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When I reflect on my life and attach labels to myself, I view those labels as having more meaning to me as an adult than they did as a child. During my childhood, I identified as a girl and as a girlfriend. However, I would not have been a girl…

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Before I can tell the story of my grandfather, I think it’s important to place him in his time — to understand the world that shaped the man he would become. He was born in 1892, when Spokane was still a rough-edged frontier city, still rebuilding from the great fire of 1889.…

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When I tell people that I am dedicating the next 42 weeks to becoming a “perfect housewife,” they often assume I am simply playing dress-up. When I tell them I am specifically modeling my life after the 1950s ideal, they often ask: Why look backward? In a modern world obsessed…

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For many years, I’ve known who I wanted to be. As a 71-year-old sissy, my journey has been a complex web of desires, fears, and aspirations. I’ve spent much of my life living a dual existence, trying to reconcile the masculine persona I presented to the world — my family, my friends,…

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I am a sissy. I am completely comfortable with this label. There was a time in my life when I self-identified as a transgender woman. I was never truly 100% comfortable with this label. It felt too much like a lie I was telling myself. I have never regarded myself…

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The story begins with a poignant reflection on a pivotal moment in the narrator’s life when their grandmother took on the role of legal guardian, shaping their identity as her granddaughter from the tender age of five. Delving into the complex themes of forced feminization and grooming, the narrative unravels…