the citizen trans* {project} by new words {press} seeks to publish & archive the voices & experiences of trans* writers in this anti-trans, post-election country. we’re sad. we’re angry. we’re disillusioned, tired & betrayed. as writers, it’s our job to write regardless. to shed light. to truth tell. to burn. the theme is simple: post-election writing. send us your tears, your rage, your hope, your hopelessness. send us your words. there is no voting process. if it’s on theme, we publish it online. Nothing is off limits except hate speech (decided on a case by case basis).


They debate our existence by Adrian Parrish

November 19, 2024

Adrian Parrish They debate our existence on political talk shows, in congressional bills, they try to regulate  where we can piss, what kind of medical…

11.06.24 by Ran Brady

November 19, 2024

Ran Brady 11.06.24 We do not sleep.   She keeps up with the polls; I smoke until I’m on the couch.   She lets me…

am i gay? by mk zariel

November 18, 2024

mk zariel am i gay? asks a buzzfeed quiz, but sometimes the more accurate question is whether i could pass a turing test after cramming…

untitled poem by August Crowley

November 18, 2024

August Crowley untitled The morning I found out Was the same week I was to celebrate A whole year on testosterone Only to be filled…

The Other Shoe by Heather Flescher

November 16, 2024

Heather Flescher The Other Shoe I honestly thought we had won. In March 2016, the North Carolina legislature passed a bill banning transgender people from…

Nightmares by Emilee Wigglesworth

November 16, 2024

Emilee Wigglesworth Nightmares The birds and the bees and the invisible woman the nectar so sweet, the musings saccharine, but my baby’s shoulders slumped in…