Content Warning: while I will not be describing any actual instances of sexual violence, this issue (and false accusations thereof) will be mentioned throughout this piece. Back in February, I wrote a patron-requested essay entitled “Why are AMAB trans people denied the closet?” In it, I shared some of my…

The following is an excerpt from the final chapter of my latest book, Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back. While not explicitly discussed here, this passage grew out of my concerns with “no kink at Pride” discourses, but it’s also pertinent to recent “don’t…

Anti-transgender propaganda largely rests on two main narratives. The first is that trans people constitute a potential threat, particularly to women and children, and especially in sex-segregated spaces — I debunk those claims in a separate essay entitled Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say. The second…

This post was requested by one of my Patreon supporters. More information about how you can follow and support me there — including possibly suggesting an essay topic of your own — can be found via that link. Imagine the following scenario: You’re talking with a cisgender gay acquaintance, and…

Content warning for extreme transmisogyny, graphic language, sexual violence, and violence against marginalized groups. A few months ago, I penned Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say. It was the culmination of months of research (partly for my forthcoming book) chronicling the long history of various minority…

The following is an excerpt from my award winning book, 99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux novel — a silly, surreal, sex-positive tale about an absurdist short fiction writer who dates ninety-nine different people named Eric for literature’s sake. Given this premise, I realized early on in the writing process…