Wednesday, March 11, 2020

my debut novel "99 Erics" has been released!

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So in recent posts, I shared news of my 2nd book Excluded being mentioned in two "best books of the 2010s" lists , the release o...
Monday, March 9, 2020

He's Unmarked, She's Marked: my essay in Believe Me

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Welcome to the third of four posts summarizing recent news about books that I have written and/or am otherwise included in. In this post...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Spanish and French translations of Whipping Girl

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Welcome to the second of four posts summarizing recent news about books that I have written and/or contributed to. In this post, I am hono...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Excluded selected as one of the best books of the decade!

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I have had a bunch of book-related news of late, some of which I've alluded to or mentioned elsewhere on social media over the last se...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

"99 Erics" – an update about my forthcoming novel!

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Over the last few years, I have been writing silly, surreal, sex-positive fiction centered on a character named Kat Cataclysm . Back in 20...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

lyrics to "Cisgender" (my latest trans-themed song)

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As some of you may know, in addition to being an author, I also write and perform music – originally with my noise-pop band Bitesize , and ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"

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Preface added May 2023: This post began as a seemingly simple project: to figure out where and when the then novel notion that "transge...
Monday, January 21, 2019

my thoughts on Twitter, tagging, subtweeting, & blocking

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I joined Twitter back in 2011 and, for the most part, I've appreciated the experience – it is the social media platform that I spend th...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

consider bringing me out to your college campus!

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So a new academic year has begun, and as always, I am looking forward to having the opportunity to speak/perform at various colleges & u...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

new updates about writings, upcoming shows & talks, etc!

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In a previous post , I described my two different email lists: The julia update comes out about 4–6 times a year, and shares all of my late...
Thursday, August 30, 2018

a personal statement regarding the ROGD controversy and why you probably won't be hearing from me for the next few days

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This summer, in the wake of The Atlantic cover story , plus other similar recent pieces, I made the decision to dedicate most of my writi...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

understanding TERF talking points on transition

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1. When an insistent, persistent, consistent trans child socially transitions (no medical interventions, completely reversible). TERF respon...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

sign up for my email lists & get free mp3s!

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If you appreciate my writings, music, and performances, I highly encourage you to sign up for my email lists! I have two separate lists th...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

on Jesse Singal, slut-shaming, and calling women "hysterical"

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the Twitter poll I took regarding to this matter I already told this story once before, in this piece , along with instances where Jesse Sin...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Transgender is a Pan-Cultural and Trans-Historical Phenomenon

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In my writings, I will often say that gender diversity and transgender identities are a “pan-cultural and trans-historical phenomenon.” What...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Trans health professionals consider gender-reparative therapies to be unethical

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This is not a post so much as it is a citation to be referenced in my (and perhaps other people's) future writings on this topic.  G...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

a Pride month benefit show & a summer of music!

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Happy Pride month everyone! I have three *soft vowel sounds* live shows lined up for the summer, the first one being this weekend! This Sa...
Friday, May 11, 2018

May 2018 update: upcoming events, recent & future writings, & new videos!

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my recent Patreon post about anti-trans myths Yesterday, I sent out my latest email update . Here is a brief summary of what you will fi...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Buddy: the specialist bird

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Buddy & me, August 2017 I usually don’t post personal stuff here, but my dear friend Buddy recently passed away on March 6, 2018. If...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

new music videos & a live show this Sunday!

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Many of you who follow me here do so because of my writings, but I occasionally write and perform music as well. For many years, I was in a ...