Dear Queer Diary,It's hard to correct people - including yourself - on the things we say. But what matters is that we try. --------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dearqueerdiaryTeepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,I'd like to take you through the first step in my journey with top surgery. It was tough to take the first step. TW: sexual harassment, bodyshaming--------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dearqueerdiaryTeepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,You are not your body. Your body is a part of you, but not all of it. While this isn't a queer-only issue, trans body positivity has unique challenges. --------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dearqueerdiaryTeepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,You don't have to be a certain way to be trans. So what does it mean to be a trans person who doesn't want to transition?--------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dearqueerdiaryTeepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,What is a dead name? Why should you avoid it? What does it mean to dead name someone?--------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dearqueerdiaryTeepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,There's a lot of words that describe people's genders - how do they differ? What do they mean to different people?--------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dearqueerdiaryTeepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,It's time to talk about Galactian Alignment - an amazing way to map the gender universe that goes far beyond the dusty and inaccurate masc/femme spectrum. --------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Teepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,Where should we separate the art from their artist? Let's speculate on where this line can make a difference to the people who are hurt most by their actions. --------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Teepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,It's time to learn about some very important ace spectrum words! Let's learn about the differences in desires for folks who don't experience attraction. --------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Teepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,Another round of Tell Me About for ace spectrum words! This time let's learn about how the experience of a-attraction can differ from person to person and even time to time. --------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Teepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,There may be some disagreement from you about my stance on this. DQD believes in the inclusion of many identities, but not exclusionary ones such as "sapiosexual".--------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Teepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,This week let's do a softer, more personal episode - I'd like to talk about how top surgery has improved my life and to encourage those who hope for it themselves. CW: brief reference to assault/harassment --------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Teepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear Queer Diary,While this isn't exclusively a queer topic, I think it's important to address how important our interactions with others are when it comes to platonic touch. CW: infant death, birthing--------Reach out to dearqueerdiary@gmail.com!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.Teepublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dear-queer-diary

Dear queer diary,There are four types of reactions when people misgender you. Listen in to find out what they are.--------Do you know of another type of misgendering? Send it in to podcast@dearqueerdiary.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!

Dear queer diary,What's the difference between being asexual and just having a low sex drive? How can I tell which is which?--------Reach out to podcast@dearqueerdiary.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.

Dear queer diary,What is an allosexual? Are there more ways than just sex and romance to be interested in someone? What do these things mean?--------Reach out to podcast@dearqueerdiary.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Emma Ruth for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.

Dear queer diary,What do bisexual and pansexual mean? Why does that matter? Why are people still debating it?--------Reach out to podcast@dearqueerdiary.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.

Dear queer diary,What's really different about sexuality and gender? They must be pretty much the same thing, right?--------Reach out to podcast@dearqueerdiary.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.

Dear queer diary,I don't need to be loved. Not in every way, at least. This week is a shorter episode about the split from the traditional life path.--------Reach out to podcast@dearqueerdiary.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.

Dear queer diary,What's a group of people that many tend to leave out of the queer discussion? Who deserve to be treasured and respected and listened to?--------Reach out to podcast@dearqueerdiary.com or @dearqueerpod on Twitter!Thank you to Bean Cup (soundcloud.com/bean_cup) for the Dear Queer Diary theme music.