Ten years ago, today, I started “janitorqueer.” I wanted to write about being queer, specifically genderqueer, and about being a janitor. Mostly though, I wanted to find and connect with othe...
https://janitorqueer.com/2023/07/24/ten-year-anniversary-of-this-blog/
Prior to finally trying testosterone, ten years ago today, I was stressing so hard about whether to do it or not. Perseverating for years, really. If I could go back to that younger version of my...
https://janitorqueer.com/2023/03/18/ten-years-on-testosterone-and-also-off-on-back-off-on-etc/
For as long as I’ve had this blog (9 years!), I’ve written annually around this time of year, about a hospitalization I went through at age 17. I was there for 19 days; it was voluntary but q...
https://janitorqueer.com/2022/11/11/specific-trauma-feels-so-far-away/
I got some hate mail yesterday, and decided to respond. Anonymous asked, Why the fuck are you doingvthis to yourself and causing other people to follow you. The main reason I’m doing “this�...
On Wednesday, a friend posted on social media that he had an extra ticket to go see singer/songwriter/trans icon/punk rocker Laura Jane Grace in the next town over, and did anyone want to take hi...
https://janitorqueer.com/2022/03/05/laura-jane-grace-and-her-dysphoria-hoodie/
Last week, I got my hair cut by a professional for the first time in over 20 years. Why haven’t I done this sooner?! I was aware that I had acquired some stubborn habits around my hair, and I w...
Every year around this time, since starting this blog eight years ago, I revisit the events surrounding a hospitalization that happened when I was 17. That was 22 years ago now, and I’m getting...
https://janitorqueer.com/2021/11/11/incorporating-a-traumatic-event-into-a-narrative-pt-2/
This essay and accompanying collage were first published for Femme Salée’s zine issue Perverse Bodies, Winter 2021. More about this awesome collective of artists, writers, and curators can...
I like to make note of when I’m on and off testosterone, and this time, I’m way behind on mentioning it – I’ve been back on since July 20th. I hit it hard initially with a pretty high dos...
https://janitorqueer.com/2021/09/30/back-on-testosterone-yet-again/
Last Wednesday, I asked my supervisor if I could work from 9am – 5:30pm for the rest of the summer, and he agreed. And then it struck me all over again that I’ve never worked this standard sh...