Welcome
to The Dollhouse!

Hi Divas! Thanks for visiting The Trans Girl's Guide to the Galaxy, my little landing spot for all of the personal essays I've penned as I navigate life as a transgender woman in her late-twenties. Whether you just come for a visit, or stay for the journey, I'm happy you're here. <3

Reflections from the Recovery Room - Part 1: Till Death

No one prepares you for what it feels like when your husband looks you in the eye and confirms what you’ve been worried about for over six months, what you’ve lost sleep about for over six months, what you’ve felt shameful and guilty about for over six months – that he doesn’t - no, sorry – that he can’t convince himself to love you anymore, at least not how he used to. What’s worse – no one prepares you for what it feels like when the source of the falling out of love is

Reflections from the Recovery Room - Part 3: On Sutures, Sisterhood, and the Girl in the Mirror

(Links to part 1 , part 2 ) On Sutures, Sisterhood, and the Girl in the Mirror Waking up the morning of surgery, I felt jitters. They...

Reflections from the Recovery Room - Part 2: Goddess is a Female Version of a Hustler

( Link to part 1 ) Diva Goddess is a Female Version of a Hustler Immediately upon seeing his Bumble profile (PUKE), I was intrigued. For...

Finding the E(strogen) in Me: A Six Month Retrospective

It’s been six months. Six months since first piercing my skin with the liquid gold that is Estradiol Valerate. Six months of growth:...

A Letter to the New Grandchild

One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of coming out to the world as trans was the thought of telling my grandparents. Given the current...

You're Gonna Make It, After All <3

An ode to my mom, Mary Tyler Moore, and red lace panties <3

Don We Now, Our Trans Apparel

My road to girlhood

Welcome to The Dollhouse!