“It is that incongruity between body and mind that is the source of a tortuous physical alienation. As much as cisgender persons may like or dislike their bodies, and engage in altering or enhancing them, they don't deny their bodies… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
“They'd spun the stories of their lives. And when it was all unspooled it all made sense, and the knots in their hearts were… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
“When ships are wrecked in storms, Ariel collects the artifacts left behind—a teapot, dinner plates, a man's pipe, and a sewing thimble—and spirits them… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
“Who we are is inseparable not only from who we think we are, but from who others think we are. We are touched and… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
“It is that incongruity between body and mind that is the source of a tortuous physical alienation. As much as cisgender persons may like… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
“Before love, before loss, before we ever yearn to be something we are not, we are bodies breathing in space—-“turbulent, fleshy, sensual,” Walt Whitman… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
“The plea to hold off on surgery is based on the belief that sex assignment is a cultural pressure, not a biological one. Being… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
“As we grow and mature and become self--conscious, we are taught that appearances—-who we are on the outside—-aren’t nearly as important as who we… — Amy Ellis Nutt Copy Share Image
