(Almost) Everything I've Published Through Medium
Over 370 articles on pop culture, politics, queer history, biographies, memoirs, memes, and more (all links bypass paywalls)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PROFILES, BIOGRAPHIES, AND INTERVIEWS | TRANSGENDER SOAPBOX/DEAR CISTERS | POLITICS | TRANSITIONING WITH A QUEER TRANS MOM | TRAUMA, HEALING, AND RECOVERY | POP CULTURE, MOVIES, TV, COMIC BOOKS, MUSIC | THE OSCARS | THE POWER (An Amazon Original Series) | JK ROWLING | DC AND THE DCU | MARVEL AND THE MCU | PUBLISHING STUFF/STORYTELLING HACKS | TRUE CRIME | MEMOIRS & SHORT STORIES | FUN AND GAMES & MEMES, MEMESELF, AND MIMES |
PROFILES, BIOGRAPHIES, AND INTERVIEWS
Finding Your FINAL DESTINATION With Queer Horror Legend Jeffrey Reddick | Interview
A Conversation on STEPHEN KING with:
Empowering Intersex People Will Empower Every Body | Interview with Director Julie Cohen
Shifting Global Paradigms: Interview With Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author CS Friedman
How to SCI-FI/FANTASY With Author Celia S Friedman | Documentary And Interview
An Unofficial And Unauthorized Biography Of FD Signifier
An Unofficial And Unauthorized Biography Of Kat Blaque
An Unofficial And Unauthorized Biography Of Jessie Gender
Justice for Aden Polydoros/TRANSlating Last Week Tonight
TRANSGENDER SOAPBOX/DEAR CISTERS
Eleven Transphobic Questions Everyone Asks Anyway | VIDEO
Dear Cisters, you (probably) transitioned too
Is It Okay To Laugh At A Cisgender Man In A Dress?
Why do trans people get upset about the wrong things?
Why did a trans person block me when I just wanted to discuss their rights and safety?
Should I Be Willing To Compromise On Trans Issues If It Protects Cisgender People?
What’s the big deal about calling them trans women?
How do you voice concerns about trans people without getting lumped in with the transphobes?
What if I just hate how men look in dresses?
Ten Extremely Bigoted Questions Most People Ask Anyway (including you)
Why does everyone keep telling me to stop JAQing off?
**** YOU!! Five Love Letters to Five Hateful People
How Do I Help My Daughter Tell Her Friends (And Their Parents?!) That She’s Trans?
The #1 Thing Cis People Get Wrong About Being Trans
Why I’m No Longer Talking To Cis People About Gender
Are Cisgender People Going Extinct?
What ChatGPT Reveals About Gender
Politics
Conservatives Are Cruel Because Cruelty Is Their Point
Science Proves (Again) That Watching Fox News Makes You Dumber Than Not Watching Any News At All
Believing Trans Kids Isn’t The Same As Grooming Them
Thomas Beatie: From Pregnant Man To Trans Activist
Today’s Transphobic Question: Are Trans Women Really Women?
Dear Cis Sisters: Please Sit Down Before You Get Us Killed
It Finally Happened: They’re Killing Trans People Over Herb Grinders
Ventriloquist Uses Comedy To Say Quiet Part Out Loud
Midterm Elections Deliver Record Number Of Trans People To State Legislatures
If You Joined The GOP But Don’t Hate Queer People...
White Wing Talking Points Prove No Defense For Trump
White Wing Talking Points Could Topple Trump As Soon As May 2023
A Dramatic Reading Of Mr. Trump’s Latest Indictment
BREAKING! Prejudice Has Gone Missing
Is Being Anti-Woke The Easiest Grift In The History of Money?
TRANSITIONING WITH A QUEER TRANS MOM
The Twelve Steps Of Transition
The F*** Yeah! Approach To Your Transition
What The 2022 Changes In The DSM-V Mean If You’re Trans
More Than Our Genitals, More Than Our Brains
The Same Person Without Hormones Vs With Testosterone Vs With Estrogen
A trans queer mom with a desire to behave as the mom she deserved
How to ignore losers and harassers while practicing your trans voice
Has every trans person shown signs since childhood?
Can You Feel Dysphoria Without Being Trans?
How do I get past wishing I had transitioned at a younger age?
Tribbling: Fun And Effective Trick To Play With Vocal Resonance
You’ve Got Me Feeling EMOTIONS (fun trans voice exercise)
Fun Trans Voice Feminization Exercise (two magic words)
Top Ten Vocal Feminization Videos
Ten DEEP Female Voices (with a list of ten deep video examples)
Today’s Super Easy Trans Voice Activity
11 Trans Voice Tips From The Cool Trans Mom
Do good parents raise their kids to think of elephants? (Strict Fathers vs Nurturant Parents)
Should You Try To Get Past Whether Your Kid Is Trans?
Jobs with Six-Figure Salaries for Trans Folks (according to Reddit)
Seven Great Reads to Get You Through Today’s Dysphoria
Does Trans You Need a Trans Mom Today?
Cool Trans Videos On YouTube to Fill Your Downtime (Vol 1)
My Daily Routine In Trans Conversion Therapy Saved My Life
Requiring A Doctor’s Note For Gender-Affirming Medical Care Is Stupid
Gender Hacks: the Cookbook Method
Gender Hacks: The Transition Toolkit
Gender Hacks: How To FEEL Your Transition
We Finally Know the Perfect Age To Begin Your Transition
What Do You Do With The Dysphoria That You Feel?
A Message For Trans Youth: Gender Dysphoria, Coping Strategies, and whether it gets better
Rejoice! Trans Folks Can Now Change SSN Gender in One Easy Step
Five Publications That Pay Trans, Queer, Disabled Writers Per Pitch/Article
5 Essential Books For Exploring Transgender Identity & Sexuality
The Embodied Transition: Sex After Surgery
Eleven Surprising Pop Culture Lessons On Gender Funky Pride
TRAUMA, HEALING, AND RECOVERY
Writers for Hope Donor Spotlight
Is Someone Hurting You?!? Fast Phrases for Easy Boundaries
Seven Quotes About Narcissistic Abuse Everyone Should Memorize
All of My Articles On Being Raised By Narcissists (and put through trans conversion therapy)
My Sponsor Told Me To Forgive Graciously
This Guided Meditation Helped Me Break My Trauma Bonds
Finding Meaning Without Significance Or Permanence
Can The Most Common Test For Narcissism Help Fight Bigotry?
An ER Doctor Describes the Worst Way to Die
Announcing Donors For The 2023 Writers For Hope Auction
POP CULTURE, MOVIES, TV, COMIC BOOKS, MUSIC
The One Rule For Making Sequels | The Legacyquel Theorem
Translating 101 Movies, TV Shows, And Games
Barbie, Blade Runner, And The Future Of Cyberpunk
Everything You Don’t Know About The Barbie Movie
Ranked: Ten Worst Tom Cruise Movies (According To Rotten Tomatoes)
Three Stories about Ten Queer Girls (and two queer boys) Discovering Their True Power
HEAT and the baked goods of a good genre mashup (AKA the last good movie Michael Mann ever made)
The Awful (And The Amazing!) Trans Rep In Lost Girl
The (thematic) PLOT OF THE MATRIX 4 REVEALED!
The White Lotus S1 Defies Any Genre Until…
Does Representation Matter More Than Whether A Story Is Good?
COMMENTARY ON COMMENTARY: The Invisible Man (2020)
MINARI and the Break into Act II
The Last Jedi is a masterclass on goals/motivations/conflicts
Should Cis Writers Tell Trans Stories?
Does it matter whether your favorite writer is a goddamn liar?
The Greatest Anime Bible Story Ever Told (Superbook Classic Anime S1E3 “The Flood”)
The Movie that Sabotaged Sister Act 3
Additional Reading for Sister Act 3/Theodore Rex
The only reason you’re not watching IS IT CAKE?! is because you think it’s easy to tell if it’s cake
The Unproduced Sequel To THE ROCK We’ll Unfortunately Never See
A Former Addict Named Desire: Russell Brando
Movies that make you go WTF?! (repeat viewings of Primer rewarded)
I can’t believe ScreenRant let me publish these…
My first featured article at Script Magazine!!
Six books you need to read NOW! (the seventh one isn’t mine)
The Book I Risked My Job to Publish
Let the movie JUNO speak for trans men and non-binary people
Claim Your Gender As Boldly (And Fluidly) As Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Which Character Did You Relate To Most In These 18 Movies?
May Your Journey With Gender & Pregnancy Be As Fluid As Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
Why THE VILLAGE (2004) is M Night Shyamalan’s Only True Horror Movie
Why did Sunny in Hulu’s THE DROPOUT seem so familiar?
Kiefer Sutherland Improvised Audition In Bar, Snatched Cult Classic Film Role
Transgender Doctor Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Is Coming To A Theater Near You
Watch This Movie If You Loved The Good Place
You’ll Never Watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Same Way Again
Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION Wouldn’t Exist Without These Three Movies
The Lesson That Taught The Creators Of Billions How To Lose Millions
The Gamble That Paid Off In Billions For The Creators Of The Cult Classic Rounders
In Just 77 Minutes, LOOKING FOR LOVE Will Change The Rest Of Your Life
Jessica Rabbit Comes Out As Asexual
You’ll Never Watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit The Same Way Again (Video)
What Kevin Smith And Chasing Amy Taught Me About Being Transgender
Is This A Joke?? Brad Pitt’s Brother Remakes SE7EN Into A Buddy Beer Comedy
One Woman’s Answer To Whether Alex Garland Is As Intimidating To Work With As People Say
Maude Apatow’s Dad Made A Movie Raunchier Than Euphoria
Ranked: The Boys 10 Best Episodes (According To IMDB)
The Boys: Science Reveals The Most Disgusting (But Delicious?) Thing About The Deep’s Powers
Mister Rogers Would Never Sue Anyone Except [REDACTED]
Maude Apatow’s Dad Made A Movie Raunchier Than Euphoria
Tom Cruise Vs The Incredible Hulk
The Most Disturbing Star Wars Story On The Internet
Will The Latest Lord Of The Rings Spin-Off Pass The Game of Thrones Test?
What Joe Rogan Got Wrong About Michael Jackson
Is “Halloween Ends” The Biggest Retcon In The Entire Franchise?
Ranked: Top Ten Louise Fletcher Movies (According to Rotten Tomatoes And…Quentin Tarantino?!)
RANKED: Top Ten Elliot Page Movies (According to IMDB)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Transphobia, and Bad Takes on the ‘Halloween’ Franchise
Shut The **** Up…Jason Voorhees Is Gay?!
Response To The Filmcast: Is “Avatar” Still Culturally Relevant?
Recreating Opening Night For Abigail Thorn’s Acclaimed Play “The Prince”
Trans YouTuber Proudly Deadnamed Two Iconic Literary Characters
Great Movies About Promising (And Terrifying) Young Women
Interview With The Transgender Vampire
Survival Tips For Five End-Of-The-World Scenarios
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Leaves Every Reason To Worry
Wait…The Little Mermaid Was Trans? (The Full Collection)
Is Watchmen A Better Murder Mystery Than Knives Out?
Frodo, Sauron the Sniper, and the Perfect Piano Concert
How To Dance Like Elaine From Seinfeld
10 Extremely Trans Xmas Streaming Selections
Trans Men: 7 Documentaries | 2 Movies | 1 Comedy Special | All Free
5 Free Trans Movies Better Than Anything On Netflix
Intersex Media Representation From Around The World
17 Incredibly Short Transgender Short Films
8 Foreign Films About Trans Women
13 More Free Streaming Trans Movies
What Robin Williams Taught Me About Being Transgender
What Matt Damon Taught Me About Being Transgender
A Practical Guide To All Of The Trans Gay Stuff On Medium
The Newcomer’s Guide to TransTube
Brothers and Sisters! Two Cool Trans Mini-Series On YouTube Better Than Anything On Netflix
What Comedian Pete Holmes Taught Me About Being Transgender
You’ll Never Watch Alien (1979) The Same Way Again
You’ll Never Watch Spider-Man The Same Way Again
Now THAT’S Trans Xmas Music! Volume 1
Walter Chaw And Dave Chen Overcome Everything Everywhere All At Once
Is “Everything Everywhere All At Once” Part Of The MCU?
The Trans Short Film Version Of Everything Everywhere All At Once
You’ll Never Watch The Matrix The Same Way Again
TRANSlating That Time Arnold Schwarzenegger Showed What Happens When Men Can Get Pregnant
Xena Kissed A Trans Girl…And She Liked It
You’ll Never Watch The Simpsons The Same Way Again
You’ll Never Watch Game Of Thrones The Same Way Again (the remix)
Bad Trip Is The Official Internet Challenge Of 2023
Explaining The Ending Of “Women Talking”
LANDLOCKED Review: When Fathers Return As Mothers
Heartless: French Trans Singer Redefines A Kanye West Classic
Does PICARD Fail To Ask The Big Questions That Made Star Trek Great?
Macaulay Culkin Returns For Dark As Hell Home Alone Sequels
The Voice Behind Disney’s Moana Comes Out SINGING For Trans Rights
What Everyone’s Missing About The Super Mario Bros Movie
Joy Of Napping Watches “Love Is Blind” With Her Eyes Wide Open
John Wick Would Be TERRIBLE If Not For This One Scene
Over 200 More Movies/TV Shows For That ****Ed Up Black Mirror Feeling
Black Mirror Season 6 Is Based On True Stories?!
Unanswered Questions About Heath Ledger’s Joker (Video)
The English Cooks Westerns Like The Bear Cooks Kitchen Dramas
21 Great Gender Funky Short Films To See Before You Die
How The Strike Affects Content Creators (and whether that includes you)
21 Incredible Intersex Movies, Books, Singers, And More
The Oscars
How Do Critics Remember Chris Rock Hosting The 2016 Oscars?
Maybe We All Missed The Point Of The Oscars
The Trans Oscar Nominee Who Boycotted The Academy Awards
The Power (An Amazon Original Series)
Barack Obama’s Favorite Book Of 2017 Is Now A Trans-Allied Sci-Fi TV Show
TRANSlating The Power: An Exclusive Recap Show For The Amazon Original Series
The Power: The Basics Of Amazon’s Paradigm-Shifting Series
The Power: Explaining The Show’s Connection To The Handmaid’s Tale
The Reason People Keep Thinking “The Power” Might Be Transphobic
The Power: Not All Men — But To Those Who Are?
TRANSlating Everything Recaps The Power: Episode 1
TRANSlating Everything Recaps The Power: Episode 2
The Power Episode 2 Video Recap
TRANSlating Everything Recaps The Power: Episode 3
The Power Episode 3 Video Recap
TRANSlating Everything Recaps The Power: Episode 4
The Power Episode 4 Video Recap
The Power Episode 5 Recap: “Scarlet Minnow”
The Power Recap Episode 6: “Sparklefingers”
The Power Recap Episode 7: Baptism
Did John Leguizamo Just Spoil The Ending Of The Power?
JK Rowling
Does JK Rowling Pass The Voldemort Test?
How do I tell my child that Harry Potter’s mom abuses women and children?
Why people are losing their minds about Harry Potter and JK Rowling AGAIN
I’ve never seen JK Rowling hurt anyone, so why won’t you shut up about it?
Dear Cisters fan mail (YAY!!) from JK Rowling fans (uh-oh…)
Move Over JK Rowling, There’s A New TERF In Town
DC & THE DCU
CW (almost) SOLD! Superman and Lois could undergo potentially dramatic reimagining
Brightburn does what the Snyderverse couldn’t (how to make sure your Superman movie doesn’t suck)
Superman said WHAT about Mental Health?!
Did David Lynch secretly make a Superman movie?
Superman and Lois just gave a HUGE nod to Superman ’78 (and a bunch of other cool easter eggs)
Wait…Batman is trans?? (the article)
Wait…Batman is trans?? (the video)
Wait…Superman is trans? (the article)
The Most Offensive Moment In The Batman (2022)
We Need To Talk About How Warner Bros Can Save The Flash (2023…?) With Or Without Ezra Miller
Why Every Superman Video Game Super Sucks
The Worst Robin Makes The Best Batman
You’ll Never Look At Batman The Same Way Again
You’ll Never Look At Superman The Same Way Again
MARVEL & THE MCU
What Black Panther Taught Me About Protesting With Pride
TRANSlating Wakanda Forever: The MCU’s Greatest Transition (Yet)
If you think Loki is evil, wait until you meet this guy
Being Non-Binary: What Doctor Strange Taught Literary Agent Naomi Davis
Wait…the Ancient One was trans? (MCU: Doctor Strange)
If You Were Confused By DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS…
Wait…Thanos invested in Theranos?
Wait…Thanos is running for President?
Avengers: gEnderGame (Phase 1)
Captain America’s Gay Younger Brother Was In A Popular Music Video
Marvel Studios: Every Movie “They” Don’t Want You To Watch
Is Watchmen A Better Murder Mystery Than Knives Out?
What’s Good For MTV Is Good For Marvel Movies
Marvel vs DC: Who Did These Five Scenes Better?
Attracted To She-Hulk? You’re Actually Attracted To…
She-Hulk Stunt Woman Comes Out Swinging For Trans Women
PUBLISHING STUFF/STORYTELLING HACKS
Buy This Book TODAY (So You Can Read It Tomorrow)
Is This The End Of Queer Publishing As We Know It?
Terror At Eight Thousand Feet: a new (ish) horror story by Jason Sanford
Visceral Reaction Progressions: the secret to perfect pacing and deep POV
Twelve Tough Storytelling Truths from Stephen King’s ON WRITING
Dear Sci-fi/Fantasy Writers: Don’t write your book until you answer these questions
Just the Questions from the sci-fi/fantasy course
Unlock Your Book’s Secret Synopsis
How to Write the Perfect Meet-cute
How to Write (good) Character Conflict
You 100% don’t understand your genre (also as a podcast guest and on YouTube)
Why Genre Fiction is More Important Than Ever
Why you should rewrite your synopsis TODAY (it’s your most important selling tool)
How to grab your reader by the gut
What are the primary emotions readers need to experience in Women’s Fiction (and maybe Romance)?
Eight Things to Listen to When Writing (other than music and TV)
Can Science Tell Us How To Tell Better Stories?
The Disney Method, The Marvel Method, and Three Other Storytelling Hacks
DOJ v Penguin House: That Time Stephen King Took The Witness Stand
Story Whispering: How To Hear What Your Story Is REALLY About
TRUE CRIME
How To Fraudulently Sue Your Publisher For Millions (and win!!)
Publishing attracts liars—including Stephen King
Wolf Of AirBnB Makes Wolf Of Wall Street Look Cheap
Could Most Of Medium’s Userbase Really Be Fake Accounts Run By One Person?
Medium’s Algorithm Reveals President Biden’s Favorite Erotica
Medium Faces The Same Fake Problem As Twitter
Artificial Intelligence Already Predicted The End Of Twitter
Does Substack Face The Same Fake Problem As Twitter?
MEMOIRS & SHORT STORIES
My Life Summarized In A Timeline
MFW I Am A 40 Under 40 Nominee
Queer Editor Lists (Almost) Every Book She Published
TRANSlating Everything Is Now A Podcast! (later became Queer History)
Dear Diary: I Am Trash (the article)
Dear Diary: I am Trash (the video)
Who TF Is Stephenie Magister? (that’s me! a transgender success…ish story)
That One Time my Beard Saved my Life
I Was Today Years Old When I Understood My Family Sent Me to Trans Conversion Therapy
The Weird Disordered Eating Habits That Got Me Institutionalized
What Do I Do Now That The World Didn’t End? (…yet)
What I Am Not Is Not What I Am
How Sex Works For Boys In Mental Institutions
Could You Survive Being Punished In A Mental Institution?
Three (Failed) Escape Attempts From A Mental Health Facility: Attempt #1
Three (Failed) Escape Attempts From A Mental Health Facility: Attempt #2
Three (Failed) Escape Attempts From A Mental Health Facility: Attempt #3
#MyFirstTime Not Getting To See The Matrix
#MyFirstTime Doing Stuff I’ll Never Do Again
Burned into the Night (a short story)
Dance Lessons — Part 1 (a short story)
Dance Lessons — Part 2 (a short story)
Dance Lessons — The Conclusion (a short story)
My Dog And I Would Like To Share…
My Brain Injury Unlocked My Super Power — And My Kryptonite
Is It Weird That I’m In Love With My Dog?
Transgender Soapbox: The Videos
Transgender Soapbox: The Memoir Collection
From 5 to 40: My Life In Photos
I Hesitated To Tell Anyone This Story
My High School Short Film: Highlander the Transgender Remake
FUN AND GAMES & MEMES, MEMESELF, AND MIMES
Ten New Trans Memes to Brighten Your Day
Ten More New Extremely Queer Memes
Twelve Extremely Confusing Gifs
Remember that stupid $#@!ing mobile game Flappy Bird? This other game is just like that!
Five TV/Movie Posters You’ll Wish Were Real (And Five You’ll Be Glad Aren’t)
How To Literally Defend Yourself With A Book
Let’s Rewatch Iron Man (2008) With Mario As The Main Character
The Best Possible Video Game For THE FLASH Already Hit The Indie Best-Seller List
Super Mario Bros: What Does Your Favorite Power Up Say About Your Personality Type?
How To Win Monopoly Every Time (and lose your friends…every time)
Two Classic Comic Strips Reimagined On The LGBTQ Spectrum
The Far Side (Of The LGBTQ Spectrum)
I Used Unsplash To Recreate Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy
The 29 Cult Classic Gambling Quotes I Better Hear From You At The Poker Table
How To Eat Oreos (Without Crushing The Souls Of Your Enemies)
Nine Popular “Straight” Characters Reclaimed As Queer Icons
Xtra! Xtra! Read All About It!
From Cult Survivor To Cult Classic