My shy bladder
I'm pretty consistently an ENFP on the Myers Briggs scale, so apparently quite an extrovert. But my bladder, I must confess, is not. Sure, in the privacy of my own home, the little guy is pretty relaxed, but out in [...]
A Transthetics Holiday Story
The holidays are a magical time, full of twinkling lights, hot cocoa, and dicks. Wait, what? Let me back up and introduce myself. I'm Anna, the original Transthetics Penis Elf, and let me tell you, the holidays are my time [...]
Connecting to my phantom penis with the Joystick.
"Remarkably, over 60% of female-to-male transsexuals (sic*) reported phantom penises." claims this study. Personally, this does not surprise me. I'll be the first to admit, that as a trans man, even though I do not possess a biological penis, that I [...]
What a cis-guy lacks.
I’m going to straight-up say it, because I’d be dancing around the matter if I don’t. What my guy-friends, and myself, think of when we hear the word ‘male’...is penis. I can confirm this as a trans man, because that’s [...]
Bi-bi, dysphoria.
As a trans man I was late to the sex game. I'd dated a few boys growing up, but never did I actually let it get that far – I considered myself a prude, a repressed individual who was grossed [...]
Grindr, Gender, and Genitals: Navigating Bottom Dysphoria as a Gay Trans Man.
Witnessing conversations about bottom dysphoria amongst trans men, there is one thing I rarely see mentioned: the struggle of reconciling the desire to inhabit a male form with the reality of how testosterone changes the genitals. While there is no [...]
My wonderful trans man.
I met my guy on an online dating app. His bio and picture were super cute, a little nerdy, and very intriguing to me. I agreed for us to meet in a nearby café for a non-alcoholic beverage before an [...]
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, [...]
How to karate roll gender dysphoria
I recently finished reading "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" by Mark Manson, and I have to say, if you can get past the excessive expletives in the first chapter, it is actually a darn good book. One [...]
Navigating public nudity as a trans man
Living in Japan for the last five years has introduced me to a whole variety of new cultural norms, from the challenge of sitting seiza—on your knees—to the joys of sento and onsen—public bathing or visiting hot springs. Getting naked [...]