a battery icon with only a small amount filled in all in red. This is … Continue reading Months 3-4 Post Op →

[Pic taken from: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jonmichaelpo... Description: Dear trans men, My relationship is complex with you. You are my coworkers. You appear in a lot of the community activities I’m a part of. You are part of my inner circle that I let see my weaknesses and guard my secrets. You are in the media I consume. You … Continue reading Dear Trans Men →

[Description: A monarch butterfly emerging from a chrysalis against a blue sky background. The monarch butterfly is still furled up and half emerged from the chrysalis which seems to be attached to a branch. Taken from: http://ewebarticle.info/xtenbinfo-but... ] The biggest issue I’ve faced coming home was that my nurse practitioner, the trans healthcare specialist at my … Continue reading First Couple Months Post-Op →