Being pretty was never part of the deal. I’m not furniture.
About J. Julian
How ‘Stereotype Threat’ Can Ruin Your Career
Fear of conforming to negative stereotypes can prevent us from doing our best.
Fear of conforming to negative stereotypes can prevent us from doing our best.
Indoctrinated into the Patriarchy
I felt very alone and scared, and my faith did not bring me comfort but despair.
I felt very alone and scared, and my faith did not bring me comfort but despair.
The Harmful Things We Teach Our Boys
Stereotypes and prejudices are the result of 'nurture'; not inbuilt but put into their minds by adults.
Stereotypes and prejudices are the result of ‘nurture’; not inbuilt but put into their minds by adults.
Age Positivity
Ageism is one of the accepted faces of everyday misogyny.
Ageism is one of the accepted faces of everyday misogyny.
Life in Denial
Finding that I was not the only person who experienced this deep discomfort with living as the gender I was born was very comforting.
Finding that I was not the only person who experienced this deep discomfort with living as the gender I was born was very comforting.