An account of one trans man’s pregnancy and childbirth. This account will include graphic descriptions of traumatic events where relevant, and discussion of transphobia and other forms of bigotry I was subjected to while pregnant and shortly after birth.
Author Archives: mxjackparker
DIY Self-Injection: Intramuscular
I am not a doctor or any other kind of medical professional, just a transgender person who handles my own HRT. Here’s the method I use for intramuscular injections at home which you are welcome to read as educational material, and I’ve written it as instructions for myself.
Financial Dependency in Dating: What if We Stopped Fucking?
The line between financial dependency while dating and sex work is blurred from the moment you ask the question: what if I stopped having sex with my partner?
Proximity to Police: Sex Work, Classism and Cops
The legal system does not cease to be whorephobic to sex workers when we aren’t facing prostitution-related charges.
Homes for Hookers: London Renters’ Crisis
A monthly payslip feels like a golden ticket when you’re used to struggling to pass the referencing process for a rental agreement. If you can find a job that will give one to you consistently, you have a token that will grant you access to housing and credit. Earning that exact same amount of moneyContinue reading “Homes for Hookers: London Renters’ Crisis”
Kickstarter’s New “Mature Content” Guidelines
Kickstarter now joins an ever-increasing list of platforms leaving adult content creators behind. Here’s how that will impact sex workers who used the platform.
Feminized Fucks and Fatherhood
Whether it’s transactional fucks or experiencing childbirth, my desires are the same; that no-one be seen as more or less of a woman for them.
“Feminist” Fetishization of Trans Men
I find this kind of supposedly feminist thirsting over trans men to be harder to combat than chasers’ usual fetishization. It disguises itself as a compliment about more than solely the attractiveness of our bodies, but as a comment on our goodness as people.
Why So Many Sex Work Exit Strategies Fail: Lessons from The Scarlett Letters
Employment at the bookshop came with the same promises for me that any other funded pathway to leave prostitution might; that the job would enable me to stop selling sex and serve as a jumping off point for future traditional work.
Self-Advocacy as a Pregnant Trans Person
Pregnancy care varies in quality at the best of times, but when you’re trans and coping within a system that isn’t built for you it’s important to be proactive about self-advocacy.