Torrey Peters

I think that oftentimes gender is actually a negotiation with all these people around us. The dream is that you live in a society where you can just say, this is who I want to be, and everybody accepts you. But in fact, they don't. You're sort of negotiating with people

I think that oftentimes gender is actually a negotiation with all these people around us. The dream is that you live in a society where you can just say, this is who I want to be, and everybody accepts you. But in fact, they don't. You're sort of negotiating with people

I think that oftentimes gender is actually a negotiation with all these people around us. The dream is that you live in a society where you can just say, this is who I want to be, and everybody accepts you. But in fact, they don't. You're sort of negotiating with people

It's amazing to be back.

It's amazing to be back.

It's amazing to be back.

Well, I think that when people hear the word trans, they're generally thinking about a binary or even a continuum between male and female. And that's a fine thing to investigate. But I'm less interested in that. I'm interested in the emotions and life experiences that I think about as like structuring my trans life, desire, desire.

Well, I think that when people hear the word trans, they're generally thinking about a binary or even a continuum between male and female. And that's a fine thing to investigate. But I'm less interested in that. I'm interested in the emotions and life experiences that I think about as like structuring my trans life, desire, desire.

Well, I think that when people hear the word trans, they're generally thinking about a binary or even a continuum between male and female. And that's a fine thing to investigate. But I'm less interested in that. I'm interested in the emotions and life experiences that I think about as like structuring my trans life, desire, desire.

occasionally shame, how I want to appear to other people, how I want other people to treat me and see me. These are not things that are unique to trans people. The only thing that's unique to trans people is that we sort of cross one binary, but the things that make us trans are kind of emotions that are available to everybody and that everybody experiences.

occasionally shame, how I want to appear to other people, how I want other people to treat me and see me. These are not things that are unique to trans people. The only thing that's unique to trans people is that we sort of cross one binary, but the things that make us trans are kind of emotions that are available to everybody and that everybody experiences.

occasionally shame, how I want to appear to other people, how I want other people to treat me and see me. These are not things that are unique to trans people. The only thing that's unique to trans people is that we sort of cross one binary, but the things that make us trans are kind of emotions that are available to everybody and that everybody experiences.

And so I'm interested at what point does a person suddenly consider themselves trans and why?

And so I'm interested at what point does a person suddenly consider themselves trans and why?

And so I'm interested at what point does a person suddenly consider themselves trans and why?

Sure. So each of the stories in this collection is in a different genre. And Stag Dance is my Americana Western tall tale.

Sure. So each of the stories in this collection is in a different genre. And Stag Dance is my Americana Western tall tale.

Sure. So each of the stories in this collection is in a different genre. And Stag Dance is my Americana Western tall tale.

You can think of it in the realm of Paul Bunyan or John Henry. It takes place at a remote winter logging camp where the lonely men, they really did do this historically, decide to put on a dance where any of the loggers can come to the dance and dance as a woman.

You can think of it in the realm of Paul Bunyan or John Henry. It takes place at a remote winter logging camp where the lonely men, they really did do this historically, decide to put on a dance where any of the loggers can come to the dance and dance as a woman.