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Why “transition” can be a fraught concept

Nico
A testosterone box, bottle, and used syringe on a desk. On the right are the Ephemeral Record logo and URLs, below which is a band of colours of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag running along the bottom.

Today marks my fourth month on testosterone. This is not the beginning of my transition.

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About the Author: Nico

Nico Mara-McKay (they/iel) is a historian, writer, editor, and occasional curator whose work focuses on histories of gender and sexuality through lenses of embodiment and identity. They write about queer and trans history, culture, and community at nicomaramckay.com and ephemeralrecord.com, and share updates on Bluesky @nicomaramckay.com.

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Phoenix Goes to School, by Michelle and Phoenix Finch

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