Category: Queer

Found In Philly

Post author By Taj M. Smith
Post date June 18, 2014
Categories In Personal Reflection, Queer
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As the bus pulled into Philadelphia, I started to feel anxious. I hadn’t really thought about my expectations of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, and at that moment, the thought of what I would be walking to was overwhelming. I’ve never had the opportunity to spend time with more than 10 trans* people at a […]

Out of the Deepest Depths: A Coming Out Story

Post author By Taj M. Smith
Post date October 12, 2013
Categories In Personal Reflection, Queer
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Let him who would move the world first move himself” -Socrates One terrifying day in March of 2009, I kicked open my closet door and staggered out gasping for breath. It was overwhelming. I had uttered the words “I’m a transman” to the seminary I was planning to attend. The next day I made two […]