I tell a story about my rural Philippine childhood for the Body episode of Lena Dunham's Women of the Hour podcast.
After My Transition, I Stopped Liking Men From Gay Porn Fantasies
"Having lived as both a man and a woman, I’ve learned that it’s all an act — everyone is performing their gender all the time."
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Flash Forward Podcast Interview
Rose Eveleth interviewed me for her Flash Forward podcast about imagining a world without gender.
The New Genre of Trans Women's Memoirs: Lives Beyond Our Identities
"Over time, transgender memoirists have felt less and less of a need to justify their transgender feelings or mask the pain of their experiences."
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What Dangerous Men Taught Me About Becoming A Woman
"An unknown force propelled me to believe that feigning calmness could save my life."
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Searching for Eve: The Life of a Trans Woman, But Only Online
“I’ve known since I was very young that I wanted to have a family, find a soulmate, have children. And I’ve basically managed to achieve all of these things. I love my children more than anything in the world, and I love my wife. I’ve never felt more sure of anything, except for the feeling that I should have been born female.”
Read more at Matter
I'm working at BuzzFeed!
After writing several freelance articles for them, I decided to accept a full-time position as LGBT staff writer for BuzzFeed! The Advocate and Huffington Post interviewed me about my new position. I even ended up on Philippine TV!
Appearance on CNN
On June 17, 2015, I appeared on CNN with Brooke Baldwin to discuss the Racial Dolezal case and whether there's any comparison between her experience and those of transgender people.
Profile in Die Presse
The Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse featured a profile of me on June 19, 2015.
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Appearance on BBC News Night
I was on BBC New NIght on June 2, 2015 along with Paris Lees to discuss Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair with Evan Davis.
Profile in The Toast
The fantastic feminist web site The Toast featured an interview with me discussing my upbringing, newfound visibility, and plans for the future.
Read more at The Toast
Big Brother's trans contestant is not just a spectacle - will CBS treat her like one?
“CBS stopped Audrey Middleton talking to the press after she revealed she was trans, suggesting it may put shock value ahead of concerns about transphobia.”
For trans women, fear and solace in a private Facebook group
“When Lilith told me she wanted to end her life, the words struck me so much harder than I expected, from someone I only knew on Facebook. ”
Rachel Dolezal Is Abusing The Language Of Trans Activists
“As a trans woman, I empathize with Dolezal’s feelings of isolation — but I don’t condone the way she claims an identification that isn’t hers to claim.”
There is no comparison between transgender people and Rachel Dolezal
“The Spokane NAACP president outed as white chose to pass as black. Transgender people are just being themselves when they transition.”
I’m a trans woman. Here’s my rejected New York Times op-ed on Caitlyn Jenner.
“Caitlyn Jenner Isn’t Bad for Women, Transphobia Is Bad for Women”
What ‘deadnaming’ means, and why you shouldn’t do it to Caitlyn Jenner
“Now that it’s been a few days since Caitlyn Jenner revealed her true name, it’s time to officially retire the one she was assigned at birth—the one she shouldn’t have had to begin with.”
Why Trans Women Care About Caitlyn Jenner’s Pronouns
“Because she only started using female pronouns after her glamorous Vanity Fair reveal, I’m wary of the way Caitlyn Jenner is wielding her power to define acceptable trans womanhood.”
Do you applaud Caitlyn Jenner because she is brave, or because she's pretty?
“If we accept Jenner because she fits our understanding of the gender binary, then we’re celebrating not just her transition but her economic privilege”
What Shonda Taught Me About Being a Woman
“Lessons learned as a trans woman from Grey’s Anatomy and other Shondaland shows.”