from my most recent substack post…
masculine and feminine are a complimentary whole in yinyang fashion… yinyang philosophy maintains… when masculine and feminine energies get out of balance, disaster is imminent… white, christian, patriarchal masculinity dominates the present moment… i don’t know if we can rebalanced before the point of disaster… we must try…
I like your dress,
… says the trans woman behind the vegetables at the farmers market. I have had this knee length sweater dress for almost a year now and this is the first time anyone read it as a dress. Most people take the less discordant view that it is a tunic. It’s the small things that can make us happiest.
OF ALL THE chapters for this book, this one was the most difficult to write. When I talked with friends and acquaintances about self-love I was surprised to see how many of us feel troubled by the notion, as though the very idea implies too much narcissism or selfishness. We all need to rid ourselves of misguided notions about self-love. We need to stop fearfully equating it with self-centeredness and selfishness. (bell hooks, All About Love)
… self love has been a key component of my trans-feminine shift… i love my feminine self… not selfish or self-centered, but a coming home to myself…
