So you’re on a date. They’re really cute, you’re getting along well, and you can see yourselves going out on a second (or third, or fourth, or…) date. Maybe you’ve had a hot make-out session or two, and are ready to take everything to the next level. Only one barrier remains – the dreaded conversation. [...]

The subject of cyber sex and internet relationships is largely avoided in transgender discussion groups, because of the taboo that’s been born of people posing as the opposite gender online. We don’t want to attach ourselves to a negatively viewed practise, or be seen as perverts, so we don’t talk about it. This is only [...]

As both a queer- and trans-rights activist, I have always felt a strong sense of community. However sometimes I feel torn between which community I’m supposed to be loyal to – is it the trans community? The queer community (as a whole, encompassing all the letters of the acronym)? The lesbian community? The kink community? [...]