First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first … Continue reading First Lines Fridays #13
Tag: Gender
Why Is Gender So Controlling?
We hear and see gender everywhere we are, and if you think about it, this starts way before we are born. When they find out they’re having a baby, they begin to plan based on the gender of the baby. If it is a boy, he needs to play sports, if it a girl, she … Continue reading Why Is Gender So Controlling?
My Top Five Trans Memoirs
I know that not everyone likes this type of post. However, I haven’t done a top 5 in a while, and it’s my way of giving you guy book recommends. I remove my hat for Jazz because coming out as trans when you’re an adult is hell for most people due to transphobia, let alone … Continue reading My Top Five Trans Memoirs
Childhood Ramblings!
Believe it or not, I lived in Gozo for 18 years and did all my schooling there so, in theory, I should be happy to go back to it right? In a way, I need to write this down to rid of some of the pain in my chest even if risking to sound like … Continue reading Childhood Ramblings!
Misgendering
A few weeks was the day I was born but three years ago on that same day is when I came out to my mum as a trans man via a text because I knew she isn’t the letter type of person. You can imagine how I felt trying to write that text with my … Continue reading Misgendering
More Than Just A Name Change…
The meaning of giving something or someone took another meaning for me when I was 16 and in class when the teacher said that naming something in the bible it’s like having ownership no that thing or person. Now, nearly eight years later since I’m 24 in a few days, I still think about what … Continue reading More Than Just A Name Change…
Having My Gender Disrespected…
So, my mum had the bright idea to post photos of me at the age of 14 as a girl. Not going to lie it hurts, and it hurts more than one way. The way I found out is I was blogging in bed since as you guys know I pre-blog and I heard them … Continue reading Having My Gender Disrespected…
Blogmas Day 31: A Year Recap
Bookish Recap I can’t believe it’s the last day of 2019. I thought a recap of the year is in order. Let’s start with books I read around 578 books, which is 100+ books more than 2018. Cross 17,3401 pages, 45 books of which I gave five stars. The largest book that I read this … Continue reading Blogmas Day 31: A Year Recap
Blogmas Day 19: Off The Topic Thursdays/ I Miss You
Inspired by James Arthur - Quite Miss Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxNApvfnASM This time Of year Because it’s that time Of year When I told you My biggest secret That inside My heart I feel a guy And you asked Who is he? And with tears In my eyes I said it was Me And I would see … Continue reading Blogmas Day 19: Off The Topic Thursdays/ I Miss You
My First Trans Meetup After Years!
-Disclaimer all the opinions that I will talk about in this post are mine, and anything personal discussed by other members will not get repeated here or anywhere – Before I went to the event, the thought of going mixed with fear was at the back of my mind all week prior. That morning I … Continue reading My First Trans Meetup After Years!
