by: Professor Xx
Dear Professor Xx,
A nagging question surfaced when I was reading your last column. I'm a cis girl who's had intimate relationships with trans guys, but I never wanted to ask them about this because it felt like too much of a challenge to their identity. Since you write this column, though, I'll pose this question for the first time.
professor xx, over at in our words, just posted an interesting reply to a question regarding where medical transition falls in comparison to other ways people modify their bodies.
i totally appreciate the response he gave, but i approach this topic [which i think about a lot] in a really different way.
personally, i don't see medical transition as fundamentally different from any other modification i do to my body. it's something that i want to do and so am going to do it. same as eating a particular diet, working out regularly, cutting my hair in particular ways, or anything else. just because i exercise a lot doesn't mean i am fatphobic. i chose to exercise because i like the body that it gives me. i choose to medically transition because i like the body it gives me, too [amongst other things]. if other people choose to not exercise or choose to not transition, that's their decision, and i would hope/love that they are able to make those decisions based on what they want for themselves.
also note that just because i like the body that medically transitioning is giving me, that does not mean i disliked the body i had before. i like both of them, i just happen to like this new one better.
