The problem with passing
I am a man, who happens to be trans. I feel fortunate that I can choose if/when and whom to disclose this piece of information to. I "pass". But I have always been quite uncomfortable with this term. Let me [...]
Help!! Are there any customs officers out there?
So everyone is wondering what the hold up with the new vibes is. Well, they've been sitting in California for the last couple of weeks, confiscated by customs due to "non-compliance". It seems that the most recent escalation in this [...]
May the fourth be with you, always…
There's a scene in the very first Star Wars, where Obi-wan Kenobi and Darth Vader are in a stand off. Obi-wan is clearly the weaker of the two in this light saber battle. Really, he has no hope of winning, [...]
YouTube’s moderation process is failing the LGBT community. Can we fix this?
Yay!!! This time, it only took me a little under two weeks to get the Transthetics channel re-instated, rather than the three months it took last time. This time I knew which strings needed to be pulled, so I'd like [...]
YouTube shafted my channel again!!
Yep, for a second time the original Transthetics channel has been deleted. This time they canned it despite the fact that it was 100% in good standing and had zero community guideline strikes (all previous strikes were removed when an [...]
YouTube gives Transthetics the shaft
So without warning YouTube decided to cancel my entire channel this week. Naturally I immediately appealed the cancellation assuming some kind of bot had removed my channel by accident and that a human being would see the informational/educational context and [...]
A trans man’s guide to dating straight women (part 2)
So a while ago I wrote an article on dating straight women as a trans man and have been thinking, there's a few things I'd really like to add to this. I still 100% stand by everything I wrote and [...]
The complicated story of one trans man’s relationship with the penis
So yeah, I'll say it. I have penis envy. And yes, I'll admit I've always been fascinated by the penis. Ever since I knew such a thing existed, which is actually a very vivid memory. I would have been three. [...]
The truth about penis size
One very common question I get asked about the EZP is, "will you make a bigger version?" My response has been no, because the EZP is designed to be a discreet prosthetic. One that’s realistic, easy to use and comfortable [...]
The biggest give away that I’m trans
It’s not my height. It’s not the size of my hands. It’s not the scars on my chest either. Something that comes naturally to pretty much every western natal male seems to be, quite literally, beyond my grasp. It's my inability [...]