Gender Performances

It’s exciting as a trans performer to see L Morgan Lee nominated for a Tony award (note: this post was written in June 10, 2022). I hope she wins just for being a trans performer, because cisgender people often win roles and awards just for their cisgender privilege. I know the difficulties of getting cast […]

The haunting pain of being a ghost person

When family members started calling me a ghost person, they may have been making fun of my physical appearance (white face, kohled eyes and red lips) and my pre-nineties channelling of goth in the eighties. At least they noticed my failure to perform gender and used the word “person”. It may also have been my […]